Nick Taylor defeated Nico Echavarria in a playoff at the Sony Open in Hawaii, but he needed a miracle to get there in the first place.

Throughout the final round Sunday at Waialae Country Club it appeared that the Sony Open in Hawaii would be decided by a head-to-head duel between two men. And it did. Just not the two men anyone expected.

Canadian golfer Nick Taylor hopes to employ last week's good vibrations as inspiration to play better in the four majors.

Nick Taylor loves a playoff, winning for the third time in as many tries in the last three years, the latest at Waialae Country Club.

But Nick Taylor isn’t worrying about that, winning for the third consecutive season by taking the Sony Open in a playoff over Nico Echavarria. It was his fifth Tour win overall, he’s also now a perfect 3-0 in playoffs. Here’s a full breakdown of the results and payouts.

Nick Taylor produced the shot of the season at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open, as his 72-foot eagle make gave him a historic victory over Tommy Fleetwood. The putt — and his celebration — were so iconic that RBC Canadian Open organizers changed their logo to mirror Taylor’s silhouette, emphasizing the significance of the shot.

For the fifth time in his career, Nick Taylor has needed extra holes to get into the winners circle in a PGA Tour event.

Nick Taylor has amassed a much gaudier record. He doesn’t contend often, but he wins when he does. The Sony Open in Hawaii marked the sixth time in Taylor’s career that he’s entered the ...

Nick Taylor never looked more clutch than when he birdied the 18th hole three times in the WM Phoenix Open, first to force a playoff and the last to win it. Taylor chipped in from 60 feet for eagle on the last hole,

Nick Taylor won the Sony Open in a playoff over Nico Echavarria. With it, Taylor collected $1.566 million of the $8.7 million purse. Here’s a look at how the prize money was distributed at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu, Hawaii:

Nick Taylor recently won the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii after a playoff against Nicolas Echavarria. Taylor scored a total of 16-under.

Nico to decide the winner of the PGA Tour's first full-field event of the year, the Sony Open in Hawaii. After Hideki Matsuyama blitzed the field at The Sentry last week at Kapalua, Nick Taylor and Nico Echavarria both shot final-round 65s to head into a playoff.