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Schwartzel leads CA Championship
The PGA TOUR is in Doral, Florida for the World Golf Championship-CA Championship at the TPC Blue Monster at Doral. Charl Schwartzel leads after the first round with a 67, one shot better than Robert Allenby, Vijay Singh and Ernie Els.
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Camilo Villegas drained a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole and, with arms raised, the Colombian claimed his first victory of the 2010 PGA TOUR season at the Honda Classic on the PGA National Champion Course.
Villegas’ final round 68 gave him a five shot win over Anthony Kim. He started the day with a three shot edge but, Vijay Singh pushed early, trimming that lead to two shots with a 45-foot birdie on the fifth hole. Villegas responded with three straight birdies from the eighth to 10th holes, extending his lead to six shots. Even bogeys on the 11th, 12th and 15th holes could not slow down Villegas as he hammered home the win with that final birdie.
Kim rebounded from a third round 73 with 67 in the final round to move into sole possession of second place. Justin Rose took third place with 64 in the final round, moving up 20 spots on the leaderboard. Singh tied with Paul Casey for fourth place at six-under par, seven shots behind Villegas. Fredrik Jacobson and Michael Connell tied for sixth place with Charlie Wi taking seventh. Rounding out the top 10 were Lee Westwood, Brendon de Jonge and Chris Tidland, who tied for ninth place at two-under par.
Camilo Villegas separated himself from the Honda Classic field with a third round 67 on the PGA National Champion Course, opening up a three shot lead over Vijay Singh and Nathan Green.
Villegas started to pull away quickly with four birdies in the first nine holes. The back nine was not as smooth as the Colombian made bogeys on the 10th, 12th and 14th holes with birdies at the 11th and 16th holes. Another solid round on Sunday will have Villegas raising his first trophy of the year.
But, Singh and Green still have fighting chances. Singh shot 69 to keep pace with Villegas, while Green carded a 67 to move into a tie with Singh. George McNeill and Matt Every are five shots back at six-under par. Anthony Kim, who shared the lead with Villegas at the start of the day, shot 73 to fall into a tie for eighth place. Kim finished with three straight bogeys, totaling four on the day. He also had a double-bogey on the sixth hole and three birdies. Michael Connell is tied with Kim at five-under par. J. B. Holmes was the big mover of the day, climbing 21 spots to tie for eighth place at four-under par. He is in eighth place with Graeme McDowell. Paul Casey is tied for 10th with Chris Tidland, Charlie Wi, Sam Saunders and Fredrik Jacobson.
Camilo Villegas and Anthony Kim share the lead at the Honda Classic after the pair shot 66 and 64, respectively, on the PGA National Champion Course in Palm Beach, Florida.
Villegas started on the 10th hole and played the first nine one-under par after birdies on the 11th and 14th holes with a bogey on the 15th. After pars on the first and second holes, Villegas dropped four straight birdies before carding a final bogey on the seventh hole.
Kim, also starting on the 10th hole, made three birdies in the first four holes. After the turn, he made birdies on the third, fourth, seventh and eighth holes with a bogey on the sixth hole.
Vijay Singh is in third place at seven-under par, one shot behind Villegas and Kim. Jerry Kelly is in fourth with Mike Weir, Graeme McDowell, Nathan Green, Chez Reavie and Matt Every a shot behind him in fifth place. Alex Cejka and Michael Connell are tied for 10th place at four-under par.
Moving Day
It is great for the PGA TOUR to have Villegas and Kim atop the leaderboard. Both are key figures in the PGA TOUR’s future. But, will they stay there?
Singh will be tough to keep at bay as the veteran looks for his first title since winning the 2008 FedEx Cup. Mike Weir and Paul Casey are both in the mix as well. Casey is at three-under par, five shots back, heading into the weekend. Four names to watch are at even-par – Lee Westwood, Rory McIlroy, J. B. Holmes and Bubba Watson. Westwood and McIlroy were favorites coming into the week so it would be no surprise to see them climb the leaderboard on moving day. But, Holmes and Watson have the power to take over the PGA National course as long as the short game comes together. The dark horse this weekend could be Trevor Immelman. After opening with 73, Immelman shot 68 in the second round and is one-over par.
Nathan Green and Michael Connell shot 65 on the PGA National Champion Course to take a one shot lead after the first round of the Honda Classic.
Both Green and Connell were bogey-free in their opening rounds. Green made five birdies while Connell dropped three birdies and carded an eagle on the par-5 third hole. The pair lead Camilo Villegas, Oliver Wilson and Alexandre Rocha, who are tied at four-under par. Villegas continues to play well for the third straight week.
Vijay Singh is back in contention with a first round 67. The Great Fijian is tied for sixth place with Bubba Watson and D. J. Trahan. Ten players are tied for ninth place at two-under par, including Anthony Kim and Jonathan Byrd. Also in that group are Grame McDowell, Alex Cejka, George McNeill, Ted Purdy, Alex Prugh, Scott Piercy, Tom Gillis and Henrik Bjornstad.