Before the 2009 season began, we ranked every golfer in the world in our massive Tiger & The 49ers list. All this week, we'll be revisiting those rankings, seeing how well we did and whether we ranked them correctly. Next up: one of late 2008's brightest lights.No. 7: Camilo Villegas
His 2009: Three top 10 finishes, topped by a T3 at the Buick Invitational. FedEx Cup rank: 32.
The story: After his 2008 ended with two first-place finishes in the last two FedEx events, Villegas came into 2009 with sky-high expectations. He and Anthony Kim were supposed to be the first heroes of the post-Tiger generation, but it hasn't quite worked out that way. He hasn't had quite the success that everyone had predicted, but he hasn't flamed out horribly, either. He'll be fine, and should be one of the game's stars going forward, but the first half of 2009 is a reminder that a good finish one year is no guarantee of a good start the next.
Up or down? Down a bit based on how well he closed out 2008. Everybody thought he would be challenging for nearly every tournament in which he played. But while he's fared better than Kim, he still hasn't hit the high points of last fall.
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