Camilo Villegas shot a 7-under 63 to grab the first-round lead at the Wyndham Championship on Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C.
2014 Wyndham Championship: Camilo Villegas leads after opening-round 63
Darren Carroll
Villegas had five birdies in the opening round but the highlight of his day was an eagle on the par-5 fifth hole. Villegas hasn’t won a tournament since 2010, and in 2014 hasn’t yet finished in the top 10. He has two top-25 finishes this season, and in the last month the only tournament he played in was the Canadian Open, where he withdrew after one round.
He owns a one-shot lead over William McGirt and Webb Simpson, each of whom shot 64 on Thursday but in very different ways.
Simpson got off to a quick start with birdies on each of his first four holes, and would have shared the first-round lead with Villegas if not for missing a three-foot putt on the par-4 17th hole for a bogey. McGirt, however, bogeyed two of the first three holes, then steadily worked his way back, buoyed by five birdies on the back nine.
Here is a look at Thursday’s leaderboard after one round.
| 2014 Wyndham Championship | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Player | Round 1 | To Par |
| 1 | Camilo Villegas | 63 | -7 |
| T2 | William McGirt | 64 | -6 |
| T2 | Webb Simpson | 64 | -6 |
| T4 | Scott Langley | 65 | -5 |
| T4 | Martin Laird | 65 | -5 |
| T4 | Paul Casey | 65 | -5 |
| T4 | Heath Slocum | 65 | -5 |
| T4 | Andrew Loupe | 65 | -5 |
| T9 | Ryuji Imada | 66 | -4 |
| T9 | J.J. Henry | 66 | -4 |
| T9 | Johnson Wagner | 66 | -4 |
| T9 | Ricky Barnes | 66 | -4 |
| T9 | Brian Stuard | 66 | -4 |
| T9 | Steve Marino | 66 | -4 |
| T9 | Mike Weir | 66 | -4 |
| T9 | Steven Bowditch | 66 | -4 |
| T9 | Robin Allenby | 66 | -4 |
| T9 | Tommy Gainey | 66 | -4 |
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