Sunday, 12 August 2012

Golf: Pettersson turns over an old leaf to lose second place (Reuters)

Carl Pettersson of Sweden watches his tee shot on the 14th hole during the weather delayed conclusion of the third round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at The Ocean Course on Kiawah Island, South Carolina, August 12, 2012. REUTERS/Chris Keane

KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina (Reuters) - A bizarre rules infraction effectively cost Carl Pettersson second place at the PGA Championship on Sunday, though he still would have finished a distant seven shots behind runaway winner Rory McIlroy. The Swede was slapped with a two-stroke penalty for grounding his club in a hazard on the first hole and he ended up tying for third, a closing two-over-par 72 leaving him nine strokes off the lead. It was the best of his three top-10 finishes in career majors, but left him with a bitter taste in his mouth. ...




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