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.

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.

For the fifth time in his career, Nick Taylor has entered the winner's circle on the PGA Tour. After reaching 16 under for the tournament, Taylor emerged from a two-hole playoff over Nico Echavarria at Waialae Country Club to claim the 2025 Sony Open.

Nick Taylor topped Nico Echavarria on the second playoff hole to win his fifth PGA Tour event at the Sony Open.

Nick Taylor walked off the seventh green on Sunday ... So as he sat down in the media center at the Sony Open in Hawaii a few hours later with a flower lei around his neck and the trophy to ...

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 who fought it out in the sudden-death playoff, with Taylor winning on the second extra hole.

Nick Taylor of Canada beat Nico Echavarria on the second playoff hole today to win the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club.

HONOLULU — Nick Taylor in a playoff is tough to beat. Getting there was hardest part for the Canadian, who delivered another highlight reel of clutch moments Sunday in the Sony Open. Down to his last shot, Taylor chipped in from 60 feet for eagle on the par-5 closing hole at Waialae for a 5-under 65 to get into a playoff with Nico Echavarria.

Here's the breakdown of how much prize money each PGA Tour player earned this week at the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii.

Canada's Nick Taylor knocked in a birdie putt from less than three feet away on the second playoff hole to win the Sony Open in Hawaii on Sunday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.

Nick Taylor beat Nico Echavarria in a two-hole playoff at the Sony Open. Take a look at the bag of Titleist and TaylorMade gear he used.