Carl Pettersson (62) leads by one
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Carl Pettersson shot an 8-under 62 on Thursday to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour's Wyndham Championship.
Wyndham Championship Leaderboard
1. Pettersson (-8)
T-2. Mathis (-7)
T-2. Clark (-7)
T-4. Gillis (-6)
T-4. Stallings (-6)
T-4. Matteson (-6)
• Complete scores
David Mathis and Tim Clark were a stroke back, Tom Gillis, Scott Stallings and Troy Matteson each shot 64, and Matt Every had a 65 in the final event before the FedEx Cup playoffs.
The top of the leaderboard had a decidedly local flavor.
Pettersson went to high school in Greensboro, calls Raleigh home, and both he and Clark played at North Carolina State. Mathis grew up in Winston-Salem, went to Campbell and lives north of Raleigh.
Pettersson, a Swede who became an American citizen during the offseason, had his best round at the Wyndham since 2008, when he set the tournament record with a second-round 61 and went on to win in his adopted hometown.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press
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