Nico Echavarria finished at -17 to win the Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Sunday, March 1.
Echavarria nailed a birdie on the 17th hole to tie for the lead before pulling away from the rest of the field.
It was Echavarria’s third career PGA Tour win. His last win came at the ZOZO Championship in 2024.
Echavarria overcame a field that included Taylor Moore (-15), Shane Lowry (-15) and Austin Smotherman (-15). The trio finished in a tie for second.
Here’s how the field shared the $9.6 million purse:
2026 Cognizant Classic payouts
Finish, golfer, final score, money earned
1. Nico Echavarria (-17) — $1,728,000
T2. Shane Lowry (-15) — $726,400
T2. Taylor Moore (-15) — $726,400
T2. Austin Smotherman (-15) — $726,400
5. Ricky Castillo (-13) — $393,600
T6. Nicolai Hojgaard (-11) — $324,000
T6. Keith Mitchell (-11) — $324,000
T6. William Mouw (-11) — $324,000
T9. Brooks Koepka (-10) — $252,000
T9. Rasmus Hojgaard (-10) — $252,000
T9. Matti Schmid (-10) — $252,000
T9. Joel Dahmen (-10) — $252,000
T13. Pontus Nyholm (-9) — $182,400
T13. Max Homa (-9) — $182,400
T13. Patton Kizzire (-9) — $182,400
T13. A.J. Ewart (-9) — $182,400
T17. Matthieu Pavon (-8) — $132,000
T17. Sudarshan Yellamaraju (-8) — $132,000
T17. Chad Ramey (-8) — $132,000
T17. Zecheng Dou (-8) — $132,000
T17. Takumi Kanaya (-8) — $132,000
T17. Kristoffer Reitan (-8) — $132,000
T23. Beau Hossler (-7) — $77,600
T23. Jordan Smith (-7) — $77,600
T23. Ryan Gerard (-7) — $77,600
T23. Mackenzie Hughes (-7) — $77,600
T23. Zach Bauchou (-7) — $77,600
T23. Kevin Roy (-7) — $77,600
T23. Adrien Dumont de Chassart (-7) — $77,600
T23. Mark Hubbard (-7) — $77,600
T23. Aaron Rai (-7) — $77,600
T32. Haotong Li (-6) — $54,816
T32. David Ford (-6) — $54,816
T32. Daniel Berger (-6) — $54,816
T32. Jimmy Stanger (-6) — $54,816
T32. Kevin Streelman (-6) — $54,816
T37. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (-5) — $45,600
T37. Eric Cole (-5) — $45,600
T37. Steven Fisk (-5) — $45,600
T40. Danny Walker (-4) — $31,776
T40. Max McGreevy (-4) — $31,776
T40. Patrick Fishburn (-4) — $31,776
T40. Matt Wallace (-4) — $31,776
T40. Austin Eckroat (-4) — $31,776
T40. Dan Brown (-4) — $31,776
T40. Hank Lebioda (-4) — $31,776
T40. Garrick Higgo (-4) — $31,776
T40. Ben Silverman (-4) — $31,776
T40. Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen (-4) — $31,776
T40. Lee Hodges (-4) — $31,776
T40. Thorbjorn Olesen (-4) — $31,776
T52. Carson Young (-3) — $22,992
T52. Alex Smalley (-3) — $22,992
T52. Seamus Power (-3) — $22,992
T52. Michael Brennan (-3) — $22,992
T56. Emiliano Grillo (-2) — $22,176
T56. Chan Kim (-2) — $22,176
T56. Adrien Saddier (-2) — $22,176
59. Tom Kim (-1) — $21,792
T60. Adam Schenk (E) — $21,504
T60. Davis Thompson (E) — $21,504
62. Billy Horschel (+1) — $21,216
T63. Jackson Suber (+2) — $20,832
T63. John Parry (+2) — $20,832
T63. Chandler Phillips (+2) — $20,832
66. Dylan Wu (+4) — $20,448
67. Joe Highsmith (+6) — $20,256
