Golf-Unflappable Pettersson holds on to win Memorial    (Reuters)  Updated: 2006-06-05 09:27  
DUBLIN, Ohio, June 4 - Sweden's Carl Pettersson held his nerve while the 
chasing pack faltered carding a final round one-under 71 to claim a two-shot 
victory at the Memorial tournament on Sunday. 
 The 28-year-old Swede's second career PGA Tour title comes with huge bonus, 
earning him an invitation to the U.S. Open at Winged Foot in two weeks' time. 
 Pettersson started the final round with a two-shot cushion and despite 
another brief rain delay he could not be distracted posting a winning total of 
12-under 276 for a two-shot victory over Americans Brett Wetterich (67) and Zach 
Johnson (70). 
 Plagued by weather delays the entire week at the Muirfield Village Golf Club, 
Pettersson turned in an unflappable performance particularly on a pressure 
packed final day. 
 Pettersson's round included three bogeys but on the first two he immediately 
hit back with a birdie, including a spectacular chip in from the fringe at the 
11th after dropping a shot at the 10th. 
 A wayward tee shot on the final hole added a brief bit of suspense but with a 
three-shot lead happily settled for the bogey to clinch the win. 
 Adam Scott, looking to improve on his third place finishes in his last two 
starts, had a sizzling outward nine that included four birdies to move him 
within two of the lead. 
 But the Australian stumbled into the turn with a bogey at the 10th and after 
answering back with a birdie at 14 dropped another shot at the last when he 
missed a three-foot par putt that cost him a share of second place. 
 Instead Scott finished with final round three-under 69 to join Americans 
Brandt Jobe and Masters champion Phil Mickelson in a tie for fourth at 
nine-under 279. 
 Mickelson had a wild final day mixing some spectacular shotmaking with 
stunning fumbles. 
 His fourth round began with bogeys on the opening two holes followed by 
back-to-back birdies at three and four. 
    
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