Bo Van Pelt

Bo Van Pelt
Personal information
Born	(1975-05-16) May 16, 1975 (age 50) Richmond, Indiana
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Spouse	Carrie Van Pelt
Children	3
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1998
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions 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, and currently competing on the PGA Tour Champions. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Early life and education

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.

Professional career

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]

Amateur wins

• 1991 Indiana (Boys) State Junior
• 1993 Indiana (Boys) State Junior
• 1995 Northern Amateur, Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate
• 1997 John Burns Intercollegiate, NCAA Central Regional Championship

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 19, 2009	U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee	−13 (67-68-68-64=267)	Playoff	John Mallinger

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2009	U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee	John Mallinger	Won with birdie on second extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Oct 21, 2012	ISPS Handa Perth International 1	−16 (70-67-67-68=272)	2 strokes	Jason Dufner

¹Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Oct 30, 2011	CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia 1	−23 (66-64-67-64=261)	6 strokes	Jeff Overton

¹Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but unofficial event on that tour.

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 10, 2003	Omaha Classic	−26 (64-67-69-62=262)	2 strokes	Craig Lile

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2001	Buy.com Gila River Classic	Jason Caron, Ben Crane	Crane won with birdie on fourth extra hole Caron eliminated by par on second hole

Other wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jun 25, 2013	CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with Steve Stricker)	−25 (59-58=117)	4 strokes	Billy Andrade and Bill Haas
2	Jun 24, 2014	CVS Caremark Charity Classic (2) (with Steve Stricker)	−20 (62-60=122)	1 stroke	Peter Jacobsen and Jimmy Walker

European Senior Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 3, 2025	Staysure PGA Seniors Championship	−3 (74-72-68-71=285)	Playoff	Darren Fichardt

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2025	Staysure PGA Seniors Championship	Darren Fichardt	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
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
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

  Top 10

  Did not play

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament	Wins	2nd	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
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

• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2010 U.S. Open – 2011 Open Championship)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
The Players Championship	CUT	T8	CUT	CUT	CUT	T4	CUT	T7	T62	T26	T30

  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013
Match Play		R32	R64	R32
Championship		T35	T8	T39
Invitational	T3	T23	T8	T21
Champions		T11		T21

  Top 10

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

• Palmer Cup: 1997 (winners)

See also

• 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates
• 2003 Nationwide Tour graduates

References

1. "Week 43 2012 Ending 28 Oct 2012" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
2. "VAN PELT, BOB". Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
3. "1999 Indiana Boys All State Golf Team" (PDF).
4. "Fred A. Keesling Mental Attitude Award".
5. "Bo Van Pelt wins PGA Milwaukee title playoff". Toronto Star. July 19, 2009.
6. Doyel, Gregg (June 23, 2021). "PGA Tour's Bo Van Pelt wrecks shoulder, loses rib, returns with flair". IndyStar. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
7. "Van Pelt ends decade-long victory drought with Legends Tour win". Golf Digest Middle East. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 12, 2025.

External links

• Bo Van Pelt at the PGA Tour official site
• Bo Van Pelt at the Official World Golf Ranking official site