Camilo Villegas

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Camilo Villegas

Camilo Villegas (born January 7, 1982) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He was born in Medellín, Colombia, and took up the game as a child. He excelled as a junior and played golf at the University of Florida. He was a three-time All American there, and Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004. He began playing on the PGA Tour in 2006 and made a promising start at that level, with two second place finishes in his first seven events. He is 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.'[1] Villegas has also gained notoriety for sporting flashy dress clothing by designer J. Lindeberg. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. Camilo is an alumnus of the University of Florida, he frequently visits to the University of Florida golf course when he is spending time in his home town Gainesville, FL. Camilo resides at the Gainesville Country Club located in the Southwest side of town.

1 Playing style
2 Pronouncing his name
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Playing style

Villegas' tremendous physical power allows him to drive the ball far away from the tee box, averaging 302.1 yards in the 2006 season. He also adapts a homemade putting routine: while he reads a putt, he crouches down parallel to the ground without touching it, extending his left leg back while balancing with his right leg and his putter to get a better view of the slope of the green. He is given the nickname "Hombre Araña(Spiderman)" for this posture.

[edit] Pronouncing his name

Throughout the PGA Tour and among the media, there is a debate over how Camilo's name should be pronounced.

According to a PGA Tour tournament starter (a person who announces the player's name at the first tee), "I pronounced it to Camilo directly to make sure I announce it correctly. His reply was, 'Thank you for someone finally getting it right on this tour.' I pronounced it with his blessing as Ka me low Vi yay gaas. The 'v' is pronounced as in Viva and his last name ends like veGAS in Viva Las Vegas.^[1]