“It was a tough 6, 7 months”: Nick Taylor recalls struggles after winning big at the 2025 Sony Open

Nick Taylor recently won the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii after a playoff against Nicolas Echavarria. Taylor scored a total of 16-under.

The Canadian golfer has been struggling with his form since his win at the WM Phoenix Open last year. He never made the top 10 in any tournament post that win and only made the top-25 cuts twice.

It came as no surprise, that the odds were stacked against him going into the 2025 Sony Open. It was predicted he had a 110/1 chance of winning the tournament. However, going against expectations, Nick Taylor secured a thundering victory at the Wai'alae Country Club on Sunday.

The 36-year-old shared how tough the past few months had been, not just for him but for his loved ones as well.

"It was a tough six, seven months. For my wife and my family to be with me and support me and lift me up, it makes it all sweeter. I feel like I can rise to the occasion. It's pretty fun," he wrote.

He also added via BBC that he was "a bit stunned" that things worked out "this way".

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How much money did Nick Taylor win at the 2025 Sony Open?

Nick Taylor at the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii (Source: Imagn)

The 2025 Sony Open had a prize purse of $8,700,000 with Nick Taylor taking home $1,566,000 as the winner's share.

Here's a look at the full payout list of the 2025 Sony Open:

Win:

• Nick Taylor $1,566,000

2.

• Nico Echavarria $948,300

T3.

• J.J. Spaun $513,300
• Stephan Jaeger

5.

• Eric Cole $356,700

T6.

• Jackson Suber $281,587.50
• Adam Schenk
• Patrick Fishburn
• Keegan Bradley

T10.

• Jesper Svensson $195,025
• Nick Dunlap
• Paul Peterson
• Russell Henley
• Lee Hodges
• Harry Hall

T16.

• Hideki Matsuyama $132,675
• Webb Simpson
• Alex Smalley
• Denny McCarthy
• Gary Woodland

T21.

• C.T. Pan $80,088.33
• Sam Ryder
• Mark Hubbard
• Zach Johnson
• Mac Meissner
• Kensei Hirata
• Matt Kuchar
• Lucas Glover
• Brian Harman

T30.

• Adam Svensson $52,137.86
• Brice Garnett $56,985
• Sepp Straka $54,375
• Andrew Putnam $51,765
• Erik van Rooyen $49,590
• Bud Cauley $47,415
• Keith Mitchell $45,240

T37.

• Nate Lashley $36,975
• Vincent Norrman
• Justin Lower
• Kurt Kitayama
• Sahith Theegala
• Henrik Norlander
• James Hahn
• Ryan Gerard

T45.

• Taylor Pendrith $24,381.75
• Tom Hoge $27,405
• Kevin Roy $25,665
• Ben Griffin $24,273
• Jeremy Paul $23,055
• David Lipsky $22,359
• Frankie Capan III $21,837
• Maverick McNealy $21,315

T53.

• Kevin Streelman $20,388.50
• Brandt Snedeker $20,619
• Thomas Detry $20,445
• Chan Kim $20,271
• Robert MacIntyre $20,097
• Ben Kohles $19,923

T59.

• Rico Hoey $19,314
• Charley Hoffman
• Ben Martin
• Adam Hadwin
• Sam Stevens
• Thomas Rosenmueller

T65.

• Matt McCarty $18,444
• Taylor Montgomery
• Tom Kim
• Ryo Hisatsune

69.

• Ben Silverman $18,009

T70.

• Cristobal Del Solar $17,748
• Greyson Sigg

T72.

• Doug Ghim $17,226
• Luke List
• Taylor Dickson
• Vince Whaley

76.

• Aaron Baddeley $16,791