Nico Echavarría

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Echavarría and the second or maternal family name is Botero.
Nico Echavarría
Personal information
Full nameNicolás Echavarría Botero[1]
Born (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994
Medellín, Colombia
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Sporting nationality Colombia
ResidencePonte Vedra Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arkansas
Turned professional2017
Current tourPGA Tour
Former toursKorn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Latinoamérica
Colombian Tour
Professional wins7
Highest ranking34 (1 March 2026)[2]
(as of 22 March 2026)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament51st: 2025
PGA ChampionshipT41: 2025
U.S. Open54th: 2024
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2025

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]

In March 2026, Echavarría won the Cognizant Classic. He was three shots back with three holes left but shot a 5-under 66 in the final round as leader Shane Lowry made back-to-back double bogeys on the 16th and 17th hole. The victory earned Echavarría a spot in the Masters field.[10]

Personal life

Echavarría's brother Andrés is also a professional golfer.[11]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (3)

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
3 1 Mar 2026 Cognizant Classic −17 (63-72-66-66=267) 2 strokes Shane Lowry, Taylor Moore,
Austin Smotherman

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
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2023 2024 2025 2026
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT T66

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ^ "Abierto De Golf Club Campestre de Cali" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Golf. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Week 9 2026 Ending 1 Mar 2026" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Nicolas Echavarria". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Nico Echavarria 'happy with life' after first PGA Tour title". ESPN. Associated Press. 5 March 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Reynolds, Tim (1 March 2026). "Nico Echavarria wins the Cognizant Classic with a flawless weekend after Shane Lowry melts down late". Associated Press News. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Nicolas Echavarria Learn About: Nicolas Echavarria: Great Golfer Secrets Revealed". Linen7Roof. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
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