Shane Lowry collapse leads to Nico Echavarria's Cognizant win

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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Nico Echavarria didn't make a bogey all weekend. Shane Lowry was on his way to doing the same, until the very end.

And that's what decided the Cognizant Classic.

Echavarria, who was three shots back with three holes left, shot a 5-under 66 on Sunday to win at PGA National, finishing at 17-under 267 and beating Lowry (69), Austin Smotherman (69) and Taylor Moore (68) by two shots.

"It was a blessing today," Echavarria said. "I didn't have my best off the tee, but I was able to manage. I had some good breaks. To win out here, sometimes you have to have good breaks if you're not…