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.
Villegas wins Honda Classic
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.