LOS CABOS, Mexico — Austin Eckroat won the World Wide Technology Championship on Sunday for his second PGA Tour title, shooting a 9-under 63 to beat Justin Lower and Carson Young by one stroke.
Playing in the group ahead of Lower and Young, Eckroat birdied the par-4 17th to open a three-stroke lead over Young, then finished with a bogey on the par-5 18th at the Tiger Woods-designed El Cardonal in Diamante.
Eckroat is locked into the top 50 in the FedExCup Fall standings.
“I think it just validates the season I’ve had, just a great way to end the year and end the year,” Eckroat said. “It was really special to do it at an event where the title sponsor, I’m an ambassador for their company. It’s a cool week.”
Needing an eagle to force a playoff, Young birdied the 18th for a 65.
“I hit a lot of iron shots, especially on the back 9,” Young said. “I shot 7 under, so I played well, I can’t be too upset about it.”
The low is closed with an eagle of 65.
“I played well,” said Lower. “I said yesterday that I had to shoot again somewhere between 5 and 9 just to have a chance. I shot 7 and one shot came up.”
Eckroat finished at 24-under 264. The 25-year-old former Oklahoma State player won the Cognizant Classic in March at PGA National for his first PGA Tour title.
On Sunday, he didn’t make a par until the seventh hole, opening with five birdies and a bogey. He added a birdie at No. 8 and bogeyed four of the first five holes.
“That’s probably the best golf I’ve ever played, right from the start the putts were going in,” Eckroat said. “I don’t know, it was spontaneous out there today, I guess you could call it. It’s crazy that I won by one shot 9-under par today from one player. Obviously everyone was playing well, it was a good battle.”
Max Greyserman finished fourth at 22-under 65. Joe Highsmith had a 68 to finish fifth at 19 under.
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