Bo Van Pelt | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Richmond, Indiana | May 16, 1975
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Spouse | Carrie Van Pelt |
Children | 3 |
Career | |
College | Oklahoma State University |
Turned professional | 1998 |
Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Nationwide Tour |
Professional wins | 7 |
Highest ranking | 20 (October 28, 2012) [1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
European Tour | 1 |
Asian Tour | 1 |
PGA Tour of Australasia | 1 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
European Senior Tour | 1 |
Other | 2 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T8: 2011 |
PGA Championship | T17: 2005 |
U.S. Open | T14: 2011 |
The Open Championship | T30: 2004 |
Bo Van Pelt (born May 16, 1975) is an American professional golfer who has played on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Van Pelt was born in Richmond, Indiana. His father, Bob, was selected in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles after a collegiate football career as a center at Indiana University. [2]
Van Pelt graduated from Richmond High where he was a two time All-State golfer and the 1993 Fred Keesling Award winner. [3] [4] He attended Oklahoma State University, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Van Pelt began his golf career on the Nationwide Tour. He won the Omaha Classic, his first and only Nationwide Tour title, in 2003 after shooting a final round of 62. On the PGA Tour, he won his maiden victory in 2009 at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee, beating John Mallinger in a sudden death playoff on the second extra hole. [5]
In 2011, Van Pelt won the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, an Asian Tour event and an unofficial PGA Tour event. He carded a final round seven under 64 to romp to a six stroke victory and finish at 23 under par. On April 8, 2012, he scored a tournament low 64 in the 2012 Masters Tournament, propelling him up the leaderboard to a final tie for 17th place.
Van Pelt claimed his first victory on the European Tour in October 2012, when he won in Australia at the ISPS Handa Perth International. He defeated Jason Dufner by two strokes.
On June 13, 2021, Van Pelt finished joint runner-up one stroke behind Garrick Higgo in the Palmetto Championship. The finish marked his biggest payday on Tour as well as the best finish in nearly nine years for Van Pelt, who spent the season between 2016 and 2019 idle due to shoulder injuries. [6]
Van Pelt reached age 50 on May 16, 2025, making him eligible for Senior tournaments. In August, he won the Legends Tour’s flagship event, the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship. [7]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Jul 19, 2009 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | −13 (67-68-68-64=267) | Playoff | ![]() |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2009 | U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee | ![]() | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Oct 21, 2012 | ISPS Handa Perth International 1 | −16 (70-67-67-68=272) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Oct 30, 2011 | CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia 1 | −23 (66-64-67-64=261) | 6 strokes | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but unofficial event on that tour.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Aug 10, 2003 | Omaha Classic | −26 (64-67-69-62=262) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
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1 | 2001 | Buy.com Gila River Classic | ![]() ![]() | Crane won with birdie on fourth extra hole Caron eliminated by par on second hole |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
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1 | Jun 25, 2013 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with ![]() | −25 (59-58=117) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | Jun 24, 2014 | CVS Caremark Charity Classic (2) (with ![]() | −20 (62-60=122) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | Aug 3, 2025 | Staysure PGA Seniors Championship | −3 (74-72-68-71=285) | Playoff | ![]() |
European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2025 | Staysure PGA Seniors Championship | ![]() | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||
U.S. Open | T31 | T40 | CUT | |||
The Open Championship | T30 | T52 | CUT | |||
PGA Championship | T31 | T17 | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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Masters Tournament | T8 | T17 | T20 | |||
U.S. Open | T40 | T14 | T59 | T21 | T63 | CUT |
The Open Championship | T44 | T57 | CUT | T44 | ||
PGA Championship | T28 | CUT | T18 | WD |
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 19 |
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
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The Players Championship | CUT | T8 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T4 | CUT | T7 | T62 | T26 | T30 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
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Match Play | R32 | R64 | R32 | |
Championship | T35 | T8 | T39 | |
Invitational | T3 | T23 | T8 | T21 |
Champions | T11 | T21 |
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
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