Carl Pettersson - Media Guide

ended a drought where he failed to break par for 12 consecutive rounds...T17 finish at the U.S. Open marked a career best at that event...Finished fifth at the John Deere Classic thanks in part to a final-round 68 and a Putting Average of 1.571, which led the field for the week. Was one shot off Nathan Green's 36-hole lead before a third-round 71 dropped him out of contention...At the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, NC, where he attended high school, finished fifth, his best finish at the event where he sits on the tournament's Board of Directors...Finished T10 at the BMW Championship and fell eight spots short (38th) of qualifying for THE TOUR Championship...Notched his fifth top-10 finish of the season with a T5 effort at the Turning Stone Resort Championship, where he was paired with eventual winner Steve Flesch in the final pairing on Sunday. Final-round 73 left him four shots shy of Flesch...Held the 54-hole lead at the inaugural Fry's Electronics Open before a final-round 74 left him T4, five shots behind eventual winner Mike Weir. Finish gave him his sixth top 10 of the season and pushed his earnings over the $2-million mark for the second consecutive year.

Nissan Open in February...In just his third career start at the TPC Sawgrass, recorded his first top-10 at THE PLAYERS Championship with a T8...In his first trip to the Masters Tournament finished T27...Won the Memorial Tournament, his second career title. After winning first PGA TOUR event (2005 Chrysler Championship) in 90th career start, needed only 16 subsequent events to earn second career TOUR win. Was just the fifth different international player to win at Muirfield Village Golf Club...Shot a 59 during a casual round with friends on June 21 at Treyburn CC in Durham, NC. Had 11 birdies and an eagle on the par-72 course...Finished T4 at the Cialis Western Open, aided by a third-round 65. Entered the final round two strokes behind Vijay Singh, and posted even-par 71 to finish four behind champion Trevor Immelman...Recorded his first top-10 in 10 career major championship starts with a T8 at the British Open...Made his first start at THE TOUR Championship, finished 18th...Paired with Henrik Stenson to represent Sweden at the WGC-Barbados World Cup.

just the fifth different international player to win at Muirfield Village Golf Club...Shot a 59 during a casual round with friends on June 21 at Treyburn CC in Durham, NC. Had 11 birdies and an eagle on the par-72 course...Recorded his first top-10 in 10 career major championship starts with a T8 at the British Open. 2005: Closed the season on a high note, making his last eight cuts, including a win and a runner-up finish in his last two starts. As a result, earned the 2005 Fall Finish presented by PricewaterhouseCoopers title and its $500,000 bonus...Notched his first TOUR victory at the Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor. Won by one stroke over Chad Campbell at the Westin Innisbrook Resort-Copperhead Course. Became just the third Swedish player to win on TOUR, joining Jesper Parnevik and Gabriel Hjertstedt. 2004: Won more than $1 million for the first time in his career and posted a personal-best seven top-10s...T3 finish at the MCI Heritage...Ended the season with five top-10s in his last six starts. 2003: Was just shy of earning $1 million in his rookie season and finished in the top 75 on the money list...Lone top-10 occurred in fifth career TOUR start (second as a TOUR member), second behind Tiger Woods at Buick Invitational. Birdied final hole on Sunday to move into solo second. 2002: Finished T21 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn his first TOUR card...Fulfilled the early promise he showed on the European Tour by winning the Algarve Open de Portugal in a playoff with David Gilford...Also held a share of the first-round lead in the British Open with a 67. Finished T43. 2001: Made a bright start to his European Tour career, finishing T7 in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open, his first career start and outright second in the Open de Argentina, his sixth career professional start on the European Tour. 2000: Won the European Amateur and represented Sweden in the Eisenhower Trophy before turning professional in September. Amateur: Won four tournaments while at North Carolina State, including the NCAA East Regionals event by four strokes, but was disqualified for signing for an incorrect scorecard...Prior to attending N.C. State, was two-time national junior college individual champion at Central Alabama Community College (1997-98).

father was transferred. Was the 1996 state 4-A medalist for Grimsley High School. Now lives in Raleigh where he attended college.

British Open with a 67. Finished T43. Made a bright start to his European Tour career in 2001, finishing T7 in the Carlsberg Malaysian Open, his first career start and outright second in the Open de Argentina, his sixth career professional start on the European Tour. Won the European Amateur Championship in 2000 and represented Sweden in the Eisenhower Trophy before turning professional in September of 2000. Won four tournaments while at North Carolina State University, including the NCAA East Regional event by four strokes, but was disqualified for signing for an incorrect scorecard. Prior to attending NC State, was two-time national junior college individual champion at Central Alabama Community College (1997-98). Took up golf at age 10 as a toddler near course where he lived in Gothenburg. Father, Lars, a low handicap golfer, was an Executive for Volvo Trucks Division, resulting in Carl living in England between ages 10-14, then his current home of Raleigh, NC.