Team Colombia| 2021

Team Colombia: Women

Team Colombia: Men

Maria Bohorquez
Player Intro

Age: 20  Hometown:  Bogota, Colombia

 

Player Bio

Collegiate/Amateur Bio:

  • Ranked No. 85 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
  • Earned three wins and nine top-10 finishes over the past two years
  • Made the Round of 32 at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur
  • Finished 21st at the 2020 ANNIKA Invitational
  • Placed third at the 2020 Junior Orange Bowl International 
  • Participated in 2019 Spirit International 

 

Daniel Faccini
Player Intro

Age: 23  Hometown:  Bogota, Colombia

College/University: Barry University

Getting to Know Daniel: 

Began playing golf with his dad’s clubs … Career low score is a 61… Most memorable golf experience was playing in a Korn Ferry event in 2018… Likes to wear only blue as a superstition… Enjoys listening to music in his spare time… Considers his parents the greatest influence on his game… Favorite food is sushi or a burger… Favorite movie is Ratatouille… Favorite place he’s visited is San Francisco. 

Player Bio

Collegiate/Amateur Bio:

  • Posted two wins and eight top-10 finishes in the past two years
  • Named to GCAA All-America team in 2021 and PING DII All-America Honorable Mention in 2019
  • Earned All-South Region honors in 2021
  • Ranked No. 1 in Colombia as a junior player
  • Participated in the 2019 Spirit International 

 

Valery Plata
Player Intro

Age: 20  Hometown:  Floridablanca, Colombia

College/University: Michigan State University

Getting to Know Valery: 

Most memorable golf experiences are winning the Big Ten team championship and making the semifinals of the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur… Was the Colombia U-18 national champion in 2017 and was a three-time U-15 national champ from 2014-16. 

Player Bio

Collegiate/Amateur Bio:

  • Ranked No. 59 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
  • Earned two wins and 10 top-10 finishes over the past two years
  • Reached the Round of 32 at the 2021 U.S. Women’s Amateur
  • Placed third at the 2021 Big Ten Championship
  • Reached semifinals at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur
  • Earned sponsor exemption to play in 2021 Meijer LPGA Classic 
  • Participated in the 2019 Spirit International 
  • 2021 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten
  • 2021 WGCA Scholar All-American
  • 2020 Big Ten Player of the Year
Juan Camilo Vesga
Player Intro

Age: 19  Hometown:  Bucaramanga, Colombia

College/University: University of Arkansas

Getting to Know Juan Camilo: 

Most memorable golf experience was winning a South American Junior Championship and committing to Arkansas… Began playing golf with his father… Has five career holes-in-one… Career low score is an 11-under 61 at Brookside in Los Angeles… Always listens to the same music before each round… Enjoys boxing, PlayStation 4 and watching soccer in his spare time… Major golf influences are Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson… Favorite musician is Bad Bunny… Favorite food is steak… Favorite movie is The Lion King… Favorite place he has traveled is the Dominican Republic. 

Player Bio

Collegiate/Amateur Bio:

  • Ranked No. 372 in World Amateur Golf Rankings
  • Has won twice and earned seven top-10 finishes in the past two years
  • Finished 18th in the 2021 Colombian Open, a professional event
  • Placed third at the 2020 Junior Orange Bowl International 
  • Member of the Colombian Junior National team since 2015 
  • Top-ranked Colombian Junior from 2018-2020