Echavarria, now 30, may have been more of a later bloomer than the likes of dual major winners Rahm and DeChambeau, but thanks to a clutch, one-shot victory over Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman at the Zozo Championship in Chiba, he’s now a two-time PGA Tour winner.

Justin Thomas will begin the final round trailing by two, but he will have an excellent chance to win for the first time since 2022.

Tied for the lead at the 72nd hole, Echavarria reached the par-5 18 th in two, leaving himself a 40-foot eagle putt. He lagged to 3 feet and converted the clinching stroke, finishing at 20-under 260, to edge Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman by one shot.