Carl Pettersson

Exempt status

• Korn Ferry Tour: Exempt Medical (thru 2020)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR: 2003

PGA TOUR Victories (5)

• 2005 Chrysler Championship
• 2006 the Memorial Tournament
• 2008 Wyndham Championship
• 2010 RBC Canadian Open
• 2012 RBC Heritage

International Victories (1)

• 2002 Algarve Open de Portugal [Eur]

National Teams

• 2000 Eisenhower Trophy

Personal

• Took up golf at age 10 near course where he lived in Gothenburg, Sweden.
• Father, Lars, a low-handicap golfer, was an executive for Volvo Trucks Division, resulting in the family living in England between ages 10-14, then moving to Greensboro, N.C., for his last two years of high school when the company transferred his father. Was the 1996 state 4A medalist for Grimsley High School. Now lives in Raleigh where he attended college.

Special Interests

• Sports

Career Highlights

2017 Season

Made six cuts in 27 starts. Failed to advance to the FedExCup Playoffs for the second straight year and will play out of the Past Champion category in 2017-18.

2016 Season

Finished No. 214 in the FedExCup standings, failing to advance to the Playoffs for just the second time in 10 years (2009). Failed to record a top-10 or top-25 finish for the first time in a season on TOUR.

• Sanderson Farms Championship: Best finish in 22 starts was T39 at the Sanderson Farms Championship.

2015 Season

Claimed three top-10 finishes in 30 starts to advance to the FedExCup Playoffs for an eighth time. Ended his season at No. 77 in the FedExCup standings.

• Deutsche Bank Championship: Finished T44 at the Deutsche Bank Championship.
• The Barclays: Missed the cut at The Barclays.
• Wyndham Championship: Posted a T6 at the Wyndham Championship for his fifth top-10 in 13 starts in Greensboro.
• Quicken Loans National: Finished T4 at the Quicken Loans National for his second top-10 (sixth in 2010) in four starts at the event.
• Travelers Championship: Finished fifth at the Travelers Championship for his initial top-10 of the season and first since the 2014 Deutsche Bank Championship. Notched second consecutive and second overall top-10 in Hartford in nine career starts. Earned a spot in The Open Championship with the fifth-place finish through the Open Qualifying Series.

2014 Season

Claimed four top-10 finishes in 17 made cuts, highlighted by a third-place finish in June. For the seventh time, played his way into the FedExCup Playoffs, making it through the first three of four events. Finished the season 63rd in the FedExCup standings.

• Deutsche Bank Championship: Drained a 12-foot par putt on the 72nd hole at the Deutsche Bank Championship to finish T9 (six strokes behind champion Chris Kirk), securing a spot in the BMW Championship. With the finish, jumped from No. 93 to No. 66 in the FedExCup standings.
• Travelers Championship: Finished T7 at the Travelers Championship and was the only player in the field with all four rounds at 68 or better.
• FedEx St. Jude Classic: Despite numerous rain delays, was the only player in the field to string together four sub-par rounds at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Shot rounds of 67-67-69-69, good for a T3, with Webb Simpson and Matt Every.
• Puerto Rico Open presented by seepuertorico.com: Finished T4 at the Puerto Rico Open in his second career start in the event, shooting rounds of 71-66-66-69.

2013 Season

Made 19 of 24 TOUR cuts, but only recorded one top-10 finish. Ended the season No. 107 in the final FedExCup.

• The Barclays: Finished T54 at The Barclays in the FedExCup Playoffs.
• Shell Houston Open: Had his first PGA TOUR hole-in-one when he made an ace at the seventh hole in the second round of the Shell Houston Open. Went on to T65 at Redstone GC.
• Hyundai Tournament of Champions: Rounds of 70-72-70 led to a solo eighth-place finish at the season-opening and weather-shortened Hyundai Tournament of Champions.
• Volvo World Match Play Championship: Finished T9 in mid-May at the European Tour's Volvo World Match Play Championship in Bulgaria.

2012 Season

Turned in his second best finish in the FedExCup standings at No. 24. Best career finish in standings is No. 21 in 2008.

• Wyndham Championship: Finished T4 at the Wyndham Championship after holding the first-round lead with an 8-under 62.
• PGA Championship: Finished T3 at the PGA Championship after holding the first-round lead and a share of the lead through 36 holes. It was his first top-10 in eight career starts in the event. Previous-best finish was T24 in 2010. His only two previous top-10s in a major were T6 at the 2008 U.S. Open and T8 at the 2006 Open Championship. Also shared the first-round lead at the 2002 Open Championship but finished T43. The only other player from Sweden to lead a major after the first round is Robert Karlsson, at the 2008 PGA Championship (finished T20). The last Swedish player to lead a major coming into this week was Peter Hanson, after the third round at this year's Masters (finished T3). Other notable leads by Swedish players include Henrik Stenson leading the 2006 PGA Championship after the second round (finished T14), while Jesper Parnevik led the 1997 Open Championship after the third round (finished T2). No player from Sweden has won a major.
• THE PLAYERS Championship: Picked up his fourth top-10 of the season, with a T10 effort at THE PLAYERS Championship. It was his second top-10 in eight starts at TPC Sawgrass.
• RBC Heritage: After entering the day with a one-stroke lead over Colt Knost, birdied three of his first five holes en route to a 2-under 69 and a five-stroke victory over Zach Johnson at the RBC Heritage. His first victory since winning the 2010 RBC Canadian Open tied him with Jesper Parnevik for most wins (five) on the PGA TOUR by a Swedish player. He also moved to No. 4 in the FedExCup standings. Became just the sixth player to win the RBC Heritage without having competed in the Masters the week before (since the RBC Heritage moved into its slot after the Masters in 1983), joining Brian Gay (2009), Boo Weekley (2007), Aaron Baddeley (2006), Bob Tway (1995) and Davis Love III (1987). The win (his third top-10 finish in 10 starts at the event) was the ninth by an international player in the 44-year history of the RBC Heritage and first since Baddeley in 2006. Roomed with Tim Clark (his college roommate at North Carolina State University) in a condo at the RBC Heritage during tournament week.
• Shell Houston Open: Second runner-up finish of the season came at the Shell Houston Open in his final bid for a Masters invite. Needing to win outside Houston to get into the Masters field the following week, his opening-round, 7-under 65 got him headed in the right direction, but his bid ultimately fell a stroke short of Hunter Mahan's winning score of 17-under.
• Sony Open in Hawaii: Notched the third runner-up finish of his career, with a T2 effort at the Sony Open in Hawaii, two strokes behind champion Johnson Wagner.
• Nedbank Golf Challenge: Late in the year, finished T7 at the Nedbank Golf Challenge in South Africa.

2011 Season

Made 21 of 29 cuts to go with five top 10s and nine top 25s.

• Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open: With four rounds in the 60s, finished T5 at the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open for his fifth top 10 of the season.
• Wyndham Championship: Finished T4 at the Wyndham Championship. It was his third top-five finish in his last five Greensboro starts.
• FedEx St. Jude Classic: Collected third top 10 of the season with a T8 at the FedEx St. Jude Classic, carding four consecutive sub-70 rounds for the first time since winning the 2008 Wyndham Championship.
• Wells Fargo Championship: Finished T9 at the Wells Fargo Championship after opening with rounds of 68-68.
• Northern Trust Open: One of a PGA TOUR record nine players tied for the first-round lead at the Northern Trust Open, at 4-under, but finished T55.
• Hyundai Tournament of Champions: Finished T4 at the season-opening Hyundai Tournament of Champions, four shots out of the playoff eventually won by Jonathan Byrd. Opened with a 7-under 66 to share the lead with Byrd.

2010 Season

• RBC Canadian Open: At the RBC Canadian Open, made the cut on the number to get to the weekend then took full advantage of the opportunity. Followed a 10-under 60 in the third round with a 67 Sunday to rally from four strokes back and claim a one-stroke-victory over Dean Wilson. His victory made Sweden the ninth country to claim a champion of Canada's national open. Had a 30-foot putt in the third round from the fringe to shoot a 59, but the putt lipped out.
• AT&T National: Next top-10 finish came 10 starts later, finishing solo-sixth place at the AT&T National.
• Transitions Championship: Earned second top-10 of season with T8 at the Transitions Championship, a tournament he won in 2005. Final-round 73 was highest of any player who finished in the top 15.
• Bob Hope Classic: Holed a 3-wood from 259 yards for a double eagle on the 516-yard, par-5 fifth hole at La Quinta CC in the third round of the Bob Hope Classic. Shot a 66 and finished T39.
• Sony Open in Hawaii: Bookend, 4-under 66s led to a T5 finish at the Sony Open in Hawaii, four strokes behind tournament winner Ryan Palmer. It represented the 30th top-10 finish of his TOUR career.

2009 Season

Finished 136th on the money list with his only top-10 coming in the last event of the season. Had not finished lower than 74th on the money list since joining the TOUR in 2003.

• Children's Miracle Network Classic: Finished T9 at the Children's Miracle Network Classic.

2008 Season

Surpassed $2 million in earnings for the third consecutive season, including No. 21 finishes on both the FedExCup points list and the money list. Posted a career-high 14 top-25 finishes. Won for the third time on TOUR, at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., where he lived during high school, and qualified for the TOUR Championship for the second time.

• THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola: Competed in all four events in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, with his best finish being 21st at the TOUR Championship.
• Wyndham Championship: At the Wyndham Championship in August, shot a tournament and course-record 9-under-par 61 in the second round and established a new 72-hole tournament mark (21-under 259) at Sedgefield CC in Greensboro en route to a two-stroke win over Scott McCarron. The 61 at the refurbished Donald Ross-designed course included two bogeys. He attended Grimsley High School, which is about seven miles from Sedgefield, after moving to Greensboro at age 15. He also played collegeiately at North Carolina State and lives in Raleigh, NC, where he commuted to and from the tournament. He also serves on the board of the Wyndham Championship. The win in Greensboro, his third on the PGA TOUR, was the second time he has won a final, regular-season event on TOUR (2005 Chrysler Championship).
• U.S. Open Championship: Finished T9 for his first top-10 in the U.S. Open (four starts) and just his second top-10 in a major. Closed with 3-under 68 at Torrey Pines, his first career sub-par round in the U.S. Open out of 12 rounds played.

2007 Season

Recorded 13 top-25 finishes in a season in which he made 25 of 31 cuts. Competed in three events in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup and finished 38th on the inaugural points list.

• Fry's Electronics Open: 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.
• Turning Stone Resort Championship: T5 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.
• BMW Championship: Finished T10 at the BMW Championship and fell eight spots short (38th) of qualifying for the TOUR Championship.
• John Deere Classic: 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.

2006 Season

Earned $2,647,982 on the strength of a victory and six top-10s.

• The Open Championship: Recorded his first top-10 in 10 career major championship starts with a T8 at The Open Championship.
• the Memorial Tournament: Won the Memorial Tournament, his second career title. After winning first 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 GC.
• Shot a 59: Shot a 59 during a casual round with friends on June 21 at Treyburn CC in Durham, N.C. Had 11 birdies and an eagle on the par-72 course.

2005 Season

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.

• Chrysler Championship: 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 Season

Won more than $1 million for the first time in his career and posted a personal-best seven top-10s. Ended the season with five top-10s in his last six starts.

• MCI Heritage: T3 finish at the MCI Heritage.
• Nissan Open: Had his first TOUR hole-in-one, at the Nissan Open at Riviera CC.

2003 Season

Was just shy of earning $1 million in his rookie season and finished in the top 75 on the money list.

2002 Season

• PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament: Finished T21 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to earn his first TOUR card.
• Buick Invitational: 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.
• Algarve Open de Portugal: Fulfilled the early promise he showed on the European Tour by winning the Algarve Open de Portugal in a playoff with David Gilford.

2001 Season

• Carlsberg Malaysian Open: 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 Season

Won the European Amateur and represented Sweden in the Eisenhower Trophy before turning professional in September.

Amateur Highlights

• Won four tournaments while at North Carolina State, including the NCAA East Regionals event by four strokes, but was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard.
• Prior to attending North Carolina State, was two-time national junior college individual champion at Central Alabama Community College (1997-98). Roomed with former PGA TOUR member Marc Turnesa at North Carolina State.

Q SCHOOL GRADUATE

• PGA TOUR: 2002