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. He also represented Colombia in the Eisenhower Trophy in 2016.
Professional career Echavarría turned professional in February 2017, making his first professional start at the Avianca Colombia Open later that month. 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.
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. He claimed his second PGA Tour win in October 2024 at the Zozo Championship in Japan.
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.
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.
Personal life Echavarría's brother Andrés is also a professional golfer.
Professional wins (7) PGA Tour wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up15 Mar 2023Puerto Rico Open−21 (67-67-65-68=267)2 strokes Akshay Bhatia227 Oct 2024Zozo Championship1−20 (64-64-65-67=260)1 stroke Max Greyserman, Justin Thomas31 Mar 2026Cognizant 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.YearTournamentOpponentResult12025Sony Open in Hawaii Nick TaylorLost to birdie on second extra hole
PGA Tour Latinoamérica wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up116 Sep 2018Sao Paulo Golf Club Championship−19 (64-66-68-67=265)1 stroke Augusto Núñez27 Oct 2018San Luis Championship−19 (68-68-63-70=269)4 strokes Raúl Cortes
Colombian Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up124 Jun 2018Abierto Club Campestre de Cali−7 (69-68-73-67=277)2 strokes Ricardo Celia, Marcelo Rozo220 Aug 2018Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín−6 (70-73-67-72=282)5 strokes Geovanny Agudelo, Jesús Amaya, Ómar Beltrán
Results in major championships Tournament2023202420252026Masters Tournament51CUTPGA ChampionshipCUTT41CUTU.S. OpenCUT54CUTT56The Open ChampionshipCUTT67
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 Most consecutive cuts made – 3 (2024 U.S. Open – 2025 PGA Championship)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2023202420252026The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTCUTT66 CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Colombia): 2016
Professional Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2026
See also 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates
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