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Camilo Villegas

Colombia's Camilo Villegas played his first full PGA TOUR season in 2006, making 18 cuts in 29 starts, with two runner-up finishes. His performance the following year was consistent with the first, but in 2008 he broke through with two victories, and they came at a perfect time -- during the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup -- where he won the BMW Championship and came back the following week with a win in the series' final event, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola. The two victories earned him a second-place finish in the season-long competition as well as a $3 million bonus. He ended the season ranked seventh on the official money list -- his highest finish in three full seasons in which he has never finished outside the top 50 in money winners. He will certainly be an interesting player to watch at Harding Park in this, his first Presidents Cup.

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The Villegas File

Full Name: Camilo Villegas

Height: 5-9

Birthdate: Jan. 7, 1982

Birthplace: Medellin, Colombia

Residence: Gainesville, Fla.

Family: Single

Education: University of Florida (2004, Business)

Special Interests: Music

Turned Professional: 2004

Nationwide Tour Graduate: 2005

Personal Info

Camilo Villegas popularity in his native Colombia is so great that Colombian TV picked up 30 PGA TOUR golf broadcasts beginning in 2006. He was featured in the July 2006 issue of GQ magazine and was one of People Magazines Hottest Bachelors in 2006 -- the only professional athlete chosen for the feature. In 2005, he started using a low-to-the-ground crouching method to better read putts. His brother, Manny, also played for the University of Florida golf team, where Camilo won NCAA Academic All-America in 2002 and 2003; was the Southeast Conference Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004; won first-team All-SEC honors in 2001, 2002 and 2004; and was the 2001 SEC Freshman of the Year.

Playing Record

PGA TOUR Victories: (2) 2008 BMW Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola.

2009 PGA TOUR Highlights: Camilo Villegas finished tied for third at the Buick Invitational. His first-round 63 (North Course) was the low round of the tournament. He lost to eventual champion Geoff Ogilvy, 2 and 1, in the third round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.

National Teams: The Presidents Cup, 2009; World Cup, 2006

Presidents Cup Record: First appearance

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