Camilo Villegas ends four-year drought at Wyndham Championship

COLOMBIA’S Camilo Villegas fired a seven-under par 63 to win the Wyndham Championship, claiming his first PGA Tour title since 2010.

GREENSBORO, NC - AUGUST 17: Camilo Villegas of Colombia poses with the Sam Snead Cup after winning the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club on August 17, 2014 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Todd Warshaw/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

COLOMBIA’S Camilo Villegas fired a seven-under par 63 to win the Wyndham Championship, claiming his fourth US PGA Tour title and first since 2010.

Villegas posted his second seven-under round of the week at Sedgefield Country Club for a 17-under par total of 263.

He finished one stroke in front of Sweden’s Freddie Jacobson and Bill Haas. Haas grabbed a share of second with a six-under 64 while Jacobson closed with a 66.

It was Villegas’ first US tour victory since the Honda Classic in March of 2010 and he admitted the long drought had weighed on him.

“I always work hard, I always grind and I love the game, but it starts getting on you and I feel a little lighter right now,” Villegas said.

Camilo Villegas finally broke through again on the US PGA Tour

“What a great week. I’m happy to be here.”

Villegas, who had held the first-round lead after a 63, had fallen back after the second and third rounds and teed off almost an hour before the leaders.

He endured a nervous wait to see if any of those chasing him could at least force a playoff but they all stumbled.

Heath Slocum lost a share of the lead with a bogey at 17, then bogeyed 18 to complete a 67 that left him alone in fourth.

The late hiccup in the US tour’s last regular-season event dropped Slocum out of the top 125 in the FedEx Cup standings who advance to the playoff series that starts on Thursday with the Barclays.

Just landed in NY to find out my friend and neighbor @camilovillegasR won today! One of the hardest workers in the game. Congrats #bro!

— Rory Mcilroy (@McIlroyRory) August 17, 2014

Congratulations to @CamiloVillegasR on winning today. Hard work pays off.

— Ian Poulter (@IanJamesPoulter) August 18, 2014

Jacobson had a share of the lead at the 18th tee, but also bogeyed the last. Overnight leader Nick Watney needed a birdie at 18, but was out of bounds off the tee en route to a double-bogey.

He closed with a 70, sharing fifth place with former champions Brandt Snedeker and Webb Simpson, who both shot 67.

Villegas had four birdies and an eagle on the front nine and added a birdie on the par-five 15th.

That gave him a share of the lead, and he was alone atop the leaderboard after Watney posted a three-putt bogey at the 14th.

Villegas was so enamoured with his victory that he snapped a quick ‘selfie’ with the trophy.

“I had a few looks coming in and I thought I needed one more,” Villegas said when asked if he thought his score would be enough to win.

“Even though that 18th hole is a tough hole, it just happened to work out my way.”

In the week’s other main storyline, the race to qualify for the FedEx Cup, England’s Paul Casey, who was 125th in the standings coming into the week, tied for 18th to safely secure his Barclays berth.

South Korea’s Bae Sang-Moon was the only player to move from outside the top 125 to inside on Sunday, finishing in a tie for 14th to move from 126th to 120th and keep his season going.