Villegas rules Honda Classic

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (AP) – Camilo Villegas shot a final-round 68 to win the Honda Classic by five shots Sunday over Anthony Kim, giving the Colombian his third PGA Tour victory.
He finished at 13-under 267, the lowest 72-hole score since the Honda moved to PGA National in 2007, four shots better than Y.E.Yang's winning total a year ago.
And Villegas made it look easy most of the way, too, capping his day with a 20-footer for birdie, then raising both hands skyward.
"It's been a long week, man,'' said Villegas, who climbed to No. 12 in the world rankings. ``But man, it's been a good one. I just loved every second of it.''
Midway through his round, it seemed like Villegas could waltz to the win. He led by only two after Vijay Singh made a 45-foot birdie putt at the par-3 fifth, but three straight birdies – starting with a 25-footer on No. 8 – sent Villegas to 15 under and six shots clear of the field.
Good thing he had that cushion, because the putter stopped working after that.
Fortunately for Villegas, no one made much of a run.
He missed short par putts on 11 and 12, three-putted from 50 feet on the par-3 15th for another bogey, but never lost control of the lead and ended up pocketing the $1.008 million winner's share. The outcome, if any doubt actually existed, was sealed when Villegas' approach from 184 yards on the par-4 16th stopped 15 feet from the pin, setting up a routine par.
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