INZAI CITY, Japan (AP) — Nico Echavarria birdied two of the last three holes Sunday for a 3-under 67 to win the Zozo Championship by one shot over Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman. Echavarria won for the second time on the PGA Tour, this one sending him to the Masters next year for the first time. His other victory was last year in the Puerto Rico Open, held opposite the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The 30-year-old Chilean finished at 20-under 260 at the Narashino Country Club to break the tournament record set by Tiger Woods in 2019. Thomas, in likely his lone FedEx Cup Fall appearance before going home for the birth of his first child, closed with a 66. Greyserman briefly held a one-shot lead and closed with a 65.
It was his third runner-up finish in his last five stars. KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Ruoning Yin won for the second time in three weeks by closing with a 7-under 65 to break out of a three-way tie for the lead and win the Maybank Championship by one shot. Yin also won the Buick LPGA Shanghai that kicked off the “Asia Swing” on the LPGA Tour, which concludes next week in Japan.
The Chinese star previously won the Dow Championship team event, giving her three LPGA titles this year. Yin held off Jeeno Thitikul (66), a runner-up for the second straight year in Malaysia. Thitikul and Yin were partners in the Dow Championship victory.
Haeran Ryu of South Korea shot a 67 and finished two shots behind. INCHEON, South Korea (AP) — Byeong Hun An made an 8-foot b.
