In pictures: Nico Echavarria celebrates dramatic Zozo Championship victory with his girlfriend

Nico Echavarria celebrated his victory at the Zozo Championship on the course with his girlfriend Claudia De Antonio. The Colombian golfer secured his second PGA Tour win on the final day at the event in Japan. He shot a final round of 67 to register a one-stroke win on Sunday, October 27.

Echavarria celebrated his phenomenal win with his girlfriend. Moments after his winning putt, his girlfriend ran toward him to hug him and congratulate him. The official PGA Tour account shared pictures of their celebration on X (formerly Twitter).

You can see the pictures from Nico Echavarria's celebration below:

Claudia De Antonio often accompanies Echavarria on the greens and was there to cheer the PGA Tour player on his recent win. De Antonio is from Venezuela but did her schooling in the USA. She played collegiate golf while studying at Louisiana State University.

De Antonio is pretty active on social media and has 3,138 followers on her Instagram. She also has a YouTube channel where she uploads traveling videos and golf outings with her boyfriend.

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“It's surreal. This moment is very special"- Nico Echavarria on Zozo Championship 2024 win

Nico Echavarria said his victory at the Zozo Championship was "very special." It was his second win on the PGA Tour, and following his victory, the 30-year-old said (via PGA Tour),

“It's surreal. This moment is very special."

The tournament came down to the final hole between Justin Thomas, Max Greyserman, and Nico Echavarria. On the 16th, Echavarria shot a birdie, while Thomas made par on the 16th and also on the 17th.

However, the two-time major winner holed in a birdie on the 18th, putting him level with Echavarria again. However, the Colombian golfer also made a birdie on the final hole, which ultimately gave him a one-stroke lead for victory at the event.

Meanwhile, Geyserman also had a good start on the front nine of the final round with four birdies and he was level with Echavarria until the final hole. However, he could only make a single birdie on the back nine and finished one stroke behind the winner.

Following his win, Echavarria shared his thoughts on his competitors, saying,

"It was very close all day, it was fun. (Thomas and Greyserman) got off to a hot start and it was very level during the last, I don't know, 13 holes or 10 holes. Max played great. Justin has been playing incredible, he hit a lot of good putts that didn't go in. But overall, it was special to finish birdie-par-birdie and take this home.

“It's the second win on the PGA TOUR. Not a lot of people get to win two times on the PGA TOUR. I'm just going to enjoy this as much as I can and get ready for the next one."

Thomas shot 66 in the final round and settled in second place with Greyserman, who played a final round of 65. Rickie Fowler was also impressive at the tournament, finishing in fourth place, while Kurt Kitayama finished in fifth place.

Nico Echavarria started his Zozo Championship campaign with a round of 64. He shot two back-to-back rounds of 64, followed by a third round of 65. With a final round of 67, he finally won the tournament. Having turned pro in 2017, he has won five professional tournaments so far.