Camilo Villegas defeated Sergio Garcia in a playoff at the Tour Championship this weekend for his second straight PGA Tour title. Villegas overcame a five-shot deficit with six birdies on his final 11 holes of regulation to close with a 4-under-par 66 … “Winning is awesome,” the 26-year-old Colombian, who finished second in the FedEx Cup points race behind Vijay Singh, told reporters. Lorena Ochoa won the Navistar LPGA Classic Sunday for her seventh LPGA Tour title of the year. She defeated Candie Kung on the second playoff hole … “I had a good feeling that today it was my day, and it ...

Ryder Cup host course Valhalla Golf Club was damaged Sunday – five days before the start of the event – when strong wind felled a TV tower on the 12th hole and some trees … “The PGA of America is working to clean up all affected areas and is confident that when spectators arrive on Tuesday for the first full practice round, Valhalla will be ready for the biggest event in golf this year.” Robert Karlsson won the Mercedes-Benz Championship by two strokes Sunday for his first victory in two years. The Swede finished at 13-under 275 to claim his first event ...

Colombian Camilo Villegas earned his first PGA Tour title this weekend, finishing with a 2-under-par 68 to win the BMW Championship. Villegas moved to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup playoffs points standings, but Vijay Singh, who finished tied for 44th Sunday, still has a virtually insurmountable lead … Annika Sorenstam finished third Sunday at the Nydredit Masters, her final golf tournament in Europe. Martina Eberl won the tournament … Meanwhile, Jean-Francois Lucquin defeated Rory McIlroy in a playoff to win the European Masters this weekend. McIlroy had a four-stroke lead heading into the final round, but Lucquin ended up defeating him ...