» Played in three Latin America Amateur Championships (2019, 2020 and 2022) tying for ninth (70-73-7172) in 2022
» Tied for 7th at the 2022 South America Amateur Championship (75-67-74-74)
» Represented his native Colombia at the 2021 Spirit International Golf Championship
Redshirt Freshman (2021-22):
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Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll … Played in eight events, including four as an individual … Posted a 3-1 record to lead Arkansas to the SEC Fall Match Play title … Also gave Arkansas its lone point in the match play portion of the Jackon T. Stephens Cup, defeating Notre Dame’s Patrick Kelly, 4 & 2 … In the stroke portion of the Stephens Cup, started the event by going birdie-ace, helping the Razorbacks finish second and he posted his first career top 10, tying for eighth (75-72-74=221 / +5) … His hole-in-one came on the 161-yard, hole 11 (which was playing as his second hole as Arkansas started in the back nine) … Carded a career-best 69 twice, once in the final round of the Arizona Intercollegiate and once in the final round of the Cabo Collegiate … Added a season-high 12 birdies at Cabo,
Freshman (2020-21):
» SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Redshirted … Named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll.
Junior Golf:
Has been a member of the Colombian Junior National team since 2015 … Played in the 2019 (finished 43rd) and 2020 (finished 68th) Latin America Amateur Championships … Top-ranked Colombian Junior from 2018-2020 … Is the only one Colombian Golfer in history that has won in all divisions of the National Junior Championships (Stroke and Match Play) … Won 10 Colombian Junior National events (over various age divisions) and was a three-time runner up … Won two South American Junior events and is a three-time runner up (over various age divisions) … Was the 2010 US KIDS World Golf Champion and was a runner up twice … Won the 2019 Colombian National Junior Match Play Championship and placed fifth in 2018 … Won the 2019 Campeonato Sudamericano Juvenil … Won the 2017 Copa Camilo Villegas and was runner up in 2018 and 2019 … Had two top 25 finishes at the Toyota Junior World Cup, including a 23rd-place showing in 2019 and 21st finish in 2018 … Had four top-30 finishes in professional events including 22nd at the 2018 Abierto Los Lagartos, fifth at the 2018 Abierto de CC Medellin, 14th at the 2018 Abierto de Golf Pueblo Viejo and 27th at the 2018 Campeonato Nacional de Profesionales … Placed fourth at the 2017 IMG Academy Junior World Championship (Boys 13-14) with rounds of 68-74-69 … Twice earned Sportsman of the Year Awards by the media, including 2010 as a junior and 2017 as an amateur.
Personal:
Full name is Juan Camilo Vesga Solano … Son of Luis and Sandy (Solano) Vesga … Has a brother, Juan Daniel Vesga Solano … Plans to major in International Business.
