Monday, September 29, 2008
Camilo Comes From Behind

Colombian Camillo Villegas came from five strokes off the pace to clinch his second successive PGA Tour title, beating Sergio Garcia in a playoff for the season-ending Tour Championship.
Garcia rued a poor start to his final round, watching his overnight three-stroke advantage evaporate through Sunday.

"For whatever reason, I struggled the first 10 holes," Garcia told reporters after his bogey four at the first extra hole was trumped by the Colombian's par. "I don't know why, because I've been playing nicely and it shouldn't be any different. But I just didn't commit to my shots the way I should have and then I paid the price.”

Villegas’ par on the first extra hole earnt him the winner’s cheque for $1.26 million. Spaniard Garcia bogeyed the par-three 18th after missing the green to the right and hitting his second shot into tangly rough. The pair had finished the 72 regulation holes at East Lake Golf Club on seven-under-par 273, Villegas firing a 66 and Garcia a 71.


Camilo showing off.



The colourful Colombian appeared to have wrecked his victory bid when he double-bogeyed the sixth after dumping his tee shot into water and bogeying the seventh. But he caught fire from the eighth, rattling in six birdies in the next 10 holes.

“It’s unbelievable,” Villegas said, “It was crazy out there today, man. What a great week. I’m proud of myself after that.”




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