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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Carl Pettersson felt as if someone had turned back the clock when he arrived at West Virginia's historic Greenbrier resort.
There's the white facade of the regal hotel, quaint cottages, horses towing carriages along tree-lined streets, and the Sam Snead's personal playground — the 96-year-old Old White golf course.
"It feels like you're going back to the '50s or something when you pull in," Pettersson said Wednesday. "The golf course is a throwback, I think. This is a hidden gem."
Pettersson hopes to relive some of his own memories from his Canadian Open win when he tees off Thursday in the Greenbrier Classic.
Pettersson shot 60 in the third round at St. George's in Toronto last week and came from six strokes down with 11 holes left for his fourth PGA Tour win.
Now comes Old White, which has six par 4s at 405 yards or less and rough that isn't as thick as St.
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