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Colombia's Villegas goes wire-to-wire for PGA win

Camilo Villegas captured the BMW Championship on Sunday going wire-to-wire for his maiden victory on the USPGA Tour.

Villegas needed just 25 putts for a final round 68 to hold off American Dudley Hart who stormed to a five-under 65 and finished two strokes back.

Villegas' win puts him in second place in the FedEx Cup race behind Fijian-Indian Vijay Singh.

The 26-year-old Colombian rolled in a three-foot putt on the final hole to clinch the victory and finish with a 15-under 265 total.

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Camilo Villegas of Colombia lines up a putt on the 4th hole during the final round of the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. Villegas captured the BMW Championship on Sunday going wire-to-wire for his maiden victory on the USPGA Tour.

© 2007 AFP Mike Ehrmann

 

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