ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AFP) — Camilo Villegas captured the BMW Championship on Sunday going wire-to-wire for his maiden victory on the USPGA Tour.
"Oh man," Villegas said. "It was a lot of hard of hard work and it's awesome to be here. Hopefully it's the first of many."
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.
Villegas led all four rounds of the seven million dollar event, the third in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoff series.
He is the first player to win his first PGA title in wire-to-wire fashion in 12 years since Tim Herron at the 1996 Honda Classic.
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