Nico Echavarría
| Nico Echavarría | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Nicolás Echavarría Botero[1] |
| Born | 4 August 1994 Medellín, Colombia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Sporting nationality | Colombia |
| Residence | Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida |
| Career | |
| College | University of Arkansas |
| Turned professional | 2017 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Latinoamérica Colombian Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Highest ranking | 41 (12 January 2025)[2] (as of 6 July 2025) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | 51st: 2025 |
| PGA Championship | T41: 2025 |
| U.S. Open | 54th: 2024 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Nicolás Echavarría Botero (born 4 August 1994) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He claimed his first PGA Tour victory in his rookie season at the Puerto Rico Open.
Amateur career
Echavarría attended the University of Arkansas from 2013 to 2017.[3] He also represented Colombia in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2016.
Professional career
Echavarría turned professional in February 2017,[4] making his first professional start at the Avianca Colombia Open later that month.[5] He won twice during the 2018 PGA Tour Latinoamérica season, finishing second in the Order of Merit, gaining a card for the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour season.[6]
Echavarría gained a PGA Tour card for the 2022–23 season, via the 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals. In March 2023, he won the Puerto Rico Open. He shot a total of 21-under-par to win by two shots ahead of Akshay Bhatia.[7] He claimed his second PGA Tour win in October 2024 at the Zozo Championship in Japan.[8]
On 9 April 2025, Echavarría won the Masters Tournament Par 3 Contest after finishing nine holes at five under par and prevailing in a sudden death playoff with J. J. Spaun.[9]
Personal life
Echavarría's brother Andrés is also a professional golfer.[10]
Professional wins (6)
PGA Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Mar 2023 | Puerto Rico Open | −21 (67-67-65-68=267) | 2 strokes | Akshay Bhatia |
| 2 | 27 Oct 2024 | Zozo Championship1 | −20 (64-64-65-67=260) | 1 stroke | Max Greyserman, Justin Thomas |
1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour, but unofficial event on that tour.
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | Sony Open in Hawaii | Nick Taylor | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 Sep 2018 | Sao Paulo Golf Club Championship | −19 (64-66-68-67=265) | 1 stroke | Augusto Núñez |
| 2 | 7 Oct 2018 | San Luis Championship | −19 (68-68-63-70=269) | 4 strokes | Raúl Cortes |
Colombian Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Jun 2018 | Abierto Club Campestre de Cali | −7 (69-68-73-67=277) | 2 strokes | Ricardo Celia, Marcelo Rozo |
| 2 | 20 Aug 2018 | Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín | −6 (70-73-67-72=282) | 5 strokes | Geovanny Agudelo, Jesús Amaya, Ómar Beltrán |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 51 | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T41 | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | 54 | CUT |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Colombia): 2016
See also
References
- ^ "Abierto De Golf Club Campestre de Cali" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Golf. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Week 2 2025 Ending 12 Jan 2025" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ "Nicolas Echavarria". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Nicolás Echavarría pasa al profesionalismo y ya planea su primera temporada en el PGA Tour LA" [Nicolás Echavarría turns professional and is already planning his first season on the PGA Tour LA]. Revista Fairway (in Spanish). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Nicolás Echavarría apunta alto y su primer reto será el Avianca Colombia Open" [Nicolás Echavarría aims high and his first challenge will be the Avianca Colombia Open]. Revista Fairway (in Spanish). 8 February 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Un colombiano lidera las ganancias del PGA Tour LA" [Colombian leads PGA Tour LA gains]. LA FM (in Spanish). 8 October 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Nico Echavarria 'happy with life' after first PGA Tour title". ESPN. Associated Press. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "Zozo Championship: Nico Echavarria edges out Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman to claim second PGA Tour victory". Sky Sports. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ Cheney, Will (9 April 2025). "Par 3 Contest: Here's what stood out ahead of the 2025 Masters Tournament". Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
- ^ "Nicolas Echavarria Learn About: Nicolas Echavarria: Great Golfer Secrets Revealed". Linen7Roof. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
External links
- Nico Echavarría at the PGA Tour official site
- Nicolas Echavarria at the Official World Golf Ranking official site