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Carl Pettersson Feels Right at Home in Greensboro With Record Rounds

Will BrinsonPosted Aug 16th 2008 10:00PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, PGA

Notes from the tail end of the FedEx Cup run at the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro.

The Wyndham Championship this week as seen some odd crowds -- Brandt Snedeker (defending champion), Drew Weaver (High Point native amateur), John Daly (general debauchery) have all had pretty big followings, especially Saturday as the tournament reported a full sell out.

But Carl Pettersson has been arguably the most popular golfer in Greensboro. It's easy to do that, of course, when you're the leader. It's also easy when you went to both high school and college within 90 miles of the tournament site.

Pettersson is originally from Sweden, so he doesn't sound like he ain't no North Carolinian. However, he's a Grimsley High School graduate and that more or less makes him a local to the thousands that have swarmed to Sedgefield Country Club in anticipation of how a pretty stout field (relatively speaking) would turn out.

And Pettersson hasn't disappointed anyone either: his 191 through three rounds is the lowest in the history of the GGO/Wyndham/etc and it's the fourth lowest 54-hole round in PGA history, tied with Tiger Woods' score from the 2007 TOUR Championship.

Pettersson cooled down on the front nine Saturday but on Thursday and Friday annihilated the first half of the Donald Ross course, going six under Thursday and five under Friday with 10 birdies, an eagle and only one bogey. He still managed a three under -- one eagle and one birdie -- in the early afternoon Saturday to end up with a 64-61-66 total, still only good for a two stroke lead heading into the final day.

But for a guy smelling his first win in nearly two years, all while in his back yard, that seems like a pretty decent cushion.

Behind Vijay Singh's Addition to an Already Strong Field, Wyndham 'Surging for a Big Year'

Will BrinsonPosted Jul 22nd 2008 1:15AM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, PGA


Donald Ross is known worldwide to golf fans as one of the consummate masters of course design. And now, thanks to the Wyndham Championship's recent move to the Sedgefield Country Club, PGA golfers competing in the FedEx Cup event (August 11-17, 2008) will get to experience the same pristine Piedmont Triad golf conditions that legends like Sam Sneed, Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer enjoyed for years after Ross' original design in 1926.

Of course, this isn't the Wyndham's first rodeo here, although it is the first year back to Sedgefield following a 31-year hiatus, and the return did not come at a cheap price. The recently finished, nearly yearlong renovation of the course cost over $3 million, but as tournament director Mark Brazil put it, the intent was to make Sedgefield "one of the favorite spots on tour."

Brazil pointed out that right now, "this golf course is as good as it gets" and by all accounts, he is absolutely right. A friend of mine recently teed it high and called the dense rough "diabolical" (by all accounts complimentary), while recent praise from former winner David Toms has already attracted some big name attention.

Three-time major winner Vijay Singh, who recently announced his entry into the Wyndham, joins an already stout group of golfers that includes Toms, last year's champions Brandt Snedeker, Tim Clark, Carl Pettersson, local favorite and Masters darling Drew Weaver, Davis Love III, and, of course, goshdarn American hero and two-time Wyndham winner Rocco Mediate.
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Handicapping the U.S. Open Leaderboard

Shane BaconPosted Jun 14th 2008 11:04AM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, PGA, US Open

I really can't remember the last time I've found the U.S. Open more enjoyable. A tournament that usually has people looking like the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night, the course has been fair and the players have appreciated the set-up.

Also, it never hurts when Tiger Woods, after eight weeks off from competitive golf, is one shot back, making fist-pumping eagles and shooting a completely alien five-under 30 on the back nine yesterday.

You've had Phil Mickelson do things that, well, don't surprise you from Phil, Ernie Els bring form to the U.S. Open that we haven't seen since Brett Favre was winning a Super Bowl and even a caddy--spectator fight!

Before you tune in to coverage this afternoon, check the list of players in the top-10, their current position, some facts about them and the FanHouse odds on them winning.
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FanHouse U.S. Open Media Guide, Page 12

Shane BaconPosted Jun 11th 2008 4:32PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, PGA

If you drink a Red Bull with just a splash of orange juice, it really gets you going, at the FanHouse Media Guide!
  • Carl Pettersson -- t-17 -- He's only missed three cuts this season, the last on April 20. A tie for 10th in the Memorial and medalist at the toughest sectional qualifying site shows he's peaking at the right time.
  • Scott Piercy -- DNP -- I bet you didn't know Piercy has won more money in a golf tournament than Tiger Woods ever has. A Hooters Tour player, Piercy won the Ultimate Game at the Wynn Las Vegas Golf and Country Club a year ago, banking $2 million with rounds of 68-65.
  • D.A. Points -- DNP -- They say PGA Tour Qualifying School is the most grueling act in sports, so nobody better to ask than Points. The University of Illinois All-American has gone through Q-School six different times since 2000. Points has made seven of 11 cuts this season on the Nationwide but made more money with a t-14 at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am than all of his Nationwide tournaments combined.
  • Michael Quagliano (a) -- DNP -- The Duke golfer landed in the sectional qualifying field as an alternate, but shot 11-under in his two rounds to land a free trip to Torrey Pines. His dad was an Olympic rowing coach.
  • Brett Quigley -- t-28 -- Struggled last season with cartilage problems in his knee but has started to play better, making seven of his last eight cuts including a tie for sixth at The Players Championship.
  • Jeff Quinney -- CUT -- Quinney has never made a cut in a major, but what appears to be his breakthrough season could change that this week. He has three brothers, all of which played a Division I sport.
  • Rob Rashell -- t-42 -- In his only stint on the PGA Tour, Rashell made six of 25 cuts. This year he's flat dominating the Gateway Tour, notching two wins and $103,572, leading the Player of the Year list. In his last six events, Rashell has two wins and three top five finishes.
  • John Rollings -- t-42 -- Rollins is still looking for his first top-10 of 2008, but some good finishes of late have helped his chance of retaining his card. He has qualified for the U.S. Open the last five years, making the cut three times.
  • Andres Romero -- DNP -- In both his Masters and British Open debuts, the 27-year-old finished in a tie for eighth. Romero says his favorite drink is Fernet-Branca and Coke, which sounds way more exciting than a stupid Miller Lite (I'm....boring).


Who Made the Open, Who Missed the Dance

Shane BaconPosted Jun 4th 2008 2:14PM by Shane Bacon (author feed)
Filed under: Golf, PGA

Someone once said trying to qualify for the U.S. Open was like trying to catch lightening in a bottle. With all the bells and whistles you have to go through with the USGA these days, I'd take my chance with the electricity.

First, you must have a defined handicap of 1.4 or lower to even throw your chips in the middle, and that's just for local qualifying. How hard is it to get out of local qualifying? Well, take a look.

After local qualifying is sectionals, which concluded on Monday. Sectional qualifying is 36 holes all in the same day and is conducted at 15 locations, 13 in the United States, one in Osaka, Japan and the other in Surrey, England.

One of my favorite things about the U.S. Open is that any pro or amateur worth his weight in six-irons can get lucky and make it (I also enjoy looking over some of the qualifiers and see guys that used to kick my butt in junior golf landing a spot on the big stage, like Andrew Dresser this year.)
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