Camilo Villegas News

Dubai : Jeev Milkha Singh slipped to tied 24th after a bumpy back nine that forced him to settle for an even-par card in the second round of the elite season-ending Dubai World Championship golf tournament here Friday.

PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said the tour has agreed to look into the possibility of staging the Presidents Cup in China in 2019, which he said might be enough time for China to set a goal of having a player capable of competing in the matches, or worthy enough to be a captain's pick.

DUBAI // Camilo Villegas has become one of the high-flyers of the golfing world since his eye-catching rookie year on the US PGA Tour in 2006.

By V. Krishnaswamy, Dubai, Nov 19 : Camilo Villegas, golf's poster boy and a new member of the European Tour, gives the season-ending Dubai World Championships the glamour quotient that a tournament offering the world's biggest prize money in a single week needs.

First round leaders: GB & Ire unless stated -8 R Allenby -6 C Villegas -6 L Westwood -6 C Wood Australian Robert Allenby stormed into the lead at the Dubai World Championship with a first-round 65 as Lee Westwood took an early advantage on Rory McIlroy in the race to become Europe's number one.

DUBAI // It has become a tradition at golf tournaments around the world for the media to play the course on the Monday after the tournament finishes to get some kind of feel of what the winning professional went through over the previous four rounds.

EARLY BIRD: Defending champion Hunter Mahan with Wall Street tycoon Julian Robertson at the Cape Kidnappers Resort yesterday.

Anthony Kim defeated Sean O'Hair on the first playoff hole Thursday and claimed the $1 million first prize at the Kiwi Challenge tournament in New Zealand.

American Sean O'Hair tees off on the 13th hole during the first round of the Kiwi Challenge at Cape Kidnappers.

Monday, November 9, 2009 at 7:09 p.m. His face is plastered on billboards around Omaha, Neb., so J.R. Reyes isn't surprised at being recognized these days.

Doug Barron. 238 career PGA Tour starts with a best finish being a tie for third in the Byron Nelson Championship in 2005.

The European Tour on Friday announced that English golfer Ross Fisher has been named the Golfer of the Month for October.

The world No 19 Camilo Villegas is the next big-name player set to be confirmed for January's Abu Dhabi Golf Championship.

Colombia's Camilo Villegas lines up a putt on the 13th green during his world match play golf championship tournament against Jeev Milkha of India in Casares, southern Spain, Friday, Oct.

Ross Fisher beat Anthony Kim 4 and 3 on Sunday to win the 36-hole World Match Play Championship final.

Colombia's Camilo Villegas lines up a putt on the 13th green during his world match play golf championship tournament against Jeev Milkha of India in Casares, southern Spain, Friday, Oct.

Ace Indian golfer Jeev Milkha Singh crashed out of the Volvo World Match Play Championship with successive defeats against Camilo Villegas and Ross Fischer in Casares.

Westwood wins battle of Brits Colombia's Camilo Villegas lines up a putt on the 13th green during his World Match Play Golf Championship tournament against Jeev Milkha of India on Friday.

Photograph: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images Lee Westwood is favourite to win this week's Volvo World Match Play Championship in Spain a ' and with good reason.

Casares , Oct 27 Jeev Milkha Singh adds another feather to his well-adorned cap as he becomes the first Indian to tee up at the 16-man World Matchplay Championships Thursday.