Nagging wrist injury knocks Villegas out of Barclays

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JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- Camilo Villegas, who won the final two events of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup last year, withdrew Friday after nine holes of his second round at The Barclays due to an injured left wrist.

Villegas hurt the wrist on Thursday when he was lifting weights. He started on the back nine Friday and tweaked the wrist again when he was hitting from the left rough at the 17th hole on the way to his second double bogey of the day.

Villegas, who is ranked 35th in the FedExCup standings, didn't want to take any chances with the Deutsche Bank Championship on the horizon. The young Colombian, who opened with a 75, was 11 over for the tournament when he withdrew.

Villegas is the fourth player to withdraw from The Barclays -- joining Michael Letzig (wrist), Chris Stroud (family matters) and Mathew Goggin (back).