Nico Echavarría captured the ZOZO Championship for his second PGA Tour win and first trip to The Masters. The 30-year-old Columbian held off Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman to win the sixth and possibly final playing of an event held since 2019.
[/size][/color]Echavarría carried the 54-hole lead into Sunday, where he birdied the 18th hole for a 67 and stout 260 four-day score, his career-low by seven strokes. The mark also set a new tournament record previously held by Tiger Woods[/font]
[/size][/color]Since his amateur career, Echavarría earned a Korn Ferry Tour card in 2017 before losing it after the 2020-21 season. He played better in 2022 upon graduating from Q-School, then graduated to the PGA Tour in 2023 and captured the Puerto Rico Open that year.[/font]
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[/size][/color]Also of note: Rickie Fowler (4th/-17) recorded his first top-10 since winning the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic.[/font]