请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Camilo Villegas
释义

  1. Early years

  2. College career

  3. Professional career

  4. Pronouncing his name

  5. Amateur wins

  6. Professional wins (10)

     PGA Tour wins (4)  Japan Golf Tour wins (1)  Other wins (5) 

  7. Results in major championships

     Summary 

  8. Results in World Golf Championship events

  9. Team appearances

  10. See also

  11. References

  12. External links

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2011}}{{Spanish name|Villegas|Restrepo}}{{Infobox golfer
| name = Camilo Villegas
| image = Camilo Villegas, Open 2008.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| fullname = Camilo Villegas Restrepo
| nickname = Spider-Man
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|1|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Medellín, Colombia
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}
| weight = {{convert|160|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}
| nationality = {{COL}}
| residence = Gainesville, Florida
Jupiter, Florida
| partner = Maria Ochoa Mora
| children =
| college = University of Florida
| yearpro = 2004
| retired =
| tour = PGA Tour
| extour = European Tour
Web.com Tour
| prowins = 10
| pgawins = 4
| eurowins =
| champwins =
| japwins = 1
| asiawins =
| sunwins =
| auswins =
| otherwins = 5
| majorwins =
| masters = T13: 2009
| usopen = T9: 2008
| open = T13: 2009
| pga = T4: 2008
| wghofid =
| wghofyear =
| award1 =
| year1 =
| awardssection =
}}

Camilo Villegas ({{IPA-es|kaˈmilo βiˈʎeɣas}}; born 7 January 1982) is a Colombian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Early years

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.

College career

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).[1] Villegas graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree in business administration in 2004.

Villegas is known for his commitment to physical fitness, and says his mentor and inspiration is golf icon Gary Player. Villegas and Player have starred together in a MasterCard "priceless" commercial.

In the June 2006 issue of Golf Digest, he was named "the sexiest player on tour, Tiger Woods included."[2] He has also gained notoriety for sporting flashy dress clothing by designer J. Lindeberg.

An alumnus of the University of Florida, Villegas frequently visits the university's Mark Bostick Golf Course when he is spending time at his residence in Gainesville, Florida.

His younger brother, Manuel, also played on the University of Florida team and now plays on the Web.com Tour.

Professional career

{{BLP sources section|date=August 2015}}

Villegas began playing on the PGA Tour in 2004 and earned his PGA Tour card just prior to the 2006 season. He had a blistering start to his 2006 rookie year on tour, with two second-place finishes and a third place (at The Players Championship) in his first nine events. He missed making the 2006 Masters Tournament in his rookie year by a single position on the Official PGA Tour Money List (11th). However, he made his first Masters' appearance in 2007 by finishing in the top 40 of the Official PGA Tour Money List for 2006. He qualified for the 2008 Masters through his exceptional play during the inaugural FedEx Cup playoff system, that included an opening round 63 (8 under par) at the Deutsche Bank Championship and three straight top 10 finishes. He entered the FedEx Cup playoffs in 52nd place and improved to 28th place through his play in the first three events, thus qualifying for the 30-man field at The Tour Championship in Atlanta, Georgia, where he finished in the top 10 for the third straight week and finished 24th on the FedEx Cup points list.

Villegas won his second professional event at the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic on the Japan Golf Tour in September 2007. By doing so, he earned ¥24,000,000 (approximately US$208,272). He shot a score of 282 (−2) and defeated Toyokazu Fujishima in a playoff by draining a 20-foot putt on the winning hole. In 2006 Camilo signed an endorsement deal with Red Bull, and has represented the energy drink company since then as their sole PGA Tour golf athlete. Villegas won his third professional event at the TELUS Skins Game in June 2008 where he defeated a field that included Greg Norman, Colin Montgomerie, Mike Weir and "Mr. Skins", Fred Couples. Villegas took six skins for $130,000 with a short birdie putt on the 14th hole, and then won an additional four skins for $100,000 in a playoff, which was decided with a closest-to-the-pin shootout from 130 yards out on the 18th hole.

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.[3]

Villegas followed his BMW Championship win with a victory in The Tour Championship. He beat Sergio García in a playoff, having trailed by five shots going into the final round. The win took Villegas to number seven in the Official World Golf Rankings[4] and established him as the highest ranked golfer from South America. He finished the season 7th on the PGA Tour money list.

In late 2008 Villegas joined the European Tour, making his first European Tour appearance at the 2008 HSBC Champions, the first tournament of the 2009 season. However he will continue to play predominately in the United States. He had no victories in 2009 but had five top-10 finishes and ended the season ranked 45th on the PGA Tour money list and in the top 30 of the European Tour's Race to Dubai.

He spent over 30 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings since 2008, with a career high rank of seventh.[5]

At the 2009 Chevron World Challenge, Villegas made a very rare albatross (double eagle) on a 568-yard par 5, firing a 262-yard second shot into the hole.[6]

In March 2010, Villegas earned his third victory on the PGA Tour, winning The Honda Classic by five strokes over Anthony Kim.[7] He chose not to maintain his status on the European Tour, and a slump in form in 2012 meant he had to enter the PGA Tour's Qualifying School at the end of the season; he finished 144th on the money list. Villegas did not regain a Tour Card but had conditional status on the PGA Tour for 2013, playing in the 126-150 category. His status gave him entry based on sponsor exemptions, past championships, and priority ranking. He regained full privileges for 2014 with a 110th-place finish in the FedEx Cup. In 2014, Villegas won the Wyndham Championship, his first win on Tour in more than four years. The win moved him into the 37th position of the 2014 FedEX Cup prior to going into the FedEx Cup playoffs. With this victory, Villegas earns an invitation into the 2015 Masters Tournament and two years full-exempt status on the PGA Tour.

In July 2016, Villegas withdrew from the Olympics in Rio to concentrate in the PGA Tour and secure a card for the 2016–17 season. He also mentioned concerns over the Zika virus as another reason to pull out from the Olympics.[8] Villegas did not regain his Tour card and played the 2016–17 season with only past champion status. He eventually played well enough to regain his PGA Tour privileges for the 2017–18 season.

Pronouncing his name

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

  • In Spanish, Villegas is pronounced "bee-YAY-gahss" or "bee-JAY-gahss." The official language in Colombia is Spanish. For more on the ambiguity of this pronunciation, see Yeísmo.
  • Recent examples from discussion forums, television coverage and sports articles—including interviews with Villegas himself—have supported the standard pronunciation of "bee-JAY-gahss" for his last name, although there are some who have not yet adopted the proper first name pronunciation, "kah-MEE-lo."[9]

Villegas is often compared with Spider-Man for his unique style of reading greens before he putts.

Amateur wins

  • 2002 Mexican Open
  • 2003 Players Amateur

Professional wins (10)

PGA Tour wins (4)

Legend
FedEx Cup Events (2)
Other PGA Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up
17 Sep 2008BMW Championship−15 (65-66-66-68=265)2 strokesUSA}} Dudley Hart
228 Sep 2008The Tour Championship−7 (72-66-69-66=273)PlayoffESP}} Sergio García
37 Mar 2010The Honda Classic−13 (66-66-67-68=267)5 strokesUSA}} Anthony Kim
417 Aug 2014Wyndham Championship−17 (63-69-68-63=263)1 strokeUSA}} Bill Haas, {{flagicon|SWE}} Fredrik Jacobson
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12007The Honda ClassicARG}} José Cóceres, {{flagicon|USA}} Boo Weekley, {{flagicon|USA}} Mark WilsonWilson won with birdie on third extra hole
Villegas and Weekley eliminated with par on second hole
22008The Tour ChampionshipESP}} Sergio GarcíaWon with par on first extra hole
32016RSM ClassicUSA}} Blayne Barber, {{flagicon|USA}} Billy Horschel,
{{flagicon|CAN}} Mackenzie Hughes, {{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Norlander
Hughes won with par on third extra hole
Horschel eliminated with par on first hole

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

  • 2007 Coca-Cola Tokai Classic

Other wins (5)

  • 2001 Colombian Open (as an amateur)
  • 2008 Telus World Skins Game, CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with Bubba Watson), Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge
  • 2010 World Golf Salutes King Bhumibol Skins Tournament

Results in major championships

Tournament200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
Masters TournamentCUTCUTT13T3849CUT
U.S. OpenCUTT59T26T9T33T70CUT74
The Open ChampionshipT39T13T44CUTCUT
PGA ChampionshipCUTT23T4T51T8CUTCUT
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 6
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
PGA Championship 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 4
Totals 0 0 0 1 3 6 26 16
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (2008 U.S. Open – 2011 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015
Accenture Match Play ChampionshipR64R163R64
Cadillac ChampionshipT26T5T16T35
Bridgestone InvitationalT36T71T25
HSBC ChampionsT51
{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = tied

Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur
  • Eisenhower Trophy (representing Colombia): 1998, 2000, 2002
Professional
  • World Cup (representing Colombia): 2006, 2011
  • Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge (representing PGA Tour): 2007
  • Presidents Cup (International team): 2009

See also

{{Portal|Biography|Golf}}
  • 2005 Nationwide Tour graduates
  • List of Florida Gators men's golfers on the PGA Tour
  • List of University of Florida alumni

References

1. ^2008–09 Florida Gators Men's Golf Media Guide {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322012152/http://www.gatorzone.com/golf/men/media/2008/pdf/5_history.pdf# |date=22 March 2012 }}, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, p. 36 (2008). Retrieved July 14, 2011.
2. ^{{cite magazine |url=http://www.golfdigest.com/instruction/index.ssf?/instruction/gd200606bombers.html |title=Cover Story: Bomb & Gouge |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Peter |last=Morrice |date=June 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060616184224/http://www.golfdigest.com/instruction/index.ssf?%2Finstruction%2Fgd200606bombers.html |archivedate=16 June 2006 |df=dmy }}
3. ^Week 36 – Camilo Villegas Leaps into the World Top 20 with Victory at the BMW Championship {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210233547/http://www.owgr.com/NEWS/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=6617865&itype=421# |date=10 February 2009 }} – Official World Golf Ranking, 8 September 2008
4. ^Week 39 – Villegas Wins The Tour Championship and Jumps to World Number 7 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090210234301/http://www.owgr.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=6619374&itype=&iCategoryID=0# |date=10 February 2009 }} – Official World Golf Ranking, 28 September 2008
5. ^{{cite book|title=European Tour Official Guide 09|url=http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pagegid={00387D2B-9D40-40B9-B2AC-C46939A8370B}|format=PDF|accessdate=16 January 2009|edition=38th|year=2009|publisher=PGA European Tour|chapter=Players who have reached the Top Ten in the Official World Golf Ranking since 1986|page=558}}
6. ^{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8157001.stm|work=BBC News|title=Lawrie enjoys albatross at Open|date=19 July 2009|accessdate=21 May 2010}}
7. ^{{cite web|date=7 March 2010|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4974133|title=Villegas Seals Third PGA Tour Win|publisher=ESPN|accessdate=8 March 2010}}
8. ^{{cite news |title=Camilo Villegas pulls out of Rio to protect Tour Card |url=http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2016/07/19/Camilo-Villegas-pulls-out-of-Rio-to-protect-Tour-Card/7161468902470/ |accessdate=29 September 2016 |agency=The Sport Xchange |publisher=United Press International |date=19 July 2016}}
9. ^Pretty in Pink: Colombia's Camilo Villegas has PGA Tour looking sharp

External links

  • {{PGATour player|27770}}
  • {{EuroTour player|33441}}
  • {{JapanTour player|15312}}
  • {{OWGR|9171}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080601223848/http://thesandtrap.com/swing_thoughts/why_camilo_villegas_is_the_man Why Camilo Villegas is the Man]
  • "Here comes the Spider-Man" by Connell Barrett, GOLF.com
{{2009 International Presidents Cup team}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Villegas, Camilo}}

7 : Colombian male golfers|Florida Gators men's golfers|PGA Tour golfers|European Tour golfers|Sportspeople from Medellín|1982 births|Living people

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/11/16 5:06:09