Danville native and NCGA alumnus Kevin Velo notched his first Korn Ferry Tour victory.
And he did it in record style.
Velo overcame a four-shot deficit with two holes to play and later defeated Brian Campbell on the first hole of an ensuing playoff to win the KFT Astara Golf Championship at Country Club de Bogota. The 26-year-old Velo closed with three straight birdies to finish with a 66 and added another in the playoff.
“This feels unbelievable,” said Velo, who was a standout on the Junior Tour of Northern California.
The win also made it two straight for the NorCal on the KFT. A week earlier, Velo’s good friend Isaiah Salinda won the Panama Championship. Salinda’s victory was profiled in the March issue of NCGA PLUS.
“I had a call with my coach on Wednesday afternoon after I was hitting balls and I told him I'm ready to do what Isaiah did,” Velo said. “We're super competitive that if I didn't have enough motivation, that fired me up even more. So I'm really happy for him, but I'm glad I got him.”