On 29 November 2025, Nico Echavarria tied the knot with Claudia De Antonio. And now, they began a new chapter of their lives together. After winning the Cognizant Classic, Echavarria revealed a promise he made to his wife regarding a move to Palm Beach Gardens. 

In a quick interview after the tournament, Echavarria said, “We're getting a dog, too. I promised after the third win was a dog. Happy with that.”

The 31-year-old shot a five-under 66 on the final round and finished at 17-under 267 to win the tournament. Despite making four bogeys (the fewest at the 2026 Cognizant Classic), he confidently drove ahead and beat Shane Lowry. But the dog was confirmed way before Echavarria made his final swing at the PGA National Champion Course.

Following the win, Echavarria revealed that he expressed his confidence regarding the event to De Antonio and his financial advisor back on Monday. He was simply “feeling good.” 

“I was glad I'm out of the poa greens. I was hitting the ball good, and here we are.”

But the credit for getting a house at Palm Beach Gardens went to his wife. Expressing his gratefulness to De Antonio, Echavarria told the media a couple of days back, “She's done a lot. She planned mostly the whole wedding. She has done most of the decisions in the house, so I'm very thankful to have her.”

But what inspired the couple to move all the way down from Jacksonville?

Nico Echavarria Opens Up on Moving to Palm Beach Gardens?

“We don't have any family in Jacksonville,” Echavarria told the media a day before the Cognizant Classic finale. “We just got married. We want to have kids soon. So that extra help with my wife's parents that live 45 minutes to an hour away would be huge. We travel a lot, so that's kind of the decision that we made.”

So, when are Nico Echavarria and his wife moving to Palm Beach Gardens? Well, they got the house on Friday (27 February 2026) and are still making some touches to the house. Looking at that, the golfer hinted at the shift in a couple of weeks. 

Echavarria enters a new season with three PGA Tour wins, a new home, and growing family plans.

Can he build on this momentum in the upcoming PGA Tour events? Tell us in the comments!

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Written by

Krushna Pattnaik

Edited by

Oajaswini Prabhu