Camilo Villegas said after Sunday’s third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston that Vijay Singh “is obviously not the best putter in the world.” But he meant it as a compliment. Villegas, who fired an 8-under-par 63 to trail Mike Weir by one heading into today’s final round, isn’t the best putter in the world either. But, like Singh, he’s convinced himself of the complete opposite. “He decided to tell himself that he’s the best putter in the world, and this worked last week,” the 26-year-old Medellin, Columbia native said of the Fijian’s performance in last week’s The Barclays. “It’s been a little bit similar in my case. I decided to tell myself something similar to what Vijay told himself last week, that I’m a great putter and that I’m a lot better than people think and people write. “Today was a good reflection of that.” Villegas needed only 22 putts to navigate a course that played the toughest it has all week thanks to swirling winds and fast greens. Singh and Sergio Garcia trail Weir by three, while Ben Crane, Ernie Els and Jim Furyk are four back. Villegas missed the cut in last week’s The Barclays, and was in danger of not qualifying for next week’s BMW Championship. Now, however, he’s focused on earning his first Tour win. “I’m very proud of myself,” Villegas said. “(But) there’s a little bittersweet taste when you work so hard and you haven’t won, when you see young guys winning, and you go like, ‘man, it’ ...
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Camilo Villegas said after Sunday’s third round of the Deutsche Bank Championship at TPC Boston that Vijay Singh “is obviously not the best putter in the world.” But he meant it as a compliment. Villegas, who fired an 8-under-par 63 to trail Mike Weir by one heading into today’s final round, isn’t the best putter in the world either. But, like Singh, he’s convinced himself of the complete opposite. “He decided to tell himself that he’s the best putter in the world, and this worked last week,” the 26-year-old Medellin, Columbia native said of the Fijian’s performance in last week’s The Barclays. “It’s been a little bit similar in my case. I decided to tell myself something similar to what Vijay told himself last week, that I’m a great putter and that I’m a lot better than people think and people write. “Today was a good reflection of that.” Villegas needed only 22 putts to navigate a course that played the toughest it has all week thanks to swirling winds and fast greens. Singh and Sergio Garcia trail Weir by three, while Ben Crane, Ernie Els and Jim Furyk are four back. Villegas missed the cut in last week’s The Barclays, and was in danger of not qualifying for next week’s BMW Championship. Now, however, he’s focused on earning his first Tour win. “I’m very proud of myself,” Villegas said. “(But) there’s a little bittersweet taste when you work so hard and you haven’t won, when you see young guys winning, and you go like, ‘man, it’ ...