INZAI CITY, Japan >> Nico Echavarria claimed the Zozo Championship for his second PGA Tour victory, shooting 3-under 67 on Sunday to win by a shot over Max Greyserman and Justin Thomas.
Echavarria, a Colombian who played at the University of Arkansas, birdied two of the final three holes — including the 18th — to add to the title he won last year at the Puerto Rico Open.
He finished at 20-under 260 at the Narashino Country Club, located about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from central Tokyo. It’s course record, topping the 261 Tiger Woods shot in winning in 2019.
“It’s incredible to win a tournament that Tiger’s won,” Echavarria said, setting up a joke. “This is my second victory, so I just need 80 more victories to catch him. I’m on my way, though.”
PGA Champions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. >> Padraig Harrington closed with a 5-under 67 for a two-shot victory in the Simmons Bank Championship, his third title this year on the PGA Tour Champions.
Y.E. Yang made 10 birdies in his closing round of 65 and pulled within one shot when Harrington made his lone bogey on the 14th hole. But the Irishman held steady with three straight pars, and then hammered a drive down the 18th fairway that left him a long iron to the green and two putts for birdie.