Comments on: Is it Still Camilo Time?

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:28:38 +0000

I call him young and stupid for some of the shot selections he makes.

The thing is there is little reason for a card holding PGA Tour player to perform at a high level. You can earn millions on the PGA Tour by just being in the top 10 a few times a year and in the top 25 the rest of the year and collect between 700,000 to 2 million.

Now why would you make the extra effort?

By: Sutha

Sutha — Fri, 23 May 2008 01:50:41 +0000

Big Camilo fan, in tournaments he is good to watch, goes for his shots. Last year in the playoffs he seemed to be everywhere (some very good fields!). It has to be a mental or maturity thing, there are a number of young standouts who can't seem to get the job done, they've all got the games (so has everyone on the PGA tour) i just think mentally you need to be switched on and mature to play smart, tiger seems to play all the right shots, especially when in trouble, which is more often than you would think off the tee. I think the success (wins) will came for Camilo, and I agree that when the first comes more will follow. Hopefully another young gun in Aaron Baddely can build on his two tour wins, that kid can play!

By: goblue107501

goblue107501 — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:12:04 +0000

I had the opportunity to play with Camilo in a Pro-Am when he was on the Nationwide Tour. By far, in the 4 or 5 that I have played in, he was the best pro and the nicest. I then follwed him all four days of the tournament and he would always come up and chat walking between holes or when there was a delay in play. He gave me a bunch of stuff after his round on Sunday from his car. I told him when I left that he had a fan for life. So ever since then I have tracked his progress in every tournament and watched when he was on TV.

I think one thing to keep in mind about him is that he is still very young. He has let some opportunities slip away, but I think that is part of the growing process. I wouldn't give up on him yet. This is only his fourth full year as a pro. Once he gets that first win, maybe then he will gain all the confidence that he needs to be one of the top 10-20 guys on tour. He just isn't there yet.

One thing that I have noticed after his good start in 2006 was that he is very selective in the tournaments he plays. He tends to only play in the top events which limits his chances for a win. I think if he were to play in 3 or 4 of the lesser events and get a win when all of the top guys aren't playing, he would be able to vault himself up to the top.

By: Golf_Junkie27

Golf_Junkie27 — Thu, 22 May 2008 17:28:31 +0000

Cody, really good article. I started calling Camilo, "Jueves", (Thursday in Spanish) because he always seemed to start strong. I would see his name atop or near the top of the leaderboard. However, he was nowhere to be found come the weekend.

Unlike great players, I don't believe he plays with a sense of urgency. Regardless of the sport, great players believe that "now" is most important. I don't believe Villegas has that. The talent is there, sure and so are the other "intangibles" that marketing people love. However, this game is about winning and execution. I don't see it with Camilo.

By: Cruzin99

Cruzin99 — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:51:39 +0000

I don't know that Camillo has the mental toughness to compete at a high level on tour. I remember seeing him on a golf channel show last year and he basically spent the whole time cursing and talking about chicks as if he were still in college. I think he has a lot of growing up to do before he can get to the top of a leaderboard and stay there. Hopefully he can do that because it would be great for the game to have another popular personality that can compete with Tiger, Phil, etc.