Overview
- Nico Echavarria closed with a 5‑under 66 to finish at 17‑under 267, winning by two over Shane Lowry (69), Austin Smotherman (69) and Taylor Moore (68).
- Lowry led by three with three holes remaining before consecutive double bogeys at Nos. 16 and 17, with tee shots into the water on both holes.
- Echavarria completed a bogey‑free weekend and buried a roughly 10‑foot birdie at the par‑3 17th to take control, earning his third PGA Tour title and a second Masters invitation.
- The Bear Trap proved decisive as the par‑4 16th and par‑3 17th swung the leaderboard, after tournament schedules were moved earlier to navigate forecast storms.
- The result extends Lowry’s run of near‑misses at PGA National to five straight top‑11 finishes, and he called not winning in front of his 4‑year‑old daughter the hardest part of the day.