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