Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Villegas Breaks Through

Hello. Lost somewhat in the idiotic Fedex Cup format is Camillo Villegas winning his first PGA Tour event. Villegas won the BMW Championship Sunday.
It's a win people saw coming, including me. Camillo has played well in many events, but could never seem to put 72 holes together. That was ended Sunday.
What's great for golf is Camillo transcends the sport. Let's see if we can figure out why, shall we? My wife tells me he's very handsome. "Cutey" is a direct quote. Villegas has been on magazine covers of various kinds. And this win takes him out of the Anna Kournikova club, and proves he's a legit player, which will help his marketability. Golf will also become cooler.
Camillo is yet another 20-something player to win this year. Could 2008 signal the start of a new group of players ready to take on all comers? Other than Tiger Woods, Padraig Harrington and the ageless Vijay Singh, all the top players seem to under 30 - Villegas, Anthony Kim, Sergio Garcia, Trevor Immelman, Brandt Snedeker and so on.
With this lineup, the PGA Tour may have great days on its horizon.
Now if it could only get rid of the Fedex Cup and/or its problems.

Regards,
Steve

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