Austin Eckroat in august company with season’s second PGA Tour win

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Austin Eckroat's final round 63 ties his career-low score on the PGA Tour (2023 CJ CUP Byron Nelson/R3); career-high 11 birdies in a round (previous: 10/2023 CJ CUP Byron Nelson /R3); led the field in birdies for the tournament (30). Photo: SBNation.com

Austin Eckroat (Winner/-24) wins his second PGA Tour title in his 70th start at the age of 25 years, 9 months, 29 days.

Related: Powered by career high, Justin Lower hopes to end title wait

PGA Tour wins (2): 2024 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, 2024 World Wide Technology Championship.

 

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Is the seventh player with multiple victories on Tour this season: (Scottie Scheffler/7, Rory McIlroy/2, Robert MacIntyre/2, Xander Schauffele/2, Nick Dunlap/2, Hideki Matsuyama/2, Austin Eckroat/2).

The 63 ties his career-low score on Tour (2023 CJ CUP Byron Nelson/R3); career-high 11 birdies in a round (previous: 10/2023 CJ CUP Byron Nelson /R3); led the field in birdies for the tournament (30).

 

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

In his second season on TOUR, finished 45th in the 2024 FedExCup Playoffs.

 

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

 

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Fourth appearance at the World Wide Technology Championship and his second at El Cardonal at Diamante (T23/2023).

The 54-hole co-leader Justin Lower (T2/-23) eagled the 72nd hole to finish runner-up for his career-high finish on Tour; owns four top-five finishes in his last 66 career starts on TOUR (T4/2022 Procore Championship, T3/2024 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld, T4/2024 Corales Puntacana Championship).

 

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In his second season on Tour, 54-hole co-leader Carson Young (T2/-23) finished runner-up for his career-high finish on Tour (previous: T3/2023 Puerto Rico Open).

Max Greyserman (4th/-22) collected his fourth top-five finish in his last six starts: (2nd/3M Open, 2nd/Wyndham Championship, T2/ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP).

After entering the week No. 126 in the FedExCup Fall standings, rookie Joe Highsmith (5th/-19) moved to No. 112; solo-fifth finish marks his career-high finish on Tour and third top-10 this season (T6/Puerto Rico Open, Black Desert Championship).