Camilo Villegas
- January 5, 2024
- Golfer
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Camilo Villegas |
| Occupation | Golfer |
| Date Of Birth | Jan 7, 1982(1982-01-07) |
| Age | 42 |
| Birthplace | Medellín |
| Country | Colombia |
| Birth City | Antioquia Department |
| Horoscope | Capricorn |
Camilo Villegas Biography
| Name | Camilo Villegas |
| Birthday | Jan 7 |
| Birth Year | 1982 |
| Place Of Birth | Medellín |
| Home Town | Antioquia Department |
| Birth Country | Colombia |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Parents | Luz Marina Villegas, Fernando Villegas |
| Siblings | Manuel Villegas |
| Spouse | Maria Ochoa Mora (m. 2014) |
| Children(s) | Mia Villegas |
Camilo Villegas is one of the most popular and richest Golfer who was born on January 7, 1982 in Medellín, Antioquia Department, Colombia. Professional golfer who won his first PGA Tour victory in September 2008.
He was heavily influenced by He was influenced by Tiger Woods and was once thought to be an up and coming threat to Woods’ dominance., and was once considered to be a threat to Woods’ dominance.
Villegas accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach Buddy Alexander’s Florida Gators men’s golf team in National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) competition from 2001 to 2004. As a freshman in 2001, Villegas was a member of the Gators’ 2001 NCAA championship team. During his college golf career, he was the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Freshman of the Year in 2001, the SEC Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004, and an All-American four consecutive years (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004). Villegas graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2004.
Villegas was born in Medellín, Colombia, and took up golf as a child. After several different National Junior Championships in Colombia between the ages of 8 and 15, at 16 he became the first player in Colombian golf history to win the Amateur’s Grand Slam in the same year: The National Junior Championship (stroke play), the National Junior Championship (match play), the National Amateur Championship, and the Colombian Open in the amateur category. Then, in 2001, he became only the second player to win the Colombian Open as an amateur. His success in Colombian golf throughout the 1990s earned him the distinction of “Player of the Decade” issued by the Colombian Golf Federation.
He was raised in Medellin (Colombia) and was born there.
Camilo Villegas Net Worth
| Net Worth | $15 Million |
| Source Of Income | Golfer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Camilo Villegas is one of the richest Golfer from Colombia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Camilo Villegas 's net worth $15 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was a winner of many junior golf championships, and he attended the University of Florida.
In Japan, he won the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic.
Camilo Villegas (Spanish pronunciation: [kaˈmilo βiˈʎeɣas] ; born 7 January 1982) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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Who is Camilo Villegas Dating?
According to our records, Camilo Villegas married to Maria Ochoa Mora (m. 2014). As of December 1, 2023, Camilo Villegas’s is not dating anyone.
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He spent over 30 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings since 2008, with a career high rank of seventh.
Facts & Trivia
Camilo Ranked on the list of most popular Golfer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Colombia. Camilo Villegas celebrates birthday on January 7 of every year.
Villegas recorded a record-breaking second round in the 2008 Open Championship. He shot 65, which was the lowest score for any Open Championship second round at Royal Birkdale. He started off with two bogeys but ended with five consecutive birdies which put him at 5 under for his round. Villegas won his first PGA Tour title in September 2008, winning the BMW Championship by two shots over Dudley Hart. For the last 44 holes of the tournament, Villegas did not three putt, one-putting 27 of those last 44 holes. This victory took him to a career high of 18th in the Official World Golf Rankings.
What is Camilo Villegas world ranking?
CATEGORYVALUERANK
Money| $318,554| 185
World Golf Ranking| 0.3| 531
All Around Ranking| 1,148| 182
FedExCup Season Points| 127| 188
How many PGA Tour wins does Camilo Villegas have?
Camilo Villegas
Professional wins| 10
Highest ranking| 7 (28 September 2008)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour| 4
Why did Camilo Villegas withdraw?
Villegas withdrew ahead of the second round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at the Detroit Golf Club on Friday due to an illness.
Who did Camilo Villegas marry?
Maria Ochoa Mora