Nico Echavarria

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Nico Echavarria didn’t make a bogey all weekend. Shane Lowry was on his way to doing the same, until the very end.

And that’s what decided the Cognizant Classic.

Echavarria — who was three shots back with three holes left — shot a 5-under 66 on Sunday to win at PGA National, finishing at 17-under 267 and beating Lowry (69), Austin Smotherman (69) and Taylor Moore (68) by two shots.

“It was a blessing today,” Echavarria said. “I didn’t have my best off the tee, but I was able to manage. I had some good breaks. To win out here, sometimes you have to have good breaks if you’re not Scottie Scheffler that hits it every time in the perfect place. So, I’m happy with how it went.”

Lowry — who remains snakebit by PGA National, where he has now finished in the top 11 for five straight years without a victory — was undone by consecutive double bogeys at the par-4 16th and par-3 17th, both resulting from tee shots that drifted way right and into the water.

“I had the tournament in my hands and I threw it away,” Lowry said. “What more can I say?”

It was Echavarria’s third PGA Tour win and first in the United States, and this one earned a second Masters invitation for the 31-year-old from Colombia. The $1.728 million winner’s check was the biggest of his career, about $200,000 more than what he got for winning the Zozo Championship in Japan in 2024.

He could use the cash, too. Echavarria closed on a house in South Florida last week, and promised his wife that when he got his third win, they would add a dog to the family.

“I was hitting the ball good, and here we are,” Echavarria said. “We’re getting a dog.”

Lowry — who also had Sunday leads at PGA National in 2022 and 2024 — was rolling along, chipping in for birdie on the par-4 ninth to start a run where he went 5 under in a five-hole stretch.

Green’s day

SINGAPORE — Australian Hannah Green closed with a 3-under 69 and won the HSBC Women’s World Championship for a second time, holding off fast-finishing American Auston Kim to claim a one-stroke victory Sunday.

Green had an erratic back nine with three birdies and three bogeys that nearly opened the door for Kim. The Australian tapped in for bogey at the last to finish at 14-under 274 at Sentosa Golf Club to win for the second time in three years.

Minjee Lee, who shared the 54-hole lead with Green, shot 72 and tied for third with Angel Yin (71) and Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (68) of France. Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul, who won last week in her native Thailand, closed with a 73 and tied for 31st.

Jarvis triumphs

STELLENBOSCH, South Africa — Casey Jarvis seized control with three birdies in his opening five holes and closed with a 3-under 67 to win the South African Open on Sunday, earning him a spot in the Masters and the British Open this year.

Jarvis won for the second straight week on the European tour, following his victory last week in the Kenya Open. The South African Open for the first time came with an invitation to the Masters. It also offered three spots to the leading players not already eligible for the British Open.

Francesco Laporta of Italy closed with a 69 and tied for second with Frederic Lacroix (65) and Hennie Du Plessis (69).