Second win in nine months for Austin Eckroat

World Wide Technology Championship R4

Austin Eckroat made eleven birdies and two bogeys to close with a 63 and win the World Wide Technology Championship by one shot at 24-under. This second PGA Tour title came in his 70th start at the age of 25 years, 9 months and 29 days.

“It’s just really special,” said the American. “You get that first win and you make the joke that maybe this will open the floodgates and they’re going to start flying. You know, I think that second win kind of solidifies that you can win on the PGA Tour. There’s times you can’t just say it was luck this time, I’ve done it twice. Pretty cool.

“I was never nervous today, which was really weird. Not until the very end when I chunked the chip on the 18th hole, that’s when the nerves started to come in and the shakes started to happen. Today was really, from start to finish I really wasn’t too nervous. I think I can draw back to the last time I won, I’ve already done it and it was comforting. I was expecting to be nervous when I woke up this morning and I just wasn’t.”

Eleven is the most birdies in a round he has made in his career on Tour and 63 ties his career-low score (2023 CJ Cup Byron Nelson/R3).

Eckroat started the week with one top-10 in 19 starts since his victory at the 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (6th/Wyndham Championship).

As a rookie during the 2022-23 season, he finished 74th in the final FedExCup Fall standings having earned his PGA Tour card through the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022.

Overnight co-leaders Justin Lower and Carson Young both closed with 65s, with Lower carding an eagle at the par-5 18th, and tied for second place at 23-under.

Fellow American Max Greyserman signed for a 65 to finish fourth at 22-under, his fourth top-five finish in his last six starts on Tour: (2nd/3M Open, 2nd/Wyndham Championship, T2/Zozo Championship).

“I’ve been playing some really solid golf, but need to play better golf, so that’s kind of the moral of the story. But good is good to finish near the lead, but not good enough to win so I need to play better,” said Greyserman.

“I think I need to hit a little better, give myself maybe a little better opportunities closer to the hole. I’ve been putting pretty well, but it just needs to be a little bit better. So not far off from a win and hopefully it will come soon next year.”

After entering the week No. 126 in the FedExCup Fall standings, PGA Tour rookie Joe Highsmith finished fifth at 19-under after a final-round 68 and moves to No. 112. A solo-fifth finish marks his career-high finish on Tour and third top-10 this season (T6/Puerto Rico Open, Black Desert Championship).

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Nos. 1-50 in the FedExCup standings through the Tour Championship are locked in their positions, while Nos. 51 and beyond carry their FedExCup points into the Fall. Nos. 51-60 through the FedExCup Fall will qualify for two Signature Events in 2025: AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, The Genesis Invitational. No players moved into Nos. 51-60 this week.

The Top 125 will be exempt into all Full-Field events and The Players next season and Nos. 126-150 will earn full Korn Ferry Tour status and conditional status on Tour next season.

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Pos.PlayerTo ParR1R2R3R4Total
1Austin Eckroat-2468676663264
T2Justin Lower-2370676365265
T2Carson Young-2372616765265
4Max Greyserman-2268646965266
5Joe Highsmith-1968686568269
T6Garrick Higgo-1770696864271
T6Sam Stevens-1770666966271
T6Wesley Bryan-1769716467271
T6Maverick McNealy-1769666769271
T6David Lipsky-1771676667271
T6Nico Echavarria-1769636871271
T12Kevin Chappell-1675656666272
T12Patrick Fishburn-1670686767272
T14Harry Hall-1570686966273
T14Harris English-1570706766273
T14Dylan Wu-1569657267273
T14Ryan Gerard-1570666968273
T14Jacob Bridgeman-1569696768273
T14Joel Dahmen-1570676868273
T20Doug Ghim-1472706765274
T20Beau Hossler-1476636768274
T20Chandler Phillips-1472666868274
T20Daniel Berger-1474666470274
T24Kevin Streelman-1367707068275
T24Kelly Kraft-1368677169275
T24Lucas Glover-1372687065275
T24Patrick Rodgers-1371676770275
T24Ryan McCormick-1368686871275
T24Ben Griffin-1373636673275
T30Sam Ryder-1269697068276
T30Michael Kim-1271687067276
T30Harry Higgs-1271687067276
T30Brandon Wu-1272666969276
T30Nick Hardy-1269686970276
T30Henrik Norlander-1269706770276
T30J.J. Spaun-1273686966276
T30Charley Hoffman-1271686770276
T30Matt Kuchar-1270676871276
T39Alex Smalley-1173656970277
T39Adam Svensson-1170687168277
T39Chesson Hadley-1171696968277
T42Tom Whitney-1067697468278
T42Danny Willett-1070726868278
T42Martin Laird-1069697367278
T45Josh Teater-972696771279
T45Justin Suh-969697170279
T45Tyson Alexander-971687169279
T45Rico Hoey-967706973279
T45Blaine Hale, Jr.-970726869279
T45S.Y. Noh-971716869279
T45Tom Hoge-969676875279
T45Zac Blair-971717067279
T45Hayden Springer-972707166279
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T55Vince Whaley-774686871281
T55Nate Lashley-768707568281
57Kevin Tway-672707070282
T58David Skinns-572707071283
T58Joseph Bramlett-571717170283
T60Zach Bauchou-476657073284
T60Robby Shelton-474677271284
T60Lanto Griffin-472697469284
T60Chad Ramey-476667468284
T64Aaron Baddeley-371687175285
T64Erik van Rooyen-368717175285
T64Taylor Montgomery-368747073285
T64Ryan Brehm-373677570285
CUTAustin Cook-17172--143
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CUTPaul Barjon-17667--143
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CUTWill Gordon+36978--147
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W/DLuke Donald-726952-193
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Updated: November 11, 2024