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.
| 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 | 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 |
Amateur career
editEchavarría attended the University of Arkansas from 2013 to 2017.[3] He also represented Colombia in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2016.
Professional career
editEchavarría turned professional in February 2017,[4] making his first profeesional 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
editIn 2015, during his time at the University of Arkansas, Echavarría was suspended from competing by the university after he was arrested and charged with felony voyeurism, alongside Taylor Moore.[9] Charges against him were later dropped when it became apparent he was not involved despite being present when the incident occurred.[10]
Echavarría's brother Andrés is also a professional golfer.[11]
Professional wins (6)
editPGA Tour wins (2)
edit| 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 Latinoamérica wins (2)
edit| 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)
edit| 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
edit| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | |
| U.S. Open | CUT | 54 |
| The Open Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Results in The Players Championship
edit| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Colombia): 2016
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Abierto De Golf Club Campestre de Cali" (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Golf. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Week 47 2024 Ending 24 Nov 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Arkansas golfers charged with felony video voyeurism". ESPN. Associated Press. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ron (9 June 2015). "Prosecutor declines to charge one of two UA golfers". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ "Nicolas Echavarria Learn About: Nicolas Echavarria: Great Golfer Secrets Revealed". Linen7Roof. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
External links
edit- Nico Echavarría at the PGA Tour official site
- Nicolas Echavarria at the Official World Golf Ranking official site