It’s no surprise that players get a little anxious when playing the Bear Trap at PGA National. Whoop showed that to be the case at the 2026 Cognizant Classic.
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Shane Lowry’s consecutive double bogeys on the 16th and 17th hole at PGA National opened the door for a surprise victory. Nico Echavarria won on Tour for the third time in his career, seizing the moment and capturing the Cognizant Classic crown. Max Homa, Brooks Koepka and Max McGreevy all contributed to a highlight-filled Sunday in South Florida. McGreevy’s albatross on 3 stunned the field early in the day.
Lowry doubled two of his last three holes on Sunday to lose the Cognizant Classic at PGA National.
Nico Echavarria took advantage of Shane Lowry’s meltdown on the final three holes at PGA National to win his third event on the PGA Tour.
Shane Lowry spoke to reporters moments after a crushing defeat at PGA National. Lowry was in control of the leaderboard until back-to-back double bogeys on the 16th and 17th holes. The collapse gave way to Nico Echavarria to win the 2026 Cognizant Classic, his third win on the PGA Tour.
Shane Lowry entered the week as co-favorite with Ryan Gerard and was smothering the competition through 15 holes Sunday. Back-to-back double bogeys flipped the script, and Nico Echavarria took advantage to win at PGA National.
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Jupiter Links GC and Boston Common Golf in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Sunday night is far from your average TGL matchup. Jupiter’s Max Homa and Tom Kim will be just a few hours removed from playing 18 holes of competitive golf at PGA National.
Koepka finally figured out his putting at PGA National and he expects to continue his good play when he makes his next start at The Players Championship.
Brooks Koepka moved up the leaderboard at the 2026 Cognizant Classic thanks to a stretch that featured five birdies in six holes at PGA National. This hole-out on the 14th hole came a moment after his Sunday partner Ben Silverman drilled a similar shot from off the green.