Nike Golf
athlete Carl Pettersson wins 2010 RBC Canadian
Open |
TORONTO (July 26, 2010)--After
making the cut by a stroke, Nike Golf's Carl Pettersson went
lower on the weekend than any player in the history of the RBC
Canadian Open, firing a 60 on Saturday and coming from behind Sunday
for the victory.
Pettersson captured his fourth
PGA Tour win--and Nike Golf's sixth global win in 2010--by firing a
final-round 67 for a one-stroke victory over Dean Wilson at St.
George's Golf & Country Club in Toronto. His final two rounds of
60 and 67 were the lowest in the tournament's history.
The 32-year-old Swede fired one
of the greatest rounds of the season Saturday with a
tournament-record 60, hitting every fairway with his VR Tour driver
and 78 per cent of greens with his Pro Combo 4-iron, and VR Split
Cavity irons (5-PW). Pettersson hit 73.1 per cent of his fairways for the
event to T9.
"I still can't believe I won the tournament," said Pettersson
who fired six birdies Sunday. "I know it's difficult to shoot
another low one after a round like that, so I was just trying to
downplay it. I just tried to stay calm and (said), `Whatever happens
today, happens.'"
On Sunday, Pettersson was six shots back after seven holes and
four back with seven to play. Pettersson made a 15-foot birdie putt
on the par-3 13th to pull within one, then took the lead with a
25-footer from the fringe on the 480-yard, par-4 14th. Pettersson
pulled away on the par-5 15th with his third straight birdie and
fourth in five holes, hitting a wedge to four feet.
Pettersson earned US$918,000 for his first win since the 2008
Wyndham Championship. He also won the 2005 Chrysler Championship and
2006 Memorial.
Nike Golf athlete Trevor Immelman, the 2008 Masters Champion,
continued his successful comeback from a nagging wrist injury to
finish T13--his best of the
season--while David Duval was T17.
Pettersson's Nike
Arsenal
· Driver:
Nike VR Tour driver 11.5 degrees · Irons: Nike Pro Combo 4-iron, VR Split
Cavity (5-PW) · Wedges:
Nike VR 49- and 55-degrees, VR V Rev 60-degree · Ball: Nike ONE Tour · Glove: Nike Dri-Fit Tour · Apparel: Nike Golf Tech/Tour
· Footwear: Nike Tour
Premium
Nike Golf's 2010 PGA Tour Victories
· Carl
Pettersson - RBC Canadian Open
· Anthony Kim - Shell Houston
Open
Nike Golf's 2010 International Victories·
James Morrison - Madeira Islands Open BPI (PGA European Tour)
·
Charl Schwartzel - Joburg Open (PGA European Tour)
· Charl
Schwartzel - Africa Open (PGA European Tour)
· Pablo Martin -
Alfred Dunhill Championship (PGA European Tour)
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