PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.—Austin Eckroat won his first victory of his tour career Monday, March 4, topping Erik van Rooyen and Min Woo Lee by three shots to win the weather-delayed Cognizant Classic.
Among his prizes: $1.62 million—by far his biggest golf payday—along with tour status for two years and a trip to the Masters for the first time.