Camilo Villegas - Olympics (2024)

At Florida -
(2003-04)Graduated in the spring with a degree in Busniess Administration... Earned PING first team All-America honors for the third time in his career … Became just the fourth player in school history to earn All-America honors all four years … Named SEC Player of the Year and the SEC Men's Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Also named first team All-SEC for the third time … First player in school history to be named SEC Player of the Year twice …Named a finalist for the Byron Nelson Award … Named to the PING All-Southeast Region team … Inducted into UF's student Hall of Fame … Named a Ben Hogan Award semifinalist … CoSIDA Academic All-District III first team … GCAA Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar recipient … SEC Academic Honor Roll selection … Named Southern Golf Association National Amateur of the Month for March after wins at Southern Highlands and Atlanta Intercollegiate …Posted best stroke average in school history (70.77) and led the Gators in top-five finishes (8), even-or-under par rounds (28) and tied for team lead in wins (2) and top-10 finishes (9) … Ended illustrious career by tying for 30th at NCAA Championships with rounds of 72-72-67-78 = 289 (+9) … Became first player in school history to finish in top 20 four times at regionals after tying for second at NCAA East Region Championships … Finished one stroke behind Bill Haas after rounds of 68-70-70 = 208 (-2) … Finished T5th at 2004 SEC Championships - his fourth top-20 finish in as many tries at the event … Shot rounds of 70-72-69 = 211 (+1) … Ran streak of consecutive even or under par rounds to 10 at SECs - second longest in school history … Broke school record for career wins with his eighth at the Atlanta Intercollegiate - his second straight medalist honor at the tournament … Posted a three-round total of 204 (-12), which was the fourth best score by par in school history … Was under par all three rounds with scores of 70-72-72 = 214 (-2) at Schenkel E-Z-Go Invitational to tie for fifth … Claimed seventh career win at Southern Highlands Collegiate in winning event by one stroke over Bill Haas of Wake Forest … He finished 11-under at the tournament (205), which was his third best score by par in his career … Finished inside the top 25 for the 13th straight tournament after tying for 15th at the Puerto Rico Classic … Carded rounds of 74-67-76 = 217 (+1) … Tied for fifth at Mercedes-Benz Collegiate after shooting rounds of 72-74-70 = 216 (E) … Shot one-over (211) and finished in a tie for third at SunTrust Gator Invitational after carding rounds of 70-69-72 … Finished 2-1-1 as Florida won Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship title … Placed outside top 20 for first time in nine tournaments at the Gary Koch Invitational after rounds of 70-71-78 = 219 (+3) to finish T23rd … Tied with teammate Jessie Mudd for ninth at the Carpet Capital Collegiate after finishing at three-under (72-70-71 = 213) in helping the Gators to their second tournament win for the season … Tied for 12th at the NCAA Preview after finishing at three-over with a two-round score of 143 (71-72) … T2nd at Bank of Tennessee to open the 2003 fall season by shooting six-under 210 (69-70-71).

(2002-03) PING third team All-American … Second team All-SEC selection ... SEC Academic Honor Roll selection … SEC Golfer of the Week (May 13) ... Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar … PING Southeast Regional first team selection … Verizon Academic All-District III second team selection … Named a 2003 Ben Hogan Award nominee … Finished in the top 20 at the NCAA Championships for the first time in his career with a tie for 16th at 297 (+9) … Tied for 12th with a 211 (-5) at the NCAA East Regional, marking the second consecutive tournament that he was the highest Gator finisher ... Won sixth medalist title of his career with a first-place finish at the Atlanta Intercollegiate with a 194 (-22) ... Shot rounds of 66-66-62 ... Final 62 (-10) was a tournament record ... Moved into sole possession of second place in UF history for most individual medalist titles with six (only one shy of tying the record of Chris DiMarco with seven) ... Marked the second consecutive year that he won multiple individual titles and has won at least once in all three years of competition at UF ... Tied for 19th at 218 (+8) at the SEC Championships, including shooting a final round 69 (-1) ... Shot a one-under 71 to finish tied for sixth at the Auburn Multi-Match ... Rebounded from a tough showing at the Las Vegas with a tie for 12th at 214 (-2) at the Schenkel Invitational ..., which is presented to nation's most outstanding college golfer ... Shot a 218 (+2) to finish 13th at the Puerto Rico Classic ... Finished in a tie for 37th with a 222 (+6) at the Mercedes Benz Collegiate ... Tied for 17th with a 221 (+11) at the Gator Invitational ... One of three Gators to compete in all three rounds of the Hooters Match-Play Championship ... Compiled a 1-1-1 record ... Won first round match over Brock Mackenzie (Washington) 2 and 1 ... Halved with Augusta State's Oliver Wilson and lost to Texas' Matthew Rosenfeld in the third round (3 and 1) ... Placed T19 at the Gary Koch Invitational with one-under par 143, which marked the 14th time in the previous 16 college tournaments he finished inside the top 20 ... Finished in a tie for 25th at the NCAA Preview at 226 (+10) ... Only the second time in the last 15 tournaments that he failed to finish in the top 20 of the individual standings ... Tied for fifth at the 2002 Carpet Capital Collegiate at 211 (-5) ... Won medalist honors at the Inverness Invitational with his 215 (+2).

(2001-02) Became the first Gator to be named a Ben Hogan Award finalist, given to the best collegiate golfer in the country … Named a PING first team All-American for second straight year … Won SEC Player of the Year honors … Spent four weeks ranked No. 1 in the Golfweek/Sagarin national rankings … One of only 10 Florida student-athletes selected as an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar … Also won All-SEC first team accolades … Tied for 46th at the NCAA Championships … Won three tournaments … 70.80 seasonal stroke average was the best in school history (since 1981) … Shot a second round 62 at the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate which set the competitive course record and the second best ever by a Gator … The incredible round led him to the individual and the team titles … Claimed an eight-stroke victory at the UNF/Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship shooting six-under 210 … Named SEC and Golfworld National Player of the Week.

(2000-01) PING first team All-American … First team All-SEC selection ... Tied for 22nd at the NCAA Championships, firing a tournament total of 288 (E) ... Won the NCAA East Regional with a three-round total of 201 (-15), the best individual total at a regional in UF history ... His first-round score of 64 (-8) set a course record ... Tied for fifth at the Atlanta Intercollegiate with a 212 (-4) ... Shot a 71 (-1) in the first and second round of the U.S. Collegiate to finish with a 220 (+3) in 22nd place ... Shot three-round totals of 65-69-65 - 206 (-11) to tie for second at the SunTrust Gator Invitational ... Recorded first top-five finish, and low tournament score of 213(-3) at the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate ... Had first top-10 finish of collegiate career at the Carpet Capital Collegiate after shooting a three-day total of 72-67-79 - 218 (+2) for a tie for 10th place.

Amateur Competition - Won the Players Amateur after finishing at 14-under, which included a final round 66 at the par-72 course … Advanced to the second round of match play at the 2003 U.S. Amateur where he fell to eventual runner-up Casey Wittenberg … Lost in a playoff for the final spot in the Sweet 16 at the Western Amateur in 2003 … Finished fifth at the 2002 World Amateur Golf Team Championships in the individual standings with a 286 (-2) … Shared medalist honors in the stroke-play portion of the 100th Annual Western Amateur in 2002 ... Advanced to the Sweet 16 at the 102nd Annual U.S. Amateur Championship in 2002 ... At the 2000 World Amateur Team Championship in Berlin, Germany, was a member of the Colombian team … Named the best player of the decade in Colombia by Abierto de Golf in its February 2000 issue … Also named the golfer of the month by Abierto de Golf in the same issue … Took medalist honors at the 2000 South American Juvenile Championships after finishing 16-under-par with a score of 216 … Won the 2000 South America Juvenile Select when he finished 13-under-par … Playing with the Pedro Russi Team, he earned medalist honors at the 2000 Malinalco, Mexico Cup … In 1999, earned medalist honors nine times … Took first at the 1999 Orange Bowl International Championship in Miami when he carded an eight-under-par 276 … At the 1999 Colombia Open, finished first with a score of 293 … Also earned medalist honors at the Arturo Calle Cup in 1999 … At the Junior World Championships, finished fifth after shooting a 289 … Won the 1999 South America Juvenile Championships with a score of 277, 11-under-par … Garnered medalist honors at the 1999 South American Juvenile Select in a field of 400 golfers … Has participated in numerous competitions in South America.

Prep - High school did not have a golf team.

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