Villegas Wins The Honda Classic

PALM BEACH GARDENS (Reuters) – Colombian Camilo Villegas kept his cool to win his third PGA Tour event with a five-shot victory over American Anthony Kim in the Honda Classic on Sunday.

The 28-year-old Villegas went into the final round with a three-shot lead and he swiftly doubled that advantage by producing four birdies from the first 10 holes.

However Villegas, nicknamed ‘Spider-Man’ for the elastic-like flexibility he displays lining up putts, nearly lost his grip on the lead with three bogeys on the back nine.

But with his closest rival Kim bogeying the penultimate hole, Villegas regained his groove and finished his round in style with a 19-foot birdie putt.

The Colombian finished 13-under-par for the week after carding a two-under on Sunday.

Kim was second on eight-under and Britain’s Justin Rose equaled the course record with a six-under 64 to finish third at seven-under.

Another Briton, Paul Casey tied for fourth place on six under with Fijian Vijay Singh.

(Editing by Peter Rutherford)