Nico Echavarria

Nico Echavarria, out of Africa & Latin America, rates 77 overall on the PGA Tour — the numbers add up to a Tour Winner, with putting the clear peak of the profile at A-.

• Power sits at C for Echavarria, a genuine liability across the 2025–26 pool: nearly the whole pool rates higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• Accuracy B+ — a clear strength in the 2025–26 pool; 20 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play sits at B for Echavarria, a genuine liability across the 2025–26 pool: 69 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game B — a mild soft spot in the 2025–26 pool; 64 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• At A-, Echavarria's putting rating is comfortably above tour-average (82nd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 17 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• Course IQ B — a step below the pool average in the 2025–26 pool; 66 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• At B, Echavarria's nerve rating is well below the pool average (17th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 79 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• Consistency B — a genuine liability in the 2025–26 pool; 72 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine A- — a clear strength in the 2025–26 pool; 26 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Tour Winner. A dependable, above-average build across the board. Nothing here is a true weakness, and nothing is a true signature strength either — just a well-rounded pro's game.

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to J.T. Poston (92% similar), Alex Noren (89% similar) and Max Homa (88% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

• J.T. Poston,
• Alex Noren,
• Max Homa

Of the 24 events on the schedule, RBC Heritage, Travelers Championship and TOUR Championship suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

• RBC Heritage — Marquee
• Travelers Championship — Marquee
• TOUR Championship — Playoff

At $2.5M (D tier), Nico Echavarria leaves $42.5M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 4 more S-tier chips, or 35 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (power, iron play and short game) include Rory McIlroy ($10M), Scottie Scheffler ($10M) and Tommy Fleetwood ($10M).

• Rory McIlroy ($10M),
• Scottie Scheffler ($10M),
• Tommy Fleetwood ($10M)

1 win 2026. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

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