Carl Pettersson
| Carl Pettersson | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
Pettersson at the 2007 Open Championship
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
29 August 1977 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
| Nationality |
 Sweden United States
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| Residence | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Spouse | DeAnna Pettersson (m. 2003) |
| Children | Carlie, Chase |
| Career | |
| College | North Carolina State University |
| Turned professional | 2000 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 5 |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T27: 2006 |
| U.S. Open | T6: 2008 |
| The Open Championship | T8: 2006 |
| PGA Championship | T3: 2012 |
Carl Pettersson (born 29 August 1977) is a Swedish professional golfer who is a member of the PGA Tour. He has won five times on the PGA Tour, making him Sweden's joint most successful player alongside Jesper Parnevik and Henrik Stenson. Pettersson carries dual citizenship after having become an American citizen in January 2012.
Pettersson was born in Gothenburg. His father was a Volvo executive who was transferred internationally, so Carl lived in England from ages 10 to 14 and spent his last two high school years at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, in the United States. He went on to attend North Carolina State University. After he won the European Amateur in 2000, Pettersson turned professional.
Pettersson won a European Tour card at Qualifying School in 2000 and played the European Tour in 2001 and 2002, winning the 2002 Algarve Open de Portugal. In late 2002, he won a place on the U.S.-based PGA Tour at Qualifying School and he has played mainly in America since then. His first PGA Tour title was the 2005 Chrysler Championship, where he became the third Swede to win on the PGA Tour after Jesper Parnevik and Gabriel Hjertstedt.
On 4 June 2006, Pettersson won his second PGA Tour title, the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village. He finished at 12-under-par, two strokes ahead of the field.
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