Kevin Velo, a San Jose State alumnus, won his first Korn Ferry Tour tournament this past weekend at the Astara Golf Championship at Country Club de Bogota, winning in a playoff over Bruce Campbell at 22-under. 

Not to mention, he broke the tournament scoring record in securing the win. Velo, at 22-under 261, recorded the lowest score in tournament history.

Velo overcame a four-shot deficit with two holes to play, birding No. 17 and 18, while leader Bruce Campbell made a double bogey on No. 17 and par on 18. Then, in the playoff, Velo made another birdie on No. 18, winning the tournament. 

Velo is friends with former top California amateur Isaiah Salinda and was inspired by seeing him win on the Korn Ferry Tour last week at the Panama Championship by a convincing eight shots. 

“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 told the PGA Tour after the win. “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.”