Colombian Villegas wins BMW Championship golf title

For three years, Camilo Villegas managed to make a name for himself without winning, Times staff and wire reports say this morning.

He was the young Colombian with model good looks and chic clothing, limber enough to strike a pretzel-shaped pose on the green to read putts, earning him the nickname "Spider-Man." Trouble was, not many of those putts went in.

That changed Sunday at the BMW Championship at St. Louis.

Clinging to a one-shot lead on the back nine at Bellerive, Villegas saved par with a 12-foot putt, followed that with two birdie putts and finished off a two-under-par 68 for a wire-to-wire victory and his first PGA Tour title."

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Photo: Camilo Villegas lines up his putt on the fifth hole Sunday during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, which he won. Credit: Jeff Roberson / Associated Press