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Nico Echavarria's clubs: What's in his Cognizant-winning bag

Nico Echavarria was the first to win with Srixon's ZXi driver.Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images

Nico Echavarria won the Cognizant Classic on Sunday as the beneficiary of Shane Lowry’s stunning “Bear Trap” collapse over the final three holes.

This is Echavarria’s third career PGA Tour win, but first since joining Cleveland/Srixon last season after he started his PGA Tour career with PXG.

The 31-year-old plays a split set of the company’s flagship ZXi5 and ZXi7 irons, and marks the company’s first PGA Tour victory since a run of three-straight last summer, including J.J. Spaun’s U.S. Open title.

Taking a look at his specs, Echavarria has an interesting quirk in the build of his irons where he uses Nippon’s Modus Tour 120 X shaft in his ZXi5 4- and 5-irons before moving to a heavier 125 X profile. While having a lighter shaft in the long irons isn’t that rare, what makes this really interesting is the 120 g and 125 g versions of the Modus shaft are actually two different profiles.

While we don’t know for sure, the 120 X is probably used to help get his long iron launch up without adding too much spin, while the heavier 125 is stouter for more control throughout the rest of the set.

Echavarria plays a prototype version of the Srixon ZXi driver, similar to the one played by his opponent, Lowry, and Hideki Matsuyama, who won with it at the Hero World Challenge. But, Echvavarria’s victory is the first official PGA Tour win for the ZXi.

He also plays the company’s Z-Star Diamond golf ball and Cleveland’s RTZ wedges.

For his fairway woods, Echvararria continues the clean sweep of the season for TaylorMade fairway woods with his Qi10 3-wood. Every winner so far this PGA Tour season plays a TaylorMade fairway wood and all but Echavarria carried two in the bag. His 5-wood is the only remaining PXG club in his bag, a new Lightning.

Keep reading below for all of Echavarria’s detailed WITB specs.

Nico Echavarria’s winning WITB at the 2026 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches

Driver: Srixon ZXi 9.0˚ (Prototype)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana BB 73 TX
Length: 44.75″
Swingweight: D3.5

Srixon ZXi Custom Driver

Srixon ZXi Custom Driver

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Mitsubishi Chemical Diamana BB Wood Shaft

Mitsubishi Chemical Diamana BB Wood Shaft

The Diamana BB (Blue Board) is the second profile in the latest generation of Diamana shafts. It features the traditional branding that made Diamana popular, including a return to the original 53/63/73/83 weight class designations. This shaft incorporates advanced engineering and material innovation, making it a top choice on tour. Key Features: Maximum Energy Transfer: Utilizes super high-modulus 80-Ton Dialead Pitch Fiber in the butt section. Greater Stability: Employs high modulus 46-ton fiber in the shaft’s angle plies to lower torque. Enhanced Feel and Durability: Mitsubishi’s proprietary Xlink Tech system increases the overall strength and durability of the shaft while enhancing carbon fiber volume for a superior feel.
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3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 15˚
Shaft: Project X Smoke Red RDX 70 TX

TaylorMade Qi4D Custom Fairway Wood

TaylorMade Qi4D Custom Fairway Wood

PROVEN RECIPE TaylorMade Fairways have dominated on Tour for over a decade because of their unique performance recipe, which enables maximum distance and versatility. The Qi4D fairway is designed for golfers who want the most advanced technology while still prioritizing versatility and control with amazing distance. ADJUSTABLE PERFORMANCE Utilizing a single Trajectory Adjustment System weight (8g x1) provides the golfer a more mass efficient way to adjust flight, spin and swing weight. 4° loft sleeve can be used to adjust loft, lie and face angle for optimized flight and is available in all lofts. REFINED ATTRIBUTES, BIG CHANGES Engineers conducted an objective analysis of all the performance attributes and discovered new methods to enhance performance and confidence. Sit points, lie angles, address views, and center of gravity locations were all updated based on Tour feedback and the expertise of leading fitters worldwide, ensuring the optimal fairway across skill levels. TOUR-PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES New and improved cut-through Speed Pocket™ protects ball speed and reduces spin on low-face strikes. Advanced CAD modeling creates a design with a clean and powerful sound, a foundation for TaylorMade fairway performance. Twist Face™ features corrective face curvature designed to provide straighter shots on mishits. Multi-Material Construction allows engineers to maximize performance by increasing discretionary weight.
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5-wood: PXG Lightning 18˚
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 80 TX

PXG Lightning Custom Fairway Wood

PXG Lightning Custom Fairway Wood

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Irons: Srixon ZXi5 (4-5), ZXi7 (6-PW)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X (4-5), Tour 125 X (6-PW)
Length: 37″ CUT 7-iron
Loft Progression: 22/26/30/34/38/42/46
Lie Progression: 59.5/59.5/60/60.5/61/61.5/62

Srixon ZXi5 Custom Irons

Srixon ZXi5 Custom Irons

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Srixon ZXi7 Custom Irons

Srixon ZXi7 Custom Irons

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Wedges: Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack
Lofts/Grinds: 50˚ MID @ 52˚, 54˚ MID @ 55˚, 60˚LOW
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 125 X (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (55, 60)
Lie: 63˚
Length: 35.5″, 35.25″, 35″

Cleveland RTZ Custom Wedge

Cleveland RTZ Custom Wedge

All-new RTZ Wedges are made with Z-Alloy, a completely new steel formula that enables a zero-compromise design approach for incredible feel, better durability, and more consistency for our best performing tour Wedges yet. Plus, there’s an all-new ADAPT grind featuring full-face grooves, to give RTZ Wedges more versatility than ever before.  Z-Alloy  Z-Alloy is a brand-new steel with better feel. It’s softer, lighter, and remarkably durable. It gives RTZ Wedges superior feel, better forgiveness, and more consistency. On RTZ Tour Rack Wedges, Z-Alloy’s rust-resistant properties ensure longer-lasting, like-new performance.  HydraZip HydraZip is a unique system of face blasts and laser-milled lines formulated to maximize spin performance under wet conditions. This technology is dynamically configured by loft groupings, which helps balance spin across lofts, while maximizing spin in adverse conditions.  ZipCore This low-density core technology replaces heavier material in the heel and hosel area with a lightweight, low-density, vibration-dampening material. This proprietary core allows us to shift the Center of Gravity closer to where you strike the ball, while simultaneously adding MOI.  UltiZip UltiZip’s sharper grooves cut through grass and debris at contact, while deeper grooves help make space for grass, sand, dirt, or water to clear the impact zone, giving RTZ Wedges stronger, more consistent spin from the fairway, rough, or bunker. 
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Putter: Odyssey Tri-Hot 5K Seven
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour

Odyssey Tri-Hot Square 2 Square #7 Custom Putter

Odyssey Tri-Hot Square 2 Square #7 Custom Putter

We’ve moved Zero Torque Forward. Odyssey’s new line of S2S TRI-HOT putters is a revolution in the “Zero Torque” category. Using multi-material construction, we have been able to move the CG of these putters far enough forward to get the shaft entering the head on the topline eliminating the need for shaft lean and thus eliminating one of the biggest barriers to entry for this style of putter. Forward CG and Hosel Position  By moving the CG forward we were able to position the hosel spud on the topline, much closer to the face than typical “Zero Torque” putters for a more natural, intuitive and comfortable set up position. Multi-Material Construction By strategically using Aluminum, Steel, and over 140 grams of tungsten we have been able to design a “Zero Torque” putter with more than 80% of its weight under the topline and allowing for our forward CG and hosel position. New FRD Groove This new Forward Roll Design Groove is deeper and more aggressive. With a 19° slope it works in conjunction with the dual layer design to improve forward roll up and down the face.
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Ball: Srixon 2025 Z-Star Diamond

Srixon Z-STAR DIAMOND Golf Balls

Srixon Z-STAR DIAMOND Golf Balls

Z-STAR SeriesWhether you’re chasing major championships or your next personal best, the all-new Z-STAR series is the choice for serious players everywhere. Featuring reformulated cores and covers across the line, this generation of Z-STAR golf balls delivers greater distance, optimized spin, and tour-level stopping power around the green. It’s a formula designed to give you one thing: pure performance when it matters most. With a blend of greenside control and long-game distance, the new Z-STAR ♦ DIAMOND also delivers the unique benefit of increased spin on long and mid Iron shots.
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Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Plus4

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