2007-08 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Manuel Villegas
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 148
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Medellin, Colombia
- High School:
- The Columbus School
At Florida
(2006-07) Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the third-straight season β¦ Established career bests for tournaments played, rounds played, stroke average, 18-hole score, 54-hole score, rounds at par or better and top-10 finishes on the year β¦ Played in 12 tournaments during the season, while he had only played in 12 total tournaments in the previous two years β¦ Won the individual medal at the SunTrust Gator Invitational β¦ Finished in a tie for 64th at the NCAA Championships with a 12-over 292 (70-71-71-80) β¦ Carded a six-over 222 (74-73-75) at the NCAA East Regional, finishing in a tie for 32nd place β¦ Placed in a tie for 64th at the United States Collegiate Championship with a 19-over score of 235 (81-80-74) β¦ Tied for 58th at the Chris Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational with a score of 228 (77-74-77, +12) β¦ Shot a total of 234 (+18) at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship to finish in a tie for 69th β¦ Played his best golf of the Puerto Rico Classic in the second round, shooting a 70 en route to tying for 70th β¦ Finished the tournament with a score of 77-70-81 = 228 (+12) β¦ Claimed his first career individual medal with a wire-to-wire victory at the SunTrust Gator Invitational, guiding UF to a team title with a three-round total of 67-68-69 = 204 (-6) β¦ The only player in the field to finish the tournament in red numbers β¦ His first-round 67 was a career 18-hole low, and his total of 204 marked a career tournament best β¦ Led Florida to a fourth-place showing at the Collegiate Match Play Championship with a 3-1-0 record for the weekend β¦ Finished in a 61st-place tie with a total of 70-83-78 = 231 (+15) at the Isleworth Invitational β¦ Helped the Gators claim victory at the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational by posting red numbers in the final two rounds, including a career-best-tying 68 in the second round β¦ Finished the event with a total of 71-68-69 = 208 (-2) to finish sixth, marking both his second career top-10 finish and below-par tournament β¦ Fired a four-under 212 (73-69-70) to just miss a top-10 finish at the Carpet Capital Collegiate, finishing in a tie for 11th β¦ Used a final-round eagle to post his third below-par round of the year on Sunday β¦ Shot a 68 (-3) in the final round of the season-opening Inverness Invitational to capture individual runner-up honors β¦ The second-place finish was the first top-10 showing of his career.
(2005-06) Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll β¦ Played as an individual at the United States Collegiate β¦ Finished 61st with scores of 76-81-78 = 235 (+19) β¦ Played as an individual during the SunTrust Gator Invitational β¦ Carded scores of 73-78-71 = 222 (+12) to finish tied for 29th place β¦ Recorded scores of 82-80-80 = 242 (+26) at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate β¦ Tied for 43rd at the Shoal Creek Invitational with scores of 74-73-77 = 224 (+8) β¦ Earned his second opening-tournament start at the Inverness Invitational and recorded scores of 75-76-76 = 227 (+14).
(2004-05) Named to the SEC Good Works Team β¦ Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll β¦ Competed in eight tournaments β¦ Fired rounds of 75-79-79 = 233 (+23) at the NCAA Championships β¦ Shot a 234 (+18) at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate to finish tied for 57th place β¦ Tied for 73rd by posting rounds of 81-78-78 = 237 (+21) at the Southern Highlands Collegiate β¦ Recorded his best career finish by tying for 27th at the SunTrust Gator Invitational and recording rounds of 77-71-73 = 221 (+11) β¦ Shot a 236 (+20) at the Isleworth Invitational to finish tied for 57th overall β¦ Notched rounds of 77-77-74 = 228 to finish the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate at 12-over β¦ Saw first career action at the 2004 NCAA Preview, where he fired his collegiate career-low round of even-par 70.
(2003-04) Redshirted the season and did not see any action.
Amateur Competition
Fired a 70 at the Boynton Beach local qualifier for the 2007 U.S. Open, advancing to the regional phase β¦ Competed at the 2006 Western Amateur, shooting a two-day total of 76-73 = 149 (+9) to tie for 67th at Point OβWoods Golf Club in Benton Harbor, Mich. β¦ Tied for 62nd at the 2004 Players Amateur by carding rounds of 76-78-76-74 = 304 (+16) β¦ Failed to make the cut of the 2004 Western Amateur after shooting a 145 (72-73) and finishing in a tie for 65th β¦ From 1998-02, he finished in the top-10 in 40 National Open tournaments in Colombia β¦ Took top honors in nine of those events β¦ Finished 11th at the 2002 Mexico National Amateur Championship β¦ Placed sixth at the 2002 South America Junior Championship in Santa Cruz, Ecuador β¦ Took 20th at the 2002 Junior World Team Championships in Japan β¦ Team placed 11th at the 2001 Junior World Golf Team Championship in Tottori, Japan, with Villegas finishing 37th β¦ Tied for 21st at the 2001 Orange Bowl International Junior Golf Championship in Miami, Fla. β¦ Played in the 1999 Junior World Championship in San Diego, Calif., and finished 18th β¦ Took second at the 1999 South America Amateur in Asuncion, Paraguay β¦ Placed ninth at the 1999 Mexico Junior Championship β¦ Won the Colombian childrenβs national championship for the 12-14 boys age group in 1998 and the 10-12 boys age group in 1996.
Prep
Prep school did not have a team.
| Manuel Villegas β Career Stats | ||||||||
| Best Rounds | Even or Under | Top-10 | ||||||
| Year | Tourneys | Rds | Strokes | Avg. | 18 | 54 | Par Rds. | Finishes |
| 2004-05 | 7 | 21 | 1,615 | 76.90 | 70 | 221 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 5 | 15 | 1,150 | 76.67 | 71 | 222 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | 12 | 34 | 2,512 | 73.88 | 67 | 204 | 11 | 3 |
| Totals: | 24 | 70 | 5,277 | 75.39 | 67 | 204 | 12 | 3 |
Best finish: 1st, SunTrust Gator Invitational, 2007
Low Round: 67, SunTrust Gator Invitational, 2007
Low Tourney Score: 204, SunTrust Gator Invitational, 2007
| 2006-07 (Junior Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
| 9/11-12 | Inverness Invitational (Toledo, Ohio) | 2 | 74-76-68 = 218 (+5) |
| 9/15-17 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (Rocky Face, Ga.) | T11 | 73-69-70 = 212 (-4) |
| 10/2-4 | PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational (Williamsburg, Va.) | 6 | 71-68-69 = 208 (-2) |
| 10/22-24 | Isleworth Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) | T61 | 70-83-78 = 231 (+15) |
| 10/29-31 | Collegiate Match Play Championship (Fort Worth, Texas) | 3-1-0 | |
| 2/10-11 | SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | 1 | 67-68-69 = 204 (-6) |
| 2/25-27 | Puerto Rico Classic (San Juan, Puerto Rico) | T70 | 77-70-81 = 228 (+12) |
| 3/9-11 | Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship (Las Vegas, Nev.) | T69 | 76-80-78 = 234 (+18) |
| 3/17-18 | Chris Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational (Statesboro, Ga.) | T58 | 77-74-77 = 228 (+12) |
| 4/9-11 | United States Collegiate Championship (Alpharetta, Ga.) | T64 | 81-80-74 = 235 (+19) |
| 5/17-19 | NCAA East Regional (Alpharetta, Ga.) | T32 | 74-73-75 = 222 (+6) |
| 5/30-6/2 | NCAA Championships (Williamsburg, Va.) | T64 | 70-71-71-80 = 292 (+12) |
| 2005-06 (Sophomore Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
| 9/19-20 | Inverness Invitational (Toledo, Ohio) | T34 | 75-76-76 = 227 (+14) |
| 9/26-27 | Shoal Creek Invitational (Birmingham, Ala.) | T43 | 74-73-77 = 224 (+8) |
| 2/5-7 | Mercedes-Benz Collegiate (Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.) | T63 | 82-80-80 = 242 (+26) |
| 2/18-19 | SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T29 | 73-78-71 = 222 (+12) |
| 2/10-11 | United States Collegiate (Atlanta, Ga.) | 61 | 76-81-78 = 235 (+19) |
| 2004-05 (Freshman Season) | |||
| Date | Tournament (Site) | Finish | Score |
| 9/26-27 | NCAA Preview (Baltimore, Md.) | T56th | 75-70-81 = 226 (+16) |
| 10/11-12 | Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf (Tampa, Fla.) | T48th | 77-77-74 = 228 (+12) |
| 10/25-26 | Isleworth Invitational (Orlando, Fla.) | T57th | 80-75-81 = 236 (+20) |
| 11/14-16 | Hooters Match Play (Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.) | 2-1-1 | |
| 2/5-6 | SunTrust Gator Invitational (Gainesville, Fla.) | T27th | 77-71-73 = 221 (+11) |
| 3/11-13 | Southern Highlands Collegiate (Las Vegas, Nev.) | T73rd | 81-78-78 = 237 (+21) |
| 4/4-5 | Morris Williams (Austin, Texas) | T57th | 80-78-76 = 234 (+18) |
| 6/1-4 | NCAA Championships (Baltimore, Md.) | MC | 75-79-79 = 233 (+23) |
