Instead, it was American Austin Eckroat who secured a maiden win in the rain-delayed tournament at PGA National.

It was Lee's best finish on the American circuit and is great preparation for what’s to come, including next month's Masters at Augusta National.

Both players carded final rounds of 67, four-under-par, but Eckroat went into the round with a three-stroke lead, largely thanks to a first-round 65, and finished on 17-under.

That was enough to hold off Australian Lee, who was joined in second by South African Erik van Rooyen who shot a last round 63.

Cameron Young, Shane Lowry and last week's winner Jake Knapp were among five players tied for fourth at 13-under.

"And just to win, I haven't won since 2019 – it was a college event. It's just been so long. I'm just so happy." – Austin Eckroat.

Eckroat left the Florida course on Sunday night when darkness stopped play with a one-stroke lead and was never caught. Back-to-back birdies on the 12th and 13th holes protected his lead, and a 12-footer for birdie on the par-4 16th pushed the edge out to three shots.

From there, it was a routine finish. Eckroat laid up on the par-5 18th to protect his lead and take water out of play, knowing all he had to do was avoid disaster to finish off his maiden title from 50 career starts.

"This has always been my dream to win on the PGA Tour," Eckroat told Golf Channel.

"And just to win, I haven't won since 2019 – it was a college event. It's just been so long. I'm just so happy."

The Monday finish was needed after a thunderstorm dumped nearly two inches of rain and brought lightning to the area Sunday afternoon, causing a 3 ½ -hour delay in the final round. Of the 68 players who made the cut, 42 finished on Sunday – so 26 returned on Monday to play somewhere between one and 13 holes.