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