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 … 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 … Played in 12 tournaments during the season, while he had only played in 12 total tournaments in the previous two years … Won the individual medal at the SunTrust Gator Invitational … Finished in a tie for 64th at the NCAA Championships with a 12-over 292 (70-71-71-80) … Carded a six-over 222 (74-73-75) at the NCAA East Regional, finishing in a tie for 32nd place … Placed in a tie for 64th at the United States Collegiate Championship with a 19-over score of 235 (81-80-74) … Tied for 58th at the Chris Schenkel E-Z-GO Invitational with a score of 228 (77-74-77, +12) … Shot a total of 234 (+18) at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship to finish in a tie for 69th … Played his best golf of the Puerto Rico Classic in the second round, shooting a 70 en route to tying for 70th … Finished the tournament with a score of 77-70-81 = 228 (+12) … 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) … The only player in the field to finish the tournament in red numbers … His first-round 67 was a career 18-hole low, and his total of 204 marked a career tournament best … Led Florida to a fourth-place showing at the Collegiate Match Play Championship with a 3-1-0 record for the weekend … Finished in a 61st-place tie with a total of 70-83-78 = 231 (+15) at the Isleworth Invitational … 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 … 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 … 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 … Used a final-round eagle to post his third below-par round of the year on Sunday … Shot a 68 (-3) in the final round of the season-opening Inverness Invitational to capture individual runner-up honors … The second-place finish was the first top-10 showing of his career.
(2005-06) Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Played as an individual at the United States Collegiate … Finished 61st with scores of 76-81-78 = 235 (+19) … Played as an individual during the SunTrust Gator Invitational … Carded scores of 73-78-71 = 222 (+12) to finish tied for 29th place … Recorded scores of 82-80-80 = 242 (+26) at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate … Tied for 43rd at the Shoal Creek Invitational with scores of 74-73-77 = 224 (+8) … 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 … Member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Competed in eight tournaments … Fired rounds of 75-79-79 = 233 (+23) at the NCAA Championships … Shot a 234 (+18) at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate to finish tied for 57th place … Tied for 73rd by posting rounds of 81-78-78 = 237 (+21) at the Southern Highlands Collegiate … Recorded his best career finish by tying for 27th at the SunTrust Gator Invitational and recording rounds of 77-71-73 = 221 (+11) … Shot a 236 (+20) at the Isleworth Invitational to finish tied for 57th overall … Notched rounds of 77-77-74 = 228 to finish the Gary Koch/Cleveland Golf Intercollegiate at 12-over … 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 … Competed at the 2006 Western Amateur, shooting a two-day total of 76-73 = 149 (+9) to tie for 67th at Point O’Woods Golf Club in Benton Harbor, Mich. … Tied for 62nd at the 2004 Players Amateur by carding rounds of 76-78-76-74 = 304 (+16) … Failed to make the cut of the 2004 Western Amateur after shooting a 145 (72-73) and finishing in a tie for 65th … From 1998-02, he finished in the top-10 in 40 National Open tournaments in Colombia … Took top honors in nine of those events … Finished 11th at the 2002 Mexico National Amateur Championship … Placed sixth at the 2002 South America Junior Championship in Santa Cruz, Ecuador … Took 20th at the 2002 Junior World Team Championships in Japan … Team placed 11th at the 2001 Junior World Golf Team Championship in Tottori, Japan, with Villegas finishing 37th … Tied for 21st at the 2001 Orange Bowl International Junior Golf Championship in Miami, Fla. … Played in the 1999 Junior World Championship in San Diego, Calif., and finished 18th … Took second at the 1999 South America Amateur in Asuncion, Paraguay … Placed ninth at the 1999 Mexico Junior Championship … Won the Colombian children’s 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 – 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) |
