Camilo Villegas was born on January 7th, 1982 in Medellin, Colombia. He was an excellent junior golfer and attended the University of Florida. He was the South Eastern Conference Player of the Year in 2002 and 2004. He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2005 finishing 13th and earning his PGA Tour place.

He first played on the PGA Tour in 2006 as a rookie. In his first seven starts he twice finished as runner up. He quickly became popular amongst fans with his physical prowess, flash outfits and power hitting. He is yet to win on tour but it is just a matter of time before he achieves his first tournament win.