"I enjoy being in those moments," - Nick Taylor on being dubbed "Mr. Playoff" after another clutch victory

On Sunday, January 12, Nick Taylor defeated Nico Echavarria to win the Sony Open in Hawaii 2025. This marked his third win on the PGA Tour, all of which have come in extra holes.

Since 2023, Nick Taylor has won three titles, and each victory was secured in a playoff. Notably, he has never lost a PGA Tour event after forcing extra holes.

During the winner's press conference, a journalist asked Taylor about his impressive playoff record and dubbed him 'Mr. Playoff.'

"I think I enjoy being in those moments," the Canadian star replied. "For whatever reason my mind gets clear in those situations of the shot I'm just trying to hit. It's kind of like a match play situation. I feel like I've always enjoyed match play when I was growing up and had success as well just trying to hit each shot at hand."

"I've worked on that the last couple years of why in those situations am I good and other situations where I am not consistent if I'm in 30th or something. We will work on that, but nice start to the year obviously," he added.

Taylor was two strokes off the lead heading into the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii. He started the final day slowly, bogeying two of the first seven holes. However, he picked up the pace, making four consecutive birdies over the next four holes. With an eagle on the final hole, he forced a playoff against Nico Echavarria.

Both players birdied the first extra hole on the par-5 18th, but Echavarria missed an 8-foot putt on the second playoff hole, resulting in Nick Taylor's sixth PGA Tour win.

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"The last three years have been great," - Nick Taylor reflects on his recent record at the Sony Open

During the press conference, Nick Taylor was also asked about his recent record at Waialae Country Club, where this marked his third consecutive top-10 finish.

The last three years have been great," he said. "I felt like this has been a course that I really started to enjoy. I see the lines really well on the greens. I've played them in the nine years probably in every winds condition possible, so really no surprises anymore."

"I had confidence coming into this week. Last week, that's one course on Tour where I'm confused how low they shoot, so I felt like my game was pretty good and I wasn't overly concerned with only beating eight guys last week. I knew I was coming to a course that I felt like matched my game a little better," he added

Taylor bagged $1,566,000 for his sixth win on the PGA Tour. He will next compete at the American Express, which will take place from Thursday, January 16 to Sunday, January 19 at La Quinta, California.