Camilo Villegas said he had a “really bad feeling” the week of The Honda Classic at the end of February.
He was in his home gym, working out, when his 20-month-old daughter, Mia, came in. The four-time PGA Tour winner described his daughter as a “little monkey” when she comes in the gym to spend time with her dad. On that day, though, Mia wasn’t acting like her normal self.
Mia was also crying louder than normal. The Villegases thought that Mia might be teething. That did not turn out to be the case.
After taking Mia to the pediatrician, going through myriad tests and scans, their doctors told them Mia has cancerous tumors in her brain and on her spine. She’s now in her second round of chemo after going through surgery.
Villegas detailed his daughter’s journey on Wednesday at TPC Sawgrass, where he’s preparing to compete in the Korn Ferry Challenge, the first event in the return of the Korn Ferry Tour. He wasn’t sure he should play.
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Lassi Pensikkala is the creator of AmerExperience.com, founder of SegurosAmer.com, and an international business developer with over four decades of global experience. Hailing from Finland, Lassi has lived and worked across Europe and Latin America, driven by a deep curiosity for cultures, languages, and meaningful human connection.
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Lassi studied Foreign Trade at the Business College of Turku, Finland, and later graduated as economist MSc (Econ) from the University of Hamburg, Germany, where he also pursued studies in Psychology and Sociology.
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Lassi’s passion for exploration started early. Growing up during the golden era of Rock’n Roll, student movements, and the first moon landing, he experienced the unique Nordic freedom of crossing borders without passports — a freedom that still inspires his global lifestyle today.
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