Villegas gets first win; Singh all but clinches FedEx Cup

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09/07/2008 - St. Louis, MO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Camilo Villegas finally collected his first PGA Tour victory on Sunday, when he held on down the back nine to win the BMW Championship.

"I don't know what to say," acknowledged Villegas, who shot a final-round 68 to finish the championship at 15-under 265. "It's just a lot of hard work and a lot of people behind me."

Villegas moved into second place on the FedEx Cup Playoff Points race with the win. With only the Tour Championship remaining in the pursuit of the FedEx Cup, Villegas unfortunately can not make up the difference.

So the title, and $10 million first prize, will go to Vijay Singh.

Singh took home the first two playoff events -- The Barclays and Deutsche Bank Championship. He tied for 44th place Sunday and picked up 2,151 FedEx Cup points.

The Fijian just has to finish four rounds and pick up at least the last-place points in the Tour Championship in three weeks to secure the FedEx Cup title.

Singh left Bellerive Country Club without speaking to the media.

Dudley Hart fired a five-under 65 on Sunday to take a solo second at minus-13. Hart began the season on a medical extension and played his way into the Tour Championship with his big finish.

Jim Furyk (70) and Anthony Kim (67) tied for third place at 12-under 268.

The Tour Championship field will feature the top 30 players on the FedEx Cup playoffs points list. Chad Campbell hung on to the 30th spot despite withdrawing this week due to the birth of his first child.

That knocked Stephen Ames out of the event at East Lake, despite a 66 on Sunday that gave Ames a share of fifth. D.J. Trahan and K.J. Choi both shot 67s to join Ames at minus-11.

But the day belonged to Villegas.

The Colombian played in the final pairing in the final round last week at the Deutsche Bank Championship, but shot a 73 on Monday and fell into a tie for third.

Villegas got the win on Sunday, but let the lead slip at times.

He started the final round with a one-shot cushion over Furyk and extended it with a three-foot birdie putt at the first. Furyk got back within one with a birdie at No. 2, then Villegas fell apart a bit.

At the fifth, Villegas missed the green and pitched his third to four feet. His par putt stayed above ground and he fell into a tie with Furyk, but lost a share of first after a missed eight-footer for par at the sixth.

Villegas drew even with Furyk, who made six straight pars, thanks to a nine- foot birdie putt at the eighth. Furyk missed a par putt at nine and hit a terrible drive at the 10th, which led to another bogey and a two-stroke deficit.

Villegas was back in front, although there were some ominous signs.

At the 10th, Villegas knocked his approach to the back collar and duffed his third. The ball stopped close to 10 feet short of the stick, but he ran the par-saving putt in to keep the two-shot cushion.

Furyk birdied 11 to get within one and Villegas looked shaky at the 12th. His drive landed in a bunker and he could not even reach the green with his second after a poor shot. Villegas' third came to rest 17 feet from the hole and he drained the clutch par save to stay in front.

That par putt might have spurred Villegas on to victory.

Furyk bogeyed the hole and at the par-three 13th, Villegas hit his tee ball to 12 feet. He converted the birdie putt and was three clear with five holes to play.

Villegas rolled in a long birdie putt at the 14th, but so did Kim, who birdied 15 to narrow the gap to two.

At the par-five 17th, Villegas burned the left edge of the cup with his 15- foot birdie effort. Kim had close to 10 feet to get within one, but his putt stayed up and Villegas needed to play one solid hole to clinch his first win.

He did just that.

Villegas hit the fairway off the tee and played a safe approach to 35 feet. He two-putted and headed to the winner's circle for the first time.

"It's awesome to be here," said Villegas, who pocketed $1.26 million for the victory. "Hopefully it's the first of many. I will work even harder to keep doing what I'm doing."

Tim Clark (69) and new American Ryder Cupper Hunter Mahan (66) shared eighth at 10-under 270.

Another captain's pick for the U.S. side, Steve Stricker, shot a 66 on Sunday to tie for 10th with Fredrik Jacobson (65) and Aaron Baddeley (69). The trio finished at nine-under 271.

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Pacific-10 Conference odds

Teams that should be in: Stanford

Oregon and USC get their tickets punched after taking care of business this weekend. Yes, the Trojans' computer numbers aren't great, but there's no way the third-place team in this league is getting nixed. Grudgingly, I added Arizona after consultation with our Bracketologist. I don't know that Arizona will lose its last three (including a Pac-10 quarterfinal game), and even if the Cats do, I still can't see how they'd be left out, given the overall profile. That said, it bears watching, as three more L's would leave them at 18-12 (9-9) and on a 6-11 skid entering the Dance. It would be nice to see the Wildcats get at least one W in the Bay Area next week, as Cincinnati (albeit without Armein Kirkland and with a worse profile) was axed after a similar slide last season. I just couldn't rationalize having some of the other teams as locks and not having Arizona in that category -- there just aren't enough good teams behind the Cats to threaten their spot, it seems. Stanford has its fate in its own hands with the Arizona schools coming to the Farm to close out the regular season next weekend.

Should be in:

Stanford [17-10 (9-7), RPI: 40, SOS: 21] No shame in not getting a win in L.A., but that makes the home game against Arizona State a must-win ahead of what could be an intriguing meeting with Arizona should the Cats lose at Cal. Getting to 11 Pac-10 wins would make Selection Sunday much more comfortable, but 10's probably more than enough this season. The Cardinal have nonconference wins over Texas Tech and at Virginia to lean on, although they also lost badly to Air Force and Santa Clara at home.

Southeastern Conference odds
Work left to do: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Mississippi State

It looks more and more possible that no one from the SEC West will make the NCAAs. How weird is that? Tennessee and Vandy move into the locks category after more good work this weekend. Kentucky stays there, although it would be smart for the Cats to handle Georgia at home Wednesday ahead of a trip to the Swamp. Could a disaster scenario (two more L's and a first-round SEC tourney exit) somehow dislodge the Cats despite their incredible computer numbers? Still unlikely, but not worth chancing it.

Work left to do:

Alabama [19-9 (6-8), RPI: 43, SOS: 47] The tough L at Tennessee was understandable, and even created some hope. Unfortunately, that hope was dashed by a home loss to Auburn, which leaves the Tide in some real trouble. There's still no signature win on the profile (no, Kentucky doesn't count), and the computer profile is weakening rapidly. The Tide conceivably could beat Ole Miss and win at Miss. State to get to 8-8 and clinch at least a share of the West crown, but that's probably not enough right now. The Tide will need to do some work in the SEC tourney.

Georgia [16-10 (8-6), RPI: 52, SOS: 23] This is the team with the best chance to make it from this section right now. The Bulldogs rebounded from a terrible performance at Ole Miss to beat down Miss. State. Now they are at Kentucky (king of the RPI 51-100 win) and home to Tennessee. That would be worth a lot of computer points to get both (which is doable), as both teams are in the top 11 in RPI. Finishing at least 9-7 is an absolute must, and I would feel much better about the Dawgs' chances if they got both to get to 10 SEC wins. They also beat Gonzaga, but lost to ACC bubblers Georgia Tech and Clemson.

Mississippi [18-10 (7-7), RPI: 63, SOS: 79] Like everyone else in this division, Ole Miss gacked up a chance to stake a claim, losing by double figures at South Carolina. Even 9-7 likely is not nearly enough with a nonconference profile devoid of anything notable.

Mississippi State [16-11 (7-7), RPI: 66, SOS: 37] With a chance to get in the mix, these Bulldogs were leashed by their Georgia counterparts. Could they get to 9-7? I guess -- although winning at Arkansas, then beating Alabama is no lock -- but would that mean all that much for a team with this overall profile? Probably not. There's nothing of note (on the good side) in the nonconference profile.

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