Gainesville, FL
Chris DiMarco and Camilo Villegas, former Gator golf standouts, celebrated Florida sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow’s (Jacksonville , Fla.) winning of the Heisman Trophy at the Merrill Lynch Shootout on NBC on Sunday afternoon. Mark Calcavecchia, UF’s all-time money leader, won the event with his partner, Woody Austin.
The duo struck the storied Heisman pose as they were walking up the 18th fairway on Sunday at the tournament in Naples. DiMarco and Villegas paired up for a five-way third-place tie. The two have been teammates only one other time, taking another third-place finish in June at the CVS Caremark Charity Classic.
While at UF, DiMarco was a three-time All-American, the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 1990, and the 1989 SEC Tournament individual champion. After 18 seasons on the PGA Tour, he is second on the all-time money list of players from UF, behind only Calcavecchia, with three Tour wins. DiMarco was named the Rookie of the Year in 1994 and was a member of the 2004 and 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup teams, as well as the 2003 and 2005 U.S. President’s Cup squads. DiMarco is most notably known for sinking the clinching putt at the 2005 President’s Cup.
Villegas was a four-time All-American in Gainesville, earning a school-record eight wins, and was a member of the 2001 NCAA Championship squad as a freshman. He owns four of the best three-round tournament scores by par in Florida history and shot 62, twice, for the top round by a Gator. Villegas also owns the school record for career (71.21) and single-season (70.77) stroke-average marks. Villegas won his first professional event at the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic on the Japan Golf Tour in September. Known on Tour for his fitness and fashion, Villegas was named “Most Ripped Player on Tour” on a list that included Tiger Woods, in the June 2006 issue of Golf Digest and People magazine named him one of the world's hottest bachelors.
Calcavecchia earned his 13th-career PGA Tour victory with the win at Naples and the first since the 2005 Bell Canadian Open. He has six top-10 finishes in 2007, with a scoring average of 70.58 for the year. He was a member of four U.S. Ryder Cup teams (1987, 1989, 1991, 2002) and has won 24 professional events since 1982. Calcavecchia was a first‑team All‑SEC selection for Florida in 1980 and is the highest-grossing Gator of all-time, hauling in more than $22 million in over 26 years as a professional.
Chris DiMarco and Camilo Villegas, former Gator golf standouts, celebrated Florida sophomore quarterback Tim Tebow’s (Jacksonville , Fla.) winning of the Heisman Trophy at the Merrill Lynch Shootout on NBC on Sunday afternoon. Mark Calcavecchia, UF’s all-time money leader, won the event with his partner, Woody Austin.
The duo struck the storied Heisman pose as they were walking up the 18th fairway on Sunday at the tournament in Naples. DiMarco and Villegas paired up for a five-way third-place tie. The two have been teammates only one other time, taking another third-place finish in June at the CVS Caremark Charity Classic.
While at UF, DiMarco was a three-time All-American, the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 1990, and the 1989 SEC Tournament individual champion. After 18 seasons on the PGA Tour, he is second on the all-time money list of players from UF, behind only Calcavecchia, with three Tour wins. DiMarco was named the Rookie of the Year in 1994 and was a member of the 2004 and 2006 U.S. Ryder Cup teams, as well as the 2003 and 2005 U.S. President’s Cup squads. DiMarco is most notably known for sinking the clinching putt at the 2005 President’s Cup.
Villegas was a four-time All-American in Gainesville, earning a school-record eight wins, and was a member of the 2001 NCAA Championship squad as a freshman. He owns four of the best three-round tournament scores by par in Florida history and shot 62, twice, for the top round by a Gator. Villegas also owns the school record for career (71.21) and single-season (70.77) stroke-average marks. Villegas won his first professional event at the Coca-Cola Tokai Classic on the Japan Golf Tour in September. Known on Tour for his fitness and fashion, Villegas was named “Most Ripped Player on Tour” on a list that included Tiger Woods, in the June 2006 issue of Golf Digest and People magazine named him one of the world's hottest bachelors.
Calcavecchia earned his 13th-career PGA Tour victory with the win at Naples and the first since the 2005 Bell Canadian Open. He has six top-10 finishes in 2007, with a scoring average of 70.58 for the year. He was a member of four U.S. Ryder Cup teams (1987, 1989, 1991, 2002) and has won 24 professional events since 1982. Calcavecchia was a first‑team All‑SEC selection for Florida in 1980 and is the highest-grossing Gator of all-time, hauling in more than $22 million in over 26 years as a professional.
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