Tour Camilo Villegas - WITB - 2025 Wyndham Championship

[GolfWRX_Spotted]

[pelletcompressor]

6.0 in the woods!

 

[TheMoneyShot]

4 minutes ago, pelletcompressor said:

6.0 in the woods!

 

CV is no joke! 

[jacob7071]

7 minutes ago, pelletcompressor said:

6.0 in the woods!

 

He's got veerrryyy smooth speed!

[boggyman]

Didn’t he use to play a couple more hybrids as well? 

[Brady_Dow]

The gapping in his bag is so strange

[bertsbogeys]

Feels like we are seeing a lot more higher lofted drivers on tour. 10.25ish here, Gerard has a 12 degree, saw another 11 degree last week - is this a new trend?

[boggyman]

38 minutes ago, Brady_Dow said:

The gapping in his bag is so strange

He use to play his irons bent weak a few degrees too.

[jholz]

I'd love for someone to cover the lives of these "marginal" tour players. How do they live? Where do they make their money? What is a typical week like for them?

 

In this realm, I'm thinking of guys that have a "marginal" status on any tour. They play events sometimes, make the cut sometimes, if they walk with money, it's like $32k. 

 

So, how does a Camillo Villegas or Arron Baddeley survive? Where are they making their money? How it is that they continue to stick around?

[TiScape]

4 minutes ago, jholz said:

I'd love for someone to cover the lives of these "marginal" tour players. How do they live? Where do they make their money? What is a typical week like for them?

 

In this realm, I'm thinking of guys that have a "marginal" status on any tour. They play events sometimes, make the cut sometimes, if they walk with money, it's like $32k. 

 

So, how does a Camillo Villegas or Arron Baddeley survive? Where are they making their money? How it is that they continue to stick around?

I’d watch that! 

[PowerPlayer]

15 minutes ago, jholz said:

I'd love for someone to cover the lives of these "marginal" tour players. How do they live? Where do they make their money? What is a typical week like for them?

 

In this realm, I'm thinking of guys that have a "marginal" status on any tour. They play events sometimes, make the cut sometimes, if they walk with money, it's like $32k. 

 

So, how does a Camillo Villegas or Arron Baddeley survive? Where are they making their money? How it is that they continue to stick around?

I think these "marginal" players survive just fine when they have won 5/4 times on the PGA Tour and made around $25M in official money thus far 🤷🏽‍♂️

[jholz]

6 minutes ago, PowerPlayer said:

I think these "marginal" players survive just fine when they have won 5/4 times on the PGA Tour and made around $25M in official money thus far 🤷🏽‍♂️

 

Mr. Curiosity to the rescue.

 

If there's any way that I can help you get to the $25mil. lifetime earnings mark - please let me know. I'm good for a $10 donation. 

[TiScape]

11 minutes ago, PowerPlayer said:

I think these "marginal" players survive just fine when they have won 5/4 times on the PGA Tour and made around $25M in official money thus far 🤷🏽‍♂️

I don’t think j meant any disrespect. Pick another “marginal” player with let’s say only 1-2 wins. 
But Aaron B has $24 million in career earnings. Thats less than a million a year. He has 6 kids. With the cost of living these days and price of college… He just might be living paycheck to paycheck! Haha

[PowerPlayer]

22 minutes ago, jholz said:

 

Mr. Curiosity to the rescue.

 

If there's any way that I can help you get to the $25mil. lifetime earnings mark - please let me know. I'm good for a $10 donation. 

Not sure I follow your chain of thought or the ad hominem but my apologies if you find facts offensive/objectionable 😂. The question posed - and that I tried to address - was how do they survive and why do they stick around. I'd say $25M on course earnings is a pretty decent sum. That said, your question does raise an even more interesting one, imo. As these early/mid-forty's players start seeing their on course earnings dwindle, do they stick around or become on-course reporters while they wait to become eligible to play the Champions Tour? I'm assuming they'll play the CT given how much money there's on that tour now. I can see Villegas taking a Media gig and play the odd tourney here and there - a la Kisner - not sure about Baddeley.    

[TiScape]

1 minute ago, PowerPlayer said:

Not sure I follow your chain of thought or the ad hominem but my apologies if you find facts offensive/objectionable 😂. The question posed - and that I tried to address - was how do they survive and why do they stick around. I'd say $25M on course earnings is a pretty decent sum. That said, your question does raise an even more interesting one, imo. As these early/mid-forty's players start seeing their on course earnings dwindle, do they stick around or become on-course reporters while they wait to become eligible to play the Champions Tour? I'm assuming they'll play the CT given how much money there's on that tour now. I can see Villegas taking a Media gig and play the odd tourney here and there - a la Kisner - not sure about Baddeley.    

The answer is easy. Podcaster or/and YT content creator! 😊

[Sparty4202]

1 hour ago, jholz said:

I'd love for someone to cover the lives of these "marginal" tour players. How do they live? Where do they make their money? What is a typical week like for them?

 

In this realm, I'm thinking of guys that have a "marginal" status on any tour. They play events sometimes, make the cut sometimes, if they walk with money, it's like $32k. 

 

So, how does a Camillo Villegas or Arron Baddeley survive? Where are they making their money? How it is that they continue to stick around?

I have a friend who played the Tour for 12 years…he has one win and has made over 12.5M and let me tell you he’s doing just fine. If you’re smart and invest properly and use your sponsorship money to help, you can pretty much be set for life by your mid-40s….and that’s not living I poverty! You also have to remember that the PGA Tour has one of the best retirement plans of any pro sports organization.

[TiScape]

7 minutes ago, Sparty4202 said:

I have a friend who played the Tour for 12 years…he has one win and has made over 12.5M and let me tell you he’s doing just fine. If you’re smart and invest properly and use your sponsorship money to help, you can pretty much be set for life by your mid-40s….and that’s not living I poverty! You also have to remember that the PGA Tour has one of the best retirement plans of any pro sports organization.

A million a year is nice $ if ya live somewhere with low/no tax and can buy a nice house in the $400k range. 

[Sparty4202]

1 minute ago, TiScape said:

A million a year is nice $ if ya live somewhere with low/no tax and can buy a nice house in the $400k range. 

Trust me his house and life style is not in that range…you need to put a few more zeros on your guess…

[TiScape]

Just now, Sparty4202 said:

Trust me his house and life style is not in that range…you need to put a few more zeros on your guess…

Love that for him! 😊

[TiScape]

1 minute ago, Sparty4202 said:

Trust me his house and life style is not in that range…you need to put a few more zeros on your guess…

Gotta ask. A few more zeros on $400,000? His house was $40,000,000?!!! Impressive!! 
 

 

[CCUgolfer23]

I used to work in professional golf on the mini tour level but we had tons of guys who had won or played multiple years on the PGA Tour and they, like the poster above said we’re doing just fine. Couple guys who were fully vested and had insurance for themselves and family for life and the PGAT Pension. 

[Mookieb10]

Dicky Bland has to be the best story in golf, right? I root for that guy hard. Grinding for 25 years and at 49 started making real money. 

[phizzy30]

Camilo used to be a 120 mph ss guy with driver back in the day when he was with Cobra.  Wtf happened?!!!  He still looks very fit and still obviously works out.  I've seen him play in a few tourneys over the past couple years and his ball speed is around 165 which equates to around 110 ss.  

Edited July 31 by phizzy30

[Ben Berube]

On 7/30/2025 at 11:29 AM, jholz said:

I'd love for someone to cover the lives of these "marginal" tour players. How do they live? Where do they make their money? What is a typical week like for them?

 

In this realm, I'm thinking of guys that have a "marginal" status on any tour. They play events sometimes, make the cut sometimes, if they walk with money, it's like $32k. 

 

So, how does a Camillo Villegas or Arron Baddeley survive? Where are they making their money? How it is that they continue to stick around?

Well, you can easily double this amount with sponsors, so guy is worth $60m+.

$23 million

Camilo Villegas has had a successful golfing career, with total career earnings of $23 million. His earnings include $21,024,836 from official tournaments and $2,018,458 from unofficial tournaments. His highest earnings were in 2008, when he made $4.8 million, including $4,422,641 from official tournaments and $417,500 from unofficial tournaments. 

 

Sportskeeda+1

[Ben Berube]

On 7/30/2025 at 11:29 AM, jholz said:

I'd love for someone to cover the lives of these "marginal" tour players. How do they live? Where do they make their money? What is a typical week like for them?

 

In this realm, I'm thinking of guys that have a "marginal" status on any tour. They play events sometimes, make the cut sometimes, if they walk with money, it's like $32k. 

 

So, how does a Camillo Villegas or Arron Baddeley survive? Where are they making their money? How it is that they continue to stick around?

Then Baddely and add sponsor $,  Aaron Baddeley has earned a total career earnings of approximately $22,051,344, averaging about $1,002,334 per year. In 2024, he earned $155,599 so far, and his best year was in 2006-07, where he earned $3,441,119

[goudok]

Believe me or not, but I've met Camilo multiple times and know someone who knows him very well.  And let me tell you that he is not living in a 400k house. 

 

[phizzy30]

1 minute ago, goudok said:

Believe me or not, but I've met Camilo multiple times and know someone who knows him very well.  And let me tell you that he is not living in a 400k house. 

 

Smart man if that's the case.  Living within your means unlike a lot of pro athletes.  Hopefully a good portion of his money is tied up in investments.  

[TiScape]

5 minutes ago, Ben Berube said:

Well, you can easily double this amount with sponsors, so guy is worth $60m+.

$23 million

Camilo Villegas has had a successful golfing career, with total career earnings of $23 million. His earnings include $21,024,836 from official tournaments and $2,018,458 from unofficial tournaments. His highest earnings were in 2008, when he made $4.8 million, including $4,422,641 from official tournaments and $417,500 from unofficial tournaments. 

 

Sportskeeda+1

 

3 minutes ago, Ben Berube said:

Then Baddely and add sponsor $,  Aaron Baddeley has earned a total career earnings of approximately $22,051,344, averaging about $1,002,334 per year. In 2024, he earned $155,599 so far, and his best year was in 2006-07, where he earned $3,441,119

Okay, now that Aaron n Camilo have been adequately excused from the convo. (Thnx WRX!) Perhaps someone ‘more marginal’ can be in the doc. j mentioned he was interested in seeing. 

 

 

🤣

[Ben Berube]

23 hours ago, Sparty4202 said:

I have a friend who played the Tour for 12 years…he has one win and has made over 12.5M and let me tell you he’s doing just fine. If you’re smart and invest properly and use your sponsorship money to help, you can pretty much be set for life by your mid-40s….and that’s not living I poverty! You also have to remember that the PGA Tour has one of the best retirement plans of any pro sports organization.

100%.  Then if these players are marketable, the money from endorsements blow away anything made in earnings.

Ian Poulter is one, guy hardly won anything, instead a Ryder Cup hero, yet has one of the biggest Ferarri collections and multi million $ houses around the world.  

 

[TiScape]

3 minutes ago, goudok said:

Believe me or not, but I've met Camilo multiple times and know someone who knows him very well.  And let me tell you that he is not living in a 400k house. 

 

Yup! Closer to $40 mil I hear from a guy that knows a guy 😉 

 

*btw. Did anyone say Camilo was living in a $400k house??? 🏠 😂