Carl Peterson Almost Misses the Cut, Then Wins the RBC Canadian Open

Dean Wilson continues to lead as we tackle the back nine of St. Georges Golf and Country Club, with dried out, faster greens and harder conditions today.

Carl Peterson, after barely making the cut, made a nine foot putt on Friday, shot 60 on Saturday, and now is nipping at Wilson's heels all day like a tenacious terrier wanting a treat.

Wilson leads the contest with a score of minus 15 through 10 holes, with Jeff Quinney in second at minus 12, three shots back.

Wilson however, is only at even par today entering the back nine.

Tim Clarke is tied for third at minus 11, along with Trevor Immelman of Masters fame, and Carl Peterson who shot that 60 earlier this week.

My fantasy team struggled this week, and is somehow still in the 85th percentile, with 4161 points and position number 23,411 for the season.

Scott Verplank, Bill Haas, Fred Couples, and Sean O Hair all missed the cut, leaving me with Retief Goosen, Kevin Na, and Ricky Barnes.

Next week will be better, I would hope. This is the first slow week I've had in about 10 tournaments now.

I am staying ahead of all of the Yahoo Golf Experts for the season, save one, who I trail by 74 points still.

Back to the action in Canada, as Dean Wilson has a difficult bunker shot with his second, on the par five 11th.

He is further back than he wanted to be for a legitimate chance at birdie.

Luke Donald has joined the group at minus 11, with two birdies on the back nine, to fight his way into this tournament.

Tim Clarke birdies 11 to get to just three back of Wilson. No three putts for Clarke the entire week so far. Now alone in second is Tim Clarke at minus 12.

Jeff Quinney has dropped to minus 11. Luke Donald makes a nice birdie to also reach minus 12.

Carl Peterson will also birdie to reach minus 12. The action is heating up for the final few holes of this tournament.

Leader Board as follows:  Dean Wilson -15, Tim Clarke -12, Carl Peterson -12, Luke Donald -12, Jeff Quinney - 11, Trevor Immelman -11, Greg Chalmers -10, Michael Letzig -10, Charley Hoffman -10, Charlie Wi -10, and Kevin Na still on the course at -10.

Chalmers, Letzig, Hoffman, and Wi are in the clubhouse.

Dean Wilson makes par, and is crusing along with that three shot advantage. Wilson has shot three 65's in a row to lead today at -15.

Brandon De Jorge has just birdied 15 to reach minus 12 also, and tie for second.

Clarke just bogeyed to drop to minus 11. The field is running out of holes to catch Wilson as he merrily cruises along to victory.

Wilson will surely birdie the easy par five and reach minus 16. That should be a winner, as Wilson looks the part of a confident composed golf professional going about his business.

Wilson needs a good up and down for par.

De Jorge just misjudged his sand shot and has a difficult par attempt from off the green. He is probably done for the day with that one. A double bogey drops him to -10.

Ooooh. Wilson has come up well short and will probably bogey 12. A two shot lead is all that's left. Minus 14 is all.

Luke Donald needs to get one more birdie and post a number.

Tim Clarke grabs a birdie to get back to two shots back.

Dean Wilson lost his playing privileges last year, and this is a big moment for Dean, with exemptions returning, back into the Majors, and many other great benefits to turn around a bad run for Wilson.

He can play, and many guys go through this on the pressure packed PGA Tour. It is very hard to get back once those playing privileges are gone.

Wilson has a birdie putt on 13, and the butterflies are starting to churn in the stomach of a past champion trying to get it back again.

If Luke Donald can grab a birdie on 18, Wilson's lead might be only one, but he has a birdie chance on 15 for sure, and might be putting for the tournament.

It is difficult to win an event without making any birdie putts, but at one over par Wilson still has a two shot lead.

Game on as Carl Peterson makes a birdie right in front of Wilson, as he fist pumps his way to the 14th tee. Peterson is now only one shot back of Wilson.

These last few finishing holes are not easy, except for maybe the par five for these professionals.

Wilson and Peterson are safe in the fairway on 14 and ready to fire at the pin.

Peterson goes a bit long on his second shot, but has a putt while Wilson is in the deeper stuff on the right back edge of the green.

A very important chip looms in the golf life of Dean Wilson. He hits his chip way long and looks a bit flustered.

Peterson hammers it in from 15 feet for birdie, while Wilson has a tough par putt back.

It's curtains for Wilson I'm afraid. Wilson drops all the way to minus 13, and Peterson now has the lead by one.

The wheels have fallen off the Wilson trolley, as his second shot to the green is poor.

Peterson just hit the best shot of the day to get it within three feet for birdie.

This could be all for Wilson, unless he matches this birdie. Wilson is not close however, as he fights maintaining his tempo and rhythm in these finishing holes.

Peterson goes to -15 and it looks like this is Peterson's to win or lose now.

Wilson started the tournament with three 65's in a row, but could not get anything going today.

Tim Clarke just grabbed another birdie to reach -13. Peterson birdies again, for his 5th birdie in six holes. 

Three holes to play now, as people's lives and fortunes lay in the balance.

Wilson hits a marvelous shot at 16 to have a chance to get one back, as the drama in Canada continues on a beautiful Sunday afternoon.

No one gets birdie on 16 and we move to 17 and both players hit good tee shots.

Peterson is two ahead, with 17 and 18 left to play. A two shot swing is not out of the question as these are difficult finishing holes.

Tim Clarke is fighting to stay above water at minus 12 and hoping for one more birdie and a chance. Clarke had a bad time of it on 17 and dropped a shot and is now at -11.

He's done. Just Wilson and Peterson now, as they fight to keep the nerves in check and finish well.

Peterson and Wilson both are safely around the green and all the pressure is on Dean Wilson now to make something happen.

Those untimely bogeys on the back nine are killing his hopes of a fresh start on the PGA Tour.

You just don't get much accolades for second except a nice payday.

Wilson makes his par and now Peterson lags his putts to the hole and taps it in for par.

One hole left now with a two shot lead for Carl Peterson who played his college golf at North Carolina State, and has amassed over $14,000,000 dollars on the PGA and European Tour.

Luke Donald will grab third place with a nice Sunday round of 66.

Carl Peterson will get this victory, with Dean Wilson a tough second place, and Donald as I mentioned, grabs third.

Fourth goes to Tim Clarke of England if he makes this six footer.

That does not drop and there is a nine way tie for fourth place.

Peterson is safely on the green, and Wilson must get it close on his second shot.

Wilson is about 20 feet away, and Peterson has just a two putt from 60 feet to wrap this one up.

Great golf on a superb course was the ticket all week at St. Georges Golf and Country Club at the RBC Canadian Open.

They had great weather, except for one spurt of rain, and Peterson lags it to about five feet on 18 as we finish up on Sunday.

Wilson must hole this big swinging 20 foot putt to have any chance as he eyes his line and steps up to the ball.

It's short and that is it, folks. Peterson wins, and on to Greenbriar next week for the PGA Tour.

That's Peterson's fourth win on the PGA Tour as he concludes a thrilling weekend of golf.

Have a fantastic week and read some football articles from Thomas [NFL Mikee]Moreland if your yearning for the NFL to start their engines.

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