Shane Lowry’s three-shot lead evaporated on the 16th at the 2026 Cognizant Classic, leaving Nico Echavarria to seize victory. Here’s how the drama unfolded on the PGA Tour’s final holes.
Nico Echavarria wins the 2026 Cognizant Classic with back-to-back 66s, a flawless weekend, and his trusty Srixon ZXi7 irons. See his full bag setup and pivotal shots that led to victory.
Nick Taylor, standing on the 18th tee today at the Sony Open in Hawaii, essentially had no shot to win, according to computations from Data Golf. Forty-five minutes later he had captured his fifth PGA Tour victory.
Unlike his breakthrough PGA Tour victory at the 2023 Puerto Rico Open, an opposite-field event, this victory gets the Colombian into the Masters for the first time in his career.