US PGA Tour: Sweden's Carl Pettersson shrugged off a mid-round slump to secure a two-stroke victory over Scott McCarron at the Wyndham Championship yesterday evening. Pettersson surrendered the lead with soft bogeys at the 10th and 11th holes before roaring back to edge out McCarron.
The overnight leader carded a 68 to finish on a tournament-record 21-under-par 259, while McCarron shot the same score for a 19-under finish, with Rich Beem (63) two shots further back in third place.
"This week has been fantastic. This feels like home for me," the 30-year-old Pettersson told reporters after claiming his third PGA Tour victory.
Pettersson is the third Swede to win on the North American this year, joining Daniel Chopra (Mercedes Championship) and Richard Johnson (Milwaukee), and the second to win in Greensboro, after Jesper Parnevik (1999).
The Swede still remains a long shot to make the European Ryder Cup team automatically but his performance brings him into contention for one of the two captain's picks that Nick Faldo will make in two weeks.
Pettersson left Sweden for England at the age of 10, and moved to Greensboro at 15 when his Volvo executive father was transferred to the city.
He admits to feeling more American than European but would love to play for Europe at next month's Ryder Cup in Kentucky.
"I know I'm Swedish but I really feel American," he said. "But my heritage is European and I would love to play on Nick's team.
"I might be a little different but I'm going to be playing hard for Europe if I make that team."
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