PACIFIC PALISADES, California — Unusually for a globe-trotting Colombian golfer, Camilo Villegas has never been to Brazil, giving him an even greater incentive to be there in August and represent his country at the Olympic Games.
Villegas is a four-times winner on the U.S. PGA Tour where his success has given the sport a huge boost in his homeland and he is already dreaming of sharing the Rio de Janeiro spotlight with the world's greatest athletes, swimmers and gymnasts.
"It's going to be awesome, to have golf back in the Olympics and it's great for it to start in Rio," Villegas told Reuters during this week's Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club.