Villegas finishes strong to take 36-hole lead in Mexico

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LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) — Camilo Villegas birdied his final three holes Friday and carded an 8-under 64 that allowed him to emerge from the pack on another low day of scoring and build a two-shot lead going into the weekend at the World Wide Technolog

Villegas was among a half-dozen players battling for the top at wind-free, vulnerable El Cardonal at Diamante, the first Tiger Woods course design that has been missing the typical blustery conditions at the tip of Baja California.

“I won the tournament by 10 shots the week after missing second stage of Q-School. It was like a bittersweet win,” Villegas said. A win, of course, would come with a two-year exemption and a trip to the Masters and the PGA Championship. That's still a long way off, especially with 14 players within five of the lead on a course that is giving up plenty of birdies.

Mackenzie Hughes of Hamilton, Ont., is tied for 27th at 8 under, eight shots back of the leader. Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ont., and Adam Svensson of Surrey, B.C., are two shots back of Hughes and are tied for 46th."Everyone’s starting at the same spot, so I just really wanted to get a jump start on that,” Hickok said.

 

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