Pettersson wins Memorial for invitation to U.S. Open

Handy with the wedge and hot with the putter, Carl Pettersson picked up a prestigious trophy, a salute from Jack Nicklaus and a welcome break from U.S. Open qualifying by winning the Memorial on Sunday.

Pettersson turned a potential bogey into birdie by chipping in on the par-5 11th and got up-and-down on three straight holes to eliminate any suspense at Muirfield Village in Dublin, Ohio, closing with a 1-under 71 for a two-shot victory over Brett Wetterich and Zach Johnson.

It was the second PGA Tour victory for the 28-year-old Swede, and sweet redemption for how his week began.

Pettersson was No. 51 in the world ranking, missing by one-hundredth of a point getting into the top 50 and earning an exemption into the U.S. Open. He had planned to go through a 36-hole qualifier the day after the Memorial, but his second victory over the last 12 months was enough to get him to Winged Foot.

It was hardly a free pass. Pettersson, who finished at 12-under 276, earned this victory on a tough golf course.

Johnson (70) and Wetterich (67) tied for second and picked up valuable Ryder Cup points, moving them to sixth and seventh, respectively, in the U.S. standings.

LPGA Tour

South Korean rookie Seon-Hwa Lee won her first LPGA Tour title, closing with an 8-under 63 to surge past Annika Sorenstam and several other contenders for a three-stroke victory in the ShopRite LPGA Classic in Galloway Township, N.J.

The 20-year-old Lee, second three times this year, birdied her last two holes to finish with the lowest round of the tournament and a 16-under 197 total. Sorenstam (67), Jeong Jang (64) and Sherri Steinhauer (66) tied for second.

Champions Tour

Gil Morgan rallied from two strokes down on the final two holes to win the Allianz Championship by a shot, a week after blowing a final-round lead in the Senior PGA Championship in West Des Moines, Iowa.

Morgan, 59, closed with a 4-under 67 to finish at 16-under 197 and break the tournament record by two strokes. Loren Roberts (67) finished second.

European PGA Tour

Sweden's Robert Karlsson shot a 2-over 71 for a three-stroke victory in the Wales Open, his first win since the 2002 European Masters. England's Paul Broadhurst (68) finished second.

-- The Associated Press