You won’t believe how Austin Eckroat made history at the 2024 Cognizant Classic in Palm Beaches!
Inclement Weather delayed final round of Cognizant Classic 2024 in the Palm Beaches for more than three hours Sunday afternoon and brought the PGA Tour's first Florida Swing event to a Ends Monday.
After heavy rain hit PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Austin Eckroat found himself in the lead at 15 under par entering the fifth day of play. Eleven holes later he took the trophy at 17 under par for his first PGA Tour victory in just his 50th start. Eckroat made two birdies in seven holes on Sunday afternoon before play was called due to darkness and the 25-year-old doubled up on Monday for a 4-under 67 to seal the three-stroke victory.
Starting the day on the 8th hole, Eckroat returned to his round with pars on his first four holes before a pair of birdies on Nos. 12 and 13. A pulled putt from six feet for par led to his only bogey of the final round . on the par-4 14th, but the Oklahoma State graduate extended his lead to three shots with another birdie on the 16th.
Min Woo Lee (67) and Erik van Rooyen (63) finished T-2 at 14 under par.
The PGA Tour will return to action next week in Orlando with the 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.
