Carl Pettersson (other)
Carl Pettersson (born 1977) is a Swedish golfer. Carl Pettersson may also refer to: * Carl Emil Pettersson (1875–1937), Swedish sailor and inspiration for Ephraim Longstocking * Carl Axel Pettersson (1874–1962), Swedish curler See also *Carl Peterson (other) *Carl Petersen (other) Carl Petersen may refer to: * Carl Wilhelm Petersen (1868–1933), German politician and first mayor of Hamburg * Carl Petersen (athlete) (1902–1983), Danish Olympic athlete * Carl Emil Petersen (1875–1971), American Medal of Honor recipient * ...

Carl Pettersson
Carl Pettersson (born 29 August 1977) is a Swedish professional golfer who is a member of the PGA Tour. He has won five times on the PGA Tour, making him one of Sweden's most successful players alongside Jesper Parnevik and Henrik Stenson. Pettersson carries dual citizenship after having become an American citizen in January 2012. Amateur career Pettersson was born in Gothenburg. His father was a Volvo executive who was transferred internationally, so Carl lived in England from ages 10 to 14 and spent his last two high school years at Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina, in the United States. He went on to attend North Carolina State University. After he won the European Amateur in 2000, Pettersson turned professional. Professional career Pettersson won a European Tour card at Qualifying School in 2000 and played the European Tour in 2001 and 2002, winning the 2002 Algarve Open de Portugal. In late 2002, he won a place on the U.S.-based PGA Tour at Qualifying Sch ...
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Carl Emil Pettersson
Carl Emil Pettersson (23 October 1875 – 12 May 1937) was a Swedish sailor who became king of Tabar Island in Papua New Guinea after he was shipwrecked in 1904. Early life and early career Pettersson was one of the six children of Carl Wilhelm and Johanna Pettersson. His father left the family, and Carl went to sea around 1892, at about the age of 17. Later, around 1898, he ended up in the Bismarck Archipelago of German New Guinea, where he worked for the German trading house, Neuguinea-Compagnie, headquartered in Kokopo. Shipwreck On a recruiting trip in the Pacific, Pettersson's vessel, the ''Herzog Johan Albrecht'' (''Duke Johan Albrecht'') sank on Christmas Day 1904, off Tabar Island in New Ireland Province. He was washed ashore near a village and landed in a hibiscus hedge, where he was immediately surrounded by islanders. Though Pettersson was uncommonly strong, he would not have been a match for them. The islanders carried him to their king, and the king's daughte ...
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Carl Axel Pettersson
Carl Axel Fredrik Pettersson (13 April 1874 – 31 May 1962) was a Swedish curler who won a silver medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (french: Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 ( frp, Chamôni 1924), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France ....Carl Axel Pettersson
Swedish Olympic Committee Pettersson was a manager of a clothing company and chairman of the Swedish association of the clothing industry. He was also Consul General for Hungary in Sweden and member of the Stockholm’s Council of the 50 Elders. He was awarded the Order of the Polar Star, the
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Carl Peterson (other)
Carl Peterson (born 1943) is a National Football League team president. Carl Peterson may also refer to: * Carl Peterson (Australian footballer) (born 1987), Australian rules footballer * Carl Peterson (One Life to Live), character on the soap opera ''One Life to Live'' * Carl Jerrold Peterson (1936–1969), U.S. Navy officer * Carl Peterson (American football) (1897–1964), American football player * C. Donald Peterson Carl Donald Peterson (February 2, 1918 – December 19, 1987) was an American jurist and politician. Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Peterson received his bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota and his law degree from the Universit ... (1918–1987), American politician and jurist from Minnesota See also * Carl Petersen (other) * Carl Pettersson (other) {{hndis, Peterson, Carl ...
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