Nico Echavarria Claims Cognizant Classic After Shane Lowry Collapse

EXCELLENT FROM LOWRY

He's been outstanding today and, at the start of the Bear Trap, Lowry puts his tee shot at the 15th into the center of the green, leaving himself a simple two putt.

Sitting 19-under, Lowry is three clear of Echavarria, who is a few holes ahead of the final group.

PAR FOR THE LEADER

It was a simple two putt and, at the 15th, Lowry just misses the birdie attempt with the Major winner tapping in for the par to remain at 19-under.

BIG MISTAKE

Wow... He has been in control of his swing today but, at the 16th, Lowry hits a dreadful tee shot that finds the water!

It started right and headed right, so it'll be interesting to see where Lowry drops this. He's three ahead but, with the penalty, he will see his lead cut significantly.

BUNKER FOUND

Taking a drop from the water, Lowry plays a wedge to the fairway and, with around 180 yards to the flag, his fourth goes left and finds the greenside bunker.

He's on the downslope, making this up-and-down extremely tough. If he were to get up-and-down from the sand, it would be a double bogey, which would drop Lowry from 19-under to 17-under, one head of Echavarria.

SO GOOD FROM SHANE

That's unreal from Shane! He's on the downslope but, somehow, he slides the club under the ball and puts it to three-feet.

Unreal effort from the Major winner, who will have that for a double bogey.

THAT WAS CLOSE

Lowry makes a double bogey at the 16th to fall back to 17-under, with the Major winner still leading.

Up ahead, Taylor Moore finds the green at the par 3 17th and, with Echavarria, who is Lowry's nearest contender, he pushes his tee shot right.

Thankfully, for the 31-year-old, his golf ball clears the water and comes to rest 11-foot from the flag. If he holes that he'll pull alongside Lowry at 17-under!

NICO MAKES THE BIRDIE

He holes it! Following his tee shot, Echavarria rolls in his birdie attempt and draws alongside Lowry at 17-under.

He was three back about 30 minutes ago, but now he shares the lead with the Major winner!

OH NO

It goes from bad to worse...

Lowry shares the lead but, at the 17th, he misses his tee shot right once again and finds the water at the par 3.

That wasn't close to dry land...

SHANE FINDS THE GREEN

I can't quite believe this... He was in control 30 minutes ago, but now it seems Lowry is out of this.

Taking a drop at the 17th, Lowry puts a wedge to the center of the green, but it's not a guaranteed two putt from there. He faces a 30-footer for bogey.

HUGE PUTT FOR NICO

DOUBLE BOGEY FOR SHANE

He built a three shot lead earlier but, at the 16th and 17th, Lowry makes back-to-back double bogeys and now trails Echavarria by two.

18TH HOLE ACTION

Echavarria is on the green following his third shot, but he has quite a distance left for his birdie attempt, which shows as he leaves it well short.

Lowry, meanwhile, pounds his drive off the 18th and leaves 240 yards into the flag. He will be forced to go for it, but it's not over yet!

NICO SETS THE TARGET

The Colombian holes his putt at the last and sets the clubhouse target at 17-under.

He leads Lowry by two strokes, and he will have to eagle the last to force a playoff at PGA National.

SHANE FINDS THE BUNKER

Hitting a fairway wood into the green, it's a great effort from the Major winner, but Lowry finds the bunker.

Lowry will need to hole that shot from the sand to tie Echavarria at 17-under.

NICO ECHAVARRIA WINS THE COGNIZANT CLASSIC

GREAT EFFORT FROM LOWRY

From the bunker, Lowry hits a peach of a shot from the sand, but it rolls past the flag and that hands the trophy to Echavarria.

Making a par, Lowry finishes in a share of second alongside Taylor Moore and Austin Smotherman, who both make birdie at the last.

Nico Echavarria is your champion in Florida!

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