Pettersson Finishes Second On European Tour

4/2/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

Former NC State All-American Carl Pettersson finished second at the Open de Argentian, two strokes behind Angel Cabrera.

Cabrera won his national title, co-sanctioned with the European Tour for the first time, after closing with a 3-under-par 67 for a 12- under 268 total.

Cabrera started the final round even with Pettersson but it was the 23-year-old Swede who struck first, making a birdie on the opening hole. Two holes later the lead was reversed when Pettersson over clubbed and could do no better than a bogey 4, while Cabrera birdied. It was a lead that Cabrera was never to relinquish as he picked up two more birdies without a dropped shot.

Pettersson trailed by three with four holes to play but put some pressure on the leader with a birdie on the 15th and then another on the 16th, holing from 25 feet. But Cabrera kept in front with his own birdie on the 16th from 15 feet to set up his victory on home soil.