TORONTO – Carl Pettersson thought he had missed the weekend cut moments after finishing the second round of the Canadian Open at 1 under. Two days later, he was celebrating his fourth PGA Tour title.

“I walked in the locker room and [fellow player] Jay Williamson had all the scenarios written out, and he’s like, ‘Grab a beer.’” Pettersson said. “Before you know it, I’d had seven beers. Made the cut. And my caddie had to drive me home. I wasn’t in that bad of shape, but I didn’t want to drive. I can usually handle seven beers.”

Pettersson moved into contention Saturday with a tournament-record 60, then closed with a 3-under 67 on Sunday to beat playing partner Dean Wilson by a stroke.

“I know it’s difficult to shoot another low one after a round like that, so I tried to kind of downplay it,” said Pettersson, six strokes behind Wilson with 11 holes to play and four back with seven to go. “I was just like, ‘I’ll go out and play.’ I tried to stay calm, and just [said], ‘Whatever happens today happens.’”

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Stricker couldn’t match the shot-making that allowed him to record the lowest 54-hole total in PGA Tour history. But he came through with a critical birdie after driving into the trees on No. 17 – the second straight day he put his ball there – and closed with a 1-under-par 70, just enough to beat Paul Goydos.

Stricker finished with a 258 – 26 under and a record for the tournament. Goydos, who dazzled the golf world with his 59 in the opening round, shot a solid 66 but still fell short of dethroning Stricker, who won for the second time this year and ninth time in his career.

Jeff Maggert shot a 70 to finish six strokes behind.

Stricker led by six at the start of the day and quickly bumped the lead to seven with a 7-foot birdie putt on the first hole. But he had to battle through the rest of the round before essentially sealing his victory at 17.

After driving into the trees right of the fairway, Stricker punched out to 91 yards, right in front of the green, then knocked his next shot to six feet. Measuring the putt carefully, Stricker tapped the ball and as fans yelled ”Get in the hole,” it dropped.

Goydos also birdied the hole to stay two behind, but his last hope died when he hit into the water on 18. Stricker bogeyed the hole after laying up and hitting into the left rough, but it didn’t matter – he was a champion again

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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Justin Rose had to sweat out the final five holes at steamy Aronimink to win the AT&T National by one shot for his second PGA Tour title in his last three starts.

One week after Rose lost a three-shot lead in the final round, he had a five-shot advantage when he made the turn Sunday. Then came consecutive three-putt bogeys, and the 29-year-old Englishman had to battle for pars to the secure the victory.

He closed with an even-par 70 for a one-shot victory over Ryan Moore, who finished with eight straight one-putt greens for a 65.

Tiger Woods was long gone before the conclusion. When he closed with a 71, it marked the first time in 11 years that he failed to finish a regular PGA Tour event without breaking par in any of the four rounds.

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NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) -For the first time in 11 years, Tiger Woods finished a regular PGA Tour event without breaking par.

Woods closed out a frustrating week at the AT&T National with a 1-over 71, ending his round about the time the final group was teeing off Sunday at Aronimink.

Bubba Watson really wanted to play well at the Travelers Championship to impress U.S. Ryder Cup captain Corey Pavin.

He did.

Watson overcame a six-stroke deficit Sunday to force a playoff with Pavin and Scott Verplank, then beat Verplank with a par on the second playoff hole.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Lee Westwood has played golf long enough to be philosophical despite all the times he’s come up short when so very close to victory.

The Englishman who finished second at the Masters, lost a playoff in Dubai and finished tied for fourth at The Players Championship this year won the St. Jude Classic for his second career PGA Tour victory and first since 1998, beating Swede Robert Karlsson on the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff Sunday.

“You try to do the right thing all the time,” Westwood said. “It doesn’t always work for you. I’ve been in contention a lot, especially this year, and I suppose I got a break today with other people’s misfortune but made the most of it and took a chance.”

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When Johnson drained a 14-foot birdie putt at the 17th hole to take a two-stroke lead over Brian Davis, he had a wide smile on his face and emphatically pumped his fist. But the real celebration had to wait.

“As far as momentum and a big putt, that was a big one,” said Johnson, the 2007 Masters champion. “I didn’t have a number in my head, but I figure if you get to 21, you have got a pretty good chance.”

Johnson’s closing 6-under 64 left him three strokes ahead of Davis, who had a closing 68.

“Zach won the tournament, I didn’t lose it,” Davis said. “It was a weird feeling walking up 18 knowing you can’t win.”

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