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