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.
The PGA Tour's first full-field “regular” event was this week with the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club, which has hosted the Tour for nearly 60 years. Again, only the top 100 on the FedEx Cup points list are assured Tour cards for 2026,
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.
For so long it appeared as if the Sony Open in Hawaii was going to be won by J.J. Spaun or Stephan Jaeger, yet after 72 holes it was Nico Echavarria and Nick Taylor that fought it out in the sudden-death playoff, with Taylor winning on the second extra hole.
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 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.
Following the conclusion of the PGA Tour's Sony Open 2025, we look at the 10 best and worst performances from this week's event.
Canadian golfer Nick Taylor achieved his fifth victory on the PGA Tour by winning the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii. This tournament not only offers players the opportunity to compete i
Taylor looked like a shoo-in when he won the Phoenix Open, only to go into a funk — only one finish in the top 20 (tie for 12th at Bay Hill), missed cuts in all four majors and a disappointing phone call when Weir left him off the team.