Nico Echavarría
| Nico Echavarría | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Nicolás Echavarría |
| 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 |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 2023 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2023 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Nicolás Echavarría (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[edit]
Echavarría attended the University of Arkansas from 2013 to 2017.[1] He also represented Colombia in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2016.
Professional career[edit]
Echavarría turned professional in 2017. 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.[2]
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.[3]
Personal life[edit]
In 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.[4] Charges against him were later dropped when it became apparent he was not involved despite being present when the incident occurred.[5]
Echavarría's brother Andrés is also a professional golfer.[6]
Professional wins (4)[edit]
PGA Tour wins (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 Mar 2023 | Puerto Rico Open | −21 (67-67-65-68=267) | 2 strokes |  Akshay Bhatia
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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 (1)[edit]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Aug 2018 | Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín | −6 (70-67-73-72=282) | 5 strokes | Geovanny Agudelo, Jesús Amaya, Ómar Beltrán
|
Results in major championships[edit]
| Tournament | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| 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[edit]
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Colombia): 2016
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nicolas Echavarria". Arkansas Razorbacks. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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