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Echavarria gets help from putter, shoots 8-under 63 at Cognizant

February 26, 2026 07:55 PM
Nico Echavarria told Golf Channel's Rex Hoggard that his 2026 season on Tour has been "a lot of highlights and a lot of lowlights." The first round at PGA National is among the former as the 31-year-old Colombian native sits one shot off the lead after firing an 8-under 63 on Thursday.

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