It’s not over yet, but the writing on the PGA Tour FedEx Cup scoreboard has declared Fiji’s Vijay Singh as the 2008 winner pending the last round in the next fortnight.

Singh now has an insurmountable leader in FedExCup points despite Camilo Villegas winning the BMW Championship over night in St Louis.

After his T44 finish Sunday, Singh now has 122,651 points. Villegas, by winning at Bellerive, moves into second place with 112,050 points.

A win at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola is worth 12,500 points. Should Villegas win, he would have 124,550 points.

Meanwhile, the 30th (last) place finish at THE TOUR Championship is worth 2000, so if Singh finishes last, he would have 124,651 points -- 101 points more than Villegas.

Only three things can happen to prevent Singh from winning the FedExCup and the $10 million bonus: a) He decides not to play at East Lake; b) He withdraws from East Lake; or c) He gets disqualified during THE TOUR Championship. Don't expect the first one to happen, and the last two, while certainly possible, aren't likely.

Essentially, all Singh has to do to claim the FedExCup is to sign his scorecard after the final round at East Lake later this month.

Villegas won with a 2-under 68 for a two-shot victory over Dudley Hart, who birdied the final two holes to earn a trip to the Masters with his highest finish in two years.

With one Playoff event remaining, the FedExCup essentially is over

Singh, who won the first two events, tied for 44th and earned enough points that all he has to do is complete four rounds at THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola in two weeks to collect the $10 million payoff.

Villegas, a 26-year-old Colombian in his third year on TOUR, finished at 15-under 265 and collected $1.26 million.

AFP

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