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Nico Echavarria Wins the Cognizant Classic with a Flawless Weekend After Shane Lowry Melts Down Late
Nico Echavarria rallied from three shots back with three holes remaining to win the Cognizant Classic, shooting 5-under 66 while Shane Lowry made consecutive double bogeys.
- On Mar 1, 2026 at PGA National, Nico Echavarria, who was three shots back with three holes left, shot a 5-under 66 to win by two strokes, finishing at 17-under 267.
- Shane Lowry had a three-shot lead going to the par-4 16th but his long iron hit the water, causing a double bogey, then another double bogey at the par-3 17th after more water trouble.
- Echavarria carded a bogey-free final round 66 to finish 17-under 267, while Shane Lowry signed for a 69, tying with Austin Smotherman and Taylor Moore for second.
- He collected a $1.728 million winner's check, the biggest payout of his career, and his third PGA Tour win, earning a second Masters invitation.
- Lowry now heads to the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill after finishing inside the top 11 at PGA National for five straight years without a win, while Echavarria promised his wife they'd add a dog after his third win.
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Shane Lowry surrendered a three-shot lead with back-to-back double bogeys at the Cognizant Classic, missing out on victory in front of his four-year-old daughter
·Belfast, United Kingdom
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Shane Lowry: ‘The hardest thing about today is I've never won in front of my four-year-old, and she was there waiting for me’
Shane Lowry was “extremely disappointed” to blow the Cognizant Classic with back-to-back double bogeys to hand the title to Colombia’s Nico Echavarria.
·Ireland
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The Independent (US)Shane Lowry rues missing out on victory in front of daughter after costly finish
Colombia’s Nico Echavarria snatched victory after Lowry found water on the 16th and 17th.
·London, United Kingdom
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