Titleist Staff Player Camilo Villegas notches first win

September 10, 2008 | by

USes a Titleist Pro V1 to become the 10th first-time champion on the 2008 PGA Tour

Fairhaven, MA (September 8, 2008) - When Camilo Villegas captured the BMW Championship, he became the 10th first-time champion on the 2008 PGA Tour. Nine of these up-and-coming players have one golf ball in common. Titleist. Villegas, a Pro V1 loyalist, fired four consecutive rounds in the 60's en route to his winning wire-to-wire performance. His success follows Pro V1x player Vijay Singh's consecutive Playoff victories at The Barclays and the Deutsche Bank Championship. While Singh is a lock to win the FedExCup with just The TOUR Championship remaining, Villegas is in position to make it a Titleist 1-2 finish. MORE: Camilo Villegas captured the third leg of the four-event Playoffs by closing with a 2-under 68 for a two-shot victory over Titleist brand ambassador Dudley Hart. Villegas finished at 15-under 265 as both players shot all four rounds in the 60's en route to the Titleist golf ball 1-2 finish. In addition to playing the Pro V1 golf ball, the champion also relied upon Vokey Design Spin Milled approach (54), sand (58) and lob (60) wedges, and a Scotty Cameron by Titleist Circa 62 #6 putter.

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