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Nico Echavarria Wins Cognizant Classic After Shane Lowry’s Late Collapse

Lowry called the defeat especially painful with his four-year-old daughter on site.

Overview

  • Lowry led by three with three holes left before finding water off the tee at 16 and 17 for consecutive double bogeys.
  • Echavarria closed with a bogey-free 66 to finish 17 under, securing the title as Lowry fell back.
  • Lowry finished in a three-way tie for second at 15 under with Taylor Moore and Austin Smotherman.
  • Lowry said he was extremely disappointed and that he "couldn't feel the clubface" on the final holes after working pre-round with mental coach Bob Rotella.
  • Coverage highlighted a recurring trend for Lowry in contention, noting a 1–5 record converting 54-hole PGA Tour leads and a roughly $1.0 million prize-money swing estimated by one outlet.