Story byShane Lowry has one PGA Tour victory in solo competition in seven years []Paul Battison - BBC Sport JournalistMon, March 2, 2026 at 8:27 AM UTC·2 min readCognizant Classic - final leaderboard-17 N Echavarria (Col); -15 T Moore (US), S Lowry (Ire), A Smotherman (US); -13 R Castillo (US); -11 N Hojgaard (Nor), W Mouw (US), K Mitchell (US)Selected others: -10 B Koepka (US); -7 J Smith (Eng), A Rai (Eng); -4 M Wallace (Eng), D Brown (Eng)AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIreland's Shane Lowry says he had the Cognizant Classic "in my hands but threw it away" as he found water off the tee on both the 16th and 17th holes to blow his three-shot lead. The Ryder Cup star looked set for victory at Palm Beach Gardens but double bogeys on those two holes allowed Colombia's Nico Echavarria to win on 17 under par. Lowry ended two shots behind on 15 under for a share of second - the same position he finished in the Dubai Invitational earlier this year. At Dubai Creek, Lowry made a double bogey on the final hole to finish runner-up and the 38-year-old admits his failure to close out victories stings. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I'm obviously extremely disappointed. I had the tournament in my hands, and I threw it away," said Lowry, who holed the putt that retained the Ryder Cup for Europe last year."I'd say I was beaten that day in Dubai.
