At 30, Nicolas Echavarria is living his life’s dream playing at the top level against some of the best golfers in the world. He joined the Tour in 2023 and immediately went on to win the Puerto Rico Open the same year.

He has since shown no signs of stopping as his performance keeps improving with every tournament. As he continues his journey towards more glory, let’s take a look at what kind of a life he has had so far.

The journey towards becoming a pro

A self-proclaimed ‘dream chaser’, Nicolas Echavarria was born on August 4, 1994, to Emilio and Ana Maria Echavarria. The Medellín-local started showing interest in golf at a very young age. His grandfather introduced him to the sport when he was 2. He was only a 3-year-old toddler when he first started playing golf.

Echavarria had represented his home country of Columbia in many junior-level international tournaments. He was also incredibly skilled in the sport. Echavarria even managed to secure a third-place finish in the Junior World Golf Championship when he was still in high school in 2011. He graduated from his high school in August 2012.

He was enrolled at the University of Arkansas. During his freshman year, he had a record-breaking score of 64 at the NCAA Championship. This record was previously held by John Daly when he scored 65 in 1986. He did win a couple of titles as a junior which includes the Mexican Amateur in 2014. Echavarria also competed in the first 3 Latin America Amateur Championships. He ended up having an excellent collegiate career. But Echavarria’s life took a dark turn as he was arrested for a felony alongside fellow pro, Taylor Moore. Both of them received an indefinite suspension from their university and were unable to continue competing at the junior level. However, Echavarria’s suspension was later lifted as he was found not guilty after further investigation.

Three years later, Nicolas Echavarria turned pro and joined the PGA Tour Latinoamérica. In the Colombian Tour of 2018, he experienced his first triumph at the Abierto Club Campestre de Medellín. He showed some exemplary strokeplay to win the Sao Paulo Golf Club Championship in September 2018. Just one month later after his first official PGA Tour Latinoamérica victory, he also captured the San Luis Championship in October 2018. He joined the PGA Tour around 4 years later and won his first event at the 2023 Puerto Rico Open. As of October 2024, he has had 8 top-25 wins this year. He was also a part of the Colombian National Team in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

That has been his journey in golf. But there is a lot more to Echavarria’s life than golf.

Nicolas Echavarria beyond the course

The Columbian, Nicolas Echavarria, often displays how much he loves his family on his Instagram. Back in 2015, he shared a picture with his entire extended family of 30. Echavarria seems to be a mama’s boy as he has also posted a lot of pictures with his mom. Another person who features a lot on his Instagram is his partner, Claudia De Antonio. Tracing back to their profiles, it seems that the couple has been together from somewhere around 2016. Claudia is a former golfer herself and currently posts travel and food vlogs on YouTube. The vlogs usually feature Nicolas Echavarria as the partners-in-crime visit Michelin-star restaurants or various golf courses where Echavarria is playing.

Echavarria himself seems to be an avid traveler, enjoys recreational activities, and dresses up in baby jumpsuit pajamas alongside his brothers as a full-grown adult. He also promotes an alcohol brand called Parce Rum in some of his posts. Echavarria is also quite active on X as he regularly shares his plays and also shares in opinions with his followers in Spanish. In January 2021, Echavarria shared a post informing his fans that he had joined the Parsons Xtreme Golf family. This indicated that he will be using PXG golf clubs from then. A few months after his first PGA Tour victory, Echavarria also announced that he would be sponsored by GSE Worldwide. So what do you think about his progress so far? let us know below!