Bo Van Pelt

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Bo Van Pelt
Personal information
Born (1975-05-16) May 16, 1975 (age 48)
Richmond, Indiana
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Tulsa, Oklahoma
SpouseCarrie Van Pelt
ChildrenOlivia, Trace, Crew
Career
College Oklahoma State University
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking 20 (October 28, 2012) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
European Tour1
Asian Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2
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.

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Early life

Van Pelt was born in Richmond, Indiana. His father, Bob, was selected in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles after a collegiate football career as a center at Indiana University.

Van Pelt graduated from Richmond High where he was a two time All-State golfer and the 1993 Fred Keesling Award winner. [2] [3]

Amateur career

He attended Oklahoma State University where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Professional career

Van Pelt initially started his career on the Nationwide Tour and won the Omaha Classic, his first and only Nationwide Tour title, in 2003 after shooting a final round of 62. He now plays on the PGA Tour and captured 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. [4] He won the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia in 2011, 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. [5]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jul 19, 2009 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee −13 (67-68-68-64=267)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg John Mallinger

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2009 U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee Flag of the United States.svg John Mallinger Won with birdie on second extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 21, 2012 ISPS Handa Perth International 1−16 (70-67-67-68=272)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jason Dufner

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 30, 2011 CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia 1−23 (66-64-67-64=261)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Overton

1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but unofficial money event.

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 10, 2003 Omaha Classic −26 (64-67-69-62=262)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Craig Lile

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2001 Buy.com Gila River Classic Flag of the United States.svg Jason Caron, Flag of the United States.svg Ben Crane Crane won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Caron eliminated by par on second hole

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jun 25, 2013 CVS Caremark Charity Classic
(with Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker)		−25 (59-58=117)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade and Flag of the United States.svg Bill Haas
2Jun 24, 2014 CVS Caremark Charity Classic (2)
(with Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker)		−20 (62-60=122)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Peter Jacobsen and Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Walker

Results in major championships

Tournament200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open T31T40CUT
The Open Championship T30T52CUT
PGA Championship T31T17CUTCUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015
Masters Tournament T8T17T20
U.S. Open T40T14T59T21T63CUT
The Open Championship T44T57CUTT44
PGA Championship T28CUTT18WD
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00001343
U.S. Open 00000297
The Open Championship 00000075
PGA Championship 00000284
Totals0000172819

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015
The Players Championship CUTT8CUTCUTCUTT4CUTT7T62T26T30
  Top 10

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2010201120122013
Match Play R32R64R32
Championship T35T8T39
Invitational T3T23T8T21
Champions T11T21
  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

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 43 2012 Ending 28 Oct 2012" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ "1999 Indiana Boys All State Golf Team" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Fred A. Keesling Mental Attitude Award".
  4. ↑ "Bo Van Pelt wins PGA Milwaukee title playoff". Toronto Star. July 19, 2009.
  5. ↑ "The Indianapolis Star".
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