Nico Echavarria came out on top during a dramatic fourth round to win the Zozo Championship on Sunday, shooting 67 to finish at 20-under overall and beat Americans Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman by one stroke.Greyserman finished with a commendable final-round score of 65, with a run of four birdies on t

:Nico Echavarria emerged victorious from a dramatic fourth round of the Zozo Championship on Sunday, shooting 67 to finish 20 under par overall and beat Americans Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman by one stroke.Greyserman finished with a commendable final-round 65 after a run of four birdies on the front nine.

INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) — Nico Echavarria shot 5-under 65 on Saturday and finished with a tap-in eagle on the 18th for a two-shot lead over Justin Thomas after the third round of the Zozo Championship.Echavarria is aiming for his second victory on the PGA Tour after winning last year in Puerto Rico. Thomas has won 15 times on the PGA Tour, but is without a victory in 2 1/2 years since winning the 2022 PGA Championship.Max Greyserman, looking for his first PGA Tour win, carded a 64 and is three back. Three more are six behind and still in the mix: Kevin Yu (66), Rickie Fowler (67) and Nate Lashley (63).“I mean, that’s the way you want to finish a round,” said Echavarria, who hit a 5-wood to 2 feet for the tap-in on the 550-yard hole. “I had a good tee shot, hit a really good second shot and finished with an eagle. I prefer that than a birdie obviously.”The 30-year-old Echavarria, a Colombian who played at the University of Arkansas, saved par on the 12th with a difficult downhill chip from thick rough on his third…

Nico Echavarria surged into a two-shot halfway lead at the Zozo Championship on Friday while former world number one Justin Thomas closed with a brilliant eagle to tie overnight leader Taylor Moore for second at the Narashino Country Club in Japan.Colombia's Echavarria earned his first 36-hole lead on the