TORONTO (AP) -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... Read more

Good thing for Carl Pettersson that the PGA Tour amended its cut policy two years ago. Pettersson was among those who put in writing his opposition to the tour's new cut rule at the start of the 2008 season. In an effort to avoid two-tee starts and 5 1/2-hour rounds on the weekend, the tour changed its policy from the top 70 and ties to the nearest number of players to 70th place whenever more than 78 players made the cut. It caused so much consternation that someone posted a one-question... Read more