Austin Eckroat registered his breakthrough PGA Tour victory with a three-shot victory on the Cognizant Basic, as Shane Lowry’s hopes light throughout a weather-delayed closing spherical.
Eckroat took a one-shot benefit into the fifth day at PGA Nationwide, the place the event had been dragged right into a fifth day after Sunday’s rain delay, with the American by no means leaving the highest of the leaderboard as he closed out a formidable victory.
The 25-year-old began the day on 15 underneath and with 11 holes to play, with Eckroat mixing three birdies with a lone bogey through the the rest of his spherical to shut a final-round 67 and full his first PGA Tour title.
Eckroat completed three forward of Min Woo Lee and Erik van Rooyen, who had set the in a single day clubhouse goal after a superb eight-under 63, whereas Lowry might solely end tied-fourth after a irritating final-round 71.
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