KYLE TERADA / IMAGN IMAGES Nick Taylor watches his putt on the third hole during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday at Waialae Country Club. Taylor won on the second playoff hole with Nico Echavarria.
KYLE TERADA / IMAGN IMAGES Nick Taylor watches his putt on the third hole during the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday at Waialae Country Club. Taylor won on the second playoff hole with Nico Echavarria.
Canada’s Nick Taylor beat Nico Echavarria on the second playoff hole today to win the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club.
Taylor made a 2 1/2-foot birdie on the second playoff hole at the par-5 No. 18, after Echavarria missed a 7-foot birdie for birdie.
Taylor made a 10-foot birdie on the first playoff hole, also at No. 18, which Echavarria then matched at 5 feet.
Taylor, who earned his fifth PGA Tour victory and third in a playoff, placed seventh here in 2023 and 2024. This was his ninth Sony Open.
This is Echavarria’s third Sony. He was 12th here in 2023 and 66th last year. He began playing with two PGA Tour victories.
Both started the final round at 11 under, tied for third two shots behind. Both shot a 5-under-par 65 today, and both made decisive shots on the final hole in regulation.
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Taylor reached No. 18 to reach 16 under and a tie for first with JJ Spaun, who had two holes remaining.
Moments later, Echavarria birdied the 18th to make it a three-way tie.
Spaun then made a bogey at 17th to drop to 15 under.
Third-round leaders Spaun and Stephan Jaeger were first and second for most of the final round and are tied at 16 under after 15 holes. Both needed a birdie at No. 18 to join Taylor and Echavarria in a playoff or an eagle to win; neither one nor the other.
Jaeger’s tee shot at No. 16 was lost to the left, but he made bogey with a tentative drive and 15-foot putt. Yet Spaun regained the solo lead when he narrowly missed a 12-footer for birdie.
But Echavarria, who was lurking at 15 under, and Taylor at 14 under did what they needed to at No. 18 to arrive in the clubhouse with a chance to at least make the playoffs.
Hideki Matsuyama, who won last week at The Sentry in Maui in record fashion, shot 66 to finish the tournament at 11 under.
Kaimuki High alumnus Chan Kim shot 2 under par on Sunday to finish at 6 under.
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