Residence: Gainesville, Florida
DOB: 01/07/1982 |
Camilo Villegas, known as much for wearing tight trousers and the screaming women who follow him as for his golf, was selected as one of People Magazine's ‘Hottest Bachelors’ in 2006. But actually, he can play golf too - and is one of hottest talents at the moment in world golf and one of the biggest hitters on the US Tour - averaging over 300 yards off the tee in 2006.
Born in Columbia, Camilo took up the game as a child excelled as a junior to earn a scholarship to play collegiate golf at the University of Florida, along with his brother Manny. He was a 3 time All American, and was the South-eastern Conference Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004.
Villegas is also known for his commitment to physical fitness, and in the June 2006 issue of Golf Digest he was named "the most ripped player on tour, Tiger Woods included". He joined the Tour in 2006 and had a great start with several top-5 finishes. He also has a very odd putting routine which involves crouching on the green with his left leg extended to get a better view of the line? This strange posture has resulted within him being given the nickname ‘Hombre Araña’ - or Spiderman.
Villegas won his first PGA Tour title in September 2008, winning the BMW Championship by 2 shots over Dudley Hart. For the last 44 holes of the tournament, Villegas did not three putt, one-putting 27 of the last 44 holes. This victory took him to a career high of 18th in the Official World Golf Rankings. Villegas followed his BMW Championship win with a victory in equally prestigious Tour Championship on the PGA Tour. He beat Sergio García in a playoff, having trailed by 5 shots going into the final round. The win took Villegas to #7 in the Official World Golf Rankings. |