Camilo Villegas won for the third time in his career at the Honda Classic. Villegas has had a stellar season so far with a third place at the World Match Play, tie for 8th at the Waste Management Open, and now a win. With the win, he moved up 21 spots to 3rd place in the Fed Ex Cup standings, and trails only Dustin Johnson and Steve Stricker.
Villegas has credited a new found attitude for his recent success. "I'm just very privileged to do what I do."He won the tournament despite not playing a practice round at the course and after flying in from Columbia where he gave a clinic the prior day. With his new attitude, his work ethic on the course and in the gym, and the confidence of having won again, look for him to have a monster season.
Champions Tour:
Fred Couples has now won twice and finished 2nd in three Champions Tour events. "When you are 50, you are the youngest guy out here and if you are a good player like I think I am, I thought I would have some opportunities to win out here", said Couples. It will be interesting to see how many wins he will get this year, especially in the majors.
Tiger's return:
As usual, there were a million Tiger headlines over the past week. Enough gossip already. The bottom line is Tiger appears to be practicing hard, working with Hank Haney again, and looks to be planning his return. If rumors are true, he will play the Tavistock Cup and at Bay Hill, where he has won six times previously.
The Masters is exactly one month away, and if he does return for it, it should be one of the most watched sporting events of all time. "I can't imagine in 100 years he's going to miss Augusta,"Jack Nicklaus told Golfweek.
AP photo Villegas / Alan Diaz
AP photo Woods / Sam Greenwood
AP photo Woods / Sam Greenwood
