Nico Echavarria isn\u2019t just adding some new hardware to the household following his comeback victory Sunday at the Cognizant Classic.<\/p>\n
Shortly after finishing 17-under to seal his two-stroke win over American Taylor Moore and Irishman Shane Lowry, the Colombian golfer told reporters at the Palm Beach tournament that he would fulfill a promise to his wife, Claudia, that a dog would be joining the family.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe promise is we\u2019re getting a dog because a dog is expensive, so we need a third win for a dog, that\u2019s how it works,\u201d a smiling Echavarria said at the podium<\/a>, where he revealed what breed the couple had set its sights on.<\/p>\n Nico Echavarria and wife Claudia during the celebrations of his Cognizant Classic win on March 1, 2026. AP<\/p>\n \u201cWe want a Bernedoodle,\u201d he added. \u201c[Golfer] Min Woo [Lee] just got one.\u201d<\/p>\n Echavarria, whose previous PGA Tour wins were at the 2023 Puerto Rico Open and the 2024 Zozo Championship, played bogey-free in the final two rounds of the Cognizant.<\/p>\n Despite being down three shots entering the last three holes, a birdie on the par-3 17th helped Echavarria cement a 5-under 66 on Sunday as Lowry collapsed with two double bogeys on the 17th and the par-4 16th. He finished with a 2-under 69 for a 15-under total.<\/p>\n