Saturday, December 20, 2008

Caramba for Camilo - 67 puts him joint
second, two behind Furyk in 'Chevron'

Colombian Camilo Villegas, six behind at the start of the day, closed to within two shots of leader Jim Furyk at the halfway stage of the Chevron World Challenge at the hilly and, this week, a muddy Sherwood Country Club course at Thousand Oaks in California.
Villegas, 26 and ranked No 7 in the world, shot a five-under-par 67 - the lowest score of the tournament so far - for a three-under-par tally of 141.
He birdied the first three holes and later had an eagle at the 11th as he made it a three-way second-place tie with South Korean K J Choi, who had a 71, and American Ryder Cup player Anthony Kim (70).
Furyk, two ahead overnight in the 16-man event hosted by Tiger Woods, failed to repeat his form from the first round but preserved the pole position as he bogeyed the last for a 71 and a total of 139.
"I hung in there today, that's the best I can say," said Furyk after earlier picking up two birdies.
"I wasn't as crisp with my iron game and didn't have as many birdie opportunities but I managed to limit the mistakes. I didn't feel great about my game but I still shot one under."
Villegas broke into the world's top 10 by winning the last two events of the 2008 US PGA Tour's FedEx Cup series.
"I swung the club a lot better today than yesterday," the muscular Colombian said after setting up his eagle at the 11th with a risky three-wood second shot over trees to within six feet of the pin.
"Three birdies to get started but then I made three bogeys there," he added, referring to dropped shots at the fifth, ninth and 10th. "I was a little disappointed but an eagle on the 11th hole got me back on track."
Fred Couples, who has battled back problems in recent years, returned a 69 - and then put it down to "local knowledge."
The 49-year-old American birdied three of the first six holes on his way to a tie for fifth at two under in the 16-man event.
"I played well yesterday and much better today," the 1992 Masters champion said. "I've played this course so many times that that's an advantage.
"I'm 49 years old and I wouldn't consider myself to be a threat too much any more but I know I can go around this course because of old habit."
ALL THE SECOND-ROUND TOTALS
Par 144 (2 x 72)
139 J Furyk 68 71.
141 K J Choi 70 71, A Kim 71 70, C Villegas 74 67.
142 F Couples 73 69, S Stricker 71 71.
143 H Mahan 71 72, VJ Singh 71 72, B Weekley 70 73.
145 B Curtis 72 73, K Perry 73 72.
146 P Casey 74 72.
148 L Donald 73 75.
149 S Ames 78 71, M Weir 78 71.
150 J Leonard 75 75.

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