Palm Beach Gardens, March 2 Aaron Rai shot a modest even par 71 on the final day to finish tied for 23rd at the Cognizant Classic, despite being in contention for a top 10 finish for much of the week.
The Indian-British golfer had one birdie and one bogey in the final round. With scores of 68-69-69-71, he totalled seven-under for the week.
Another player of Indian origin, Sudarshan Yellamaraju (68), finished tied for 17th at eight-under after scores of 68-72-68-68.
Colombian Nico Echavarria did not make a bogey all weekend and shot five-under 66 to win, despite being three shots behind with three holes remaining. This win earned Echavarria a spot in the Masters in April.
It was Echavarria's third PGA TOUR win, and his first in the United States. The USD 1.728 million winner's check was the biggest of his career.
Brooks Koepka and Ben Silverman played all four rounds together this week, and both holed out for birdie from the sand on the par-4 14th on Sunday.
Koepka closed with a 65 to finish in a tie for ninth, his best finish since returning to the PGA TOUR. Joe Highsmith, who finished 67th out of 67 players who made the cut, finished at 6-over 290.
