It all depends on how you look at it
Colombia's Camilo Villegas, aka "Spider-Man," has a different cool way of lining up a putt, which we've been able to see during this weekend's British Open, and expect to soon see on a green near us during our next round of slow-play golf, while someone tries to emulate his technique and pulls a groin. Or two.
This is only his first Open appearance, and his third year as a pro. A Bloomberg News story (linked here) says that the 26-year-old, named one of People magazine's Hottest Bachelors in 2006, prepped for the event during his flight from Atlanta to Manchester, England, "perusing US magazine's coverage of actress Angelina Jolie." He shot a 5-under-65 during the second round to find himself just two shots back of the leader.
Wonder what technique he used to read the magazine.
In Saturday's third round (linked here), he shot a ridiculous 79 and, at 10-over, probably has no chance.
Or, you could say he's just eight shots back of leader Greg Norman going into Sunday's final round and with the way the course has played, you can't rule anything out. Padraig Harrington came from six back a year ago to win it on the final day.
But then, from how we see it, considering his inexperience, Villegas is too far behind and really has no shot at it. Here's where we need ABC's Rick Reilly to tie it all together in his special way.
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