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 name	Nicolás Echavarría Botero[1]
Born	(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 30) 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	73 (24 November 2024)[2] (as of 24 November 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Other	4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT: 2023
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]

Personal life

Echavarría's brother Andrés is also a professional golfer.[9]

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 Championship^1	−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
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship	CUT
U.S. Open	CUT	54
The Open Championship

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2023	2024
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Colombia): 2016

See also

• 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates

References

1. "Abierto De Golf Club Campestre de Cali" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Golf. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
2. "Week 47 2024 Ending 24 Nov 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
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. "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