| After a 10-year drought, golfer Corey
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| | Championship before finally snagging the
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| Pavin finally barged into the winner's
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| | title with a two-stroke vidtory. Kelly
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| circle again on the Professional Golfers
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| | started the final round just two strokes
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| Association (PGA) by winning the 2005
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| | behind Pavin. His final round was
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| U.S. Bank Championship in July 2006. The
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| | bogey-free, but Kelly also missed 13
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| victory snapped a losing strea of 242
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| | putts for birdie putts, including a close
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| consecutive tournaments wihout a win.
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| | one from just seven feet. For the day and
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| It was Pavin's 15th PGA victory—and
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| | despite having the gallery's backing,
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| he did it in grand style. On the very
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| | Kelly did not make a single putt longer
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| first round of the US Bank Championship,
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| | than five feet.
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| Pavin broke the PGA record for the fewest
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| | The turning point of the tournament for
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| number of strokes need to complete nine
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| | Pavin came on the par-4 eighth hole, when
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| holes at a PGA Tour event., with an
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| | he opened a four-stroke lead over Kelly.
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| eight-under score of 26 (July 7, 2006).
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| | Pavin hit a drive 270 yards to the center
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| The previous record was 27 strokes and
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| | of the fairway, and his second shot, a
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| was held jointly by Mike Souchak, Andy
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| | 6-iron from 172 yards, bounced three
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| North, Billy Mayfair and Robert Gamez.
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| | times and rolled into the cup for an
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| Pavin's score of 125 for the first 36
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| | eagle."That was huge, I was playing real
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| holes also tied the record for fewest
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| | solidly and hitting a lot of greens, but
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| shots taken in the first 36 holes of a
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| | I couldn't seem to get a putt to go in,"
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| PGA Tour event held by Tom Lehman, Mark
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| | Pavin said later. "Then I hole a shot and
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| Calcavecchia, and Tiger Woods. Overall,
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| | that gave me a nice cushion."
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| Pavin averaged just 26.5 points per round
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| | Prior to the US Bank Championships,
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| en route to a final round score of
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| | Pavin's previous win came in the 1996
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| 20-under-par 260.
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| | Colonial.
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| Pavin had to weather a strong challenge
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| | He has also won the prestigious US Open
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| from Jerry Kelly in the U.S. Bank
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| | in 1995, his lone major championship win.
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