Villegas is on a roll

The Bear Trap was in position to produce some late drama in the Honda Classic yesterday, but Camilo Villegas wouldn't cooperate. Instead he built a six-shot lead with three straight birdies beginning on No. 8 and then held on for a final-round 68 and a five-shot victory over Anthony Kim.

On an entertainment of scale of 1 to 5, Oldgolfdawg would throw it 3 1/2 dog biscuits. If someone had made a run at Villegas when he missed short par putts on Nos. 11 and 12 and three-putted from 50 feet on the par-3 15th, the Bear Trap (the 15th, 16th and 17th holes) might have bared its teeth and perhaps made things more interesting. But it never happened.

Villegas, who climbed to No. 12 in the world rankings, finished at 13-under-par 267, the lowest 72-hole score since the Honda moved to PGA National in 2007. He capped his round and his first victory since the Tour Championship in 2008 with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole.

"It's very special," Villegas said. "I'm just very privileged to do what I do. But trust me, it's tough. These guys are good. That is so true. Those guys are good."

Villegas, 28, became the fourth player who's still under 30 with at least three PGA Tour wins, joining Adam Scott (six) and Dustin Johnson and Sean O'Hair (three each).

Being a good physical condition likely played a role in his victory. Villegas didn't even play at practice round at PGA National last week. After finishing tied for eighth at the Phoenix Open, he headed to his native Colombia on Monday to help open the Nationwide Tour's Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open, the first PGA Tour-sanctioned event in South America. He returned to his south Florida home in Jupiter on Wednesday and opened the Honda Classic with back-to-back 66s. Apparently, jet lag doesn't bother him.

In three starts on the PGA Tour this year, Villegas has finished first, third and tied for eighth and has earned $1,764,000. He also has moved up to third in the FedEx Cup points race with 773.