Bo Van Pelt

Updated: April 04, 2009, 21:53 HUMBLE, Texas(AP) Bo Van Pelt moved to 11-under par to take a one-shot lead through eight holes of his third round at the Shell Houston Open just before play was suspended Saturday because of darkness. Fred Couples, Paul Casey, Colt Knost and Tommy Armour III were all at 10 under when the horns sounded at 7:34 p.m. The players will resume the round early Sunday, then immediately tee off for the final 18. Van Pelt, winless in eight-plus years on the PGA Tour, shot a 67 in the second round, then birdied three of the first seven holes in ... Read Full Story

The Trump International Golf Course will host the Puerto Rico Open for the second time this year. While the rest of the PGA Tour fight it out in the WGC-CA Championships, the rest of the tour head south to sunny Puerto Rico. Greg Kraft emerged a one-shot winner over Bo Van Pelt in the inaugural Puerto Rico Open but his chances of taking the spoils in 2009 seem slim and he is available at massive odds of 70-1. In contrast, Van Pelt is the 20-1 favourite to go one better than last year and win the event in which he recorded a course record ... Read Full Story

Americans Mark Wilson and Bo Van Pelt shared the lead at 11-under par 199 here Saturday after the third round of the 3.6 million-dollar US PGA Mayakoba Golf Classic. Van Pelt fired a three-under par 67 to move into a share of the lead with Wilson, who shot 69. Van Pelt birdied the eighth before taking his and only bogey to finish the front nine. He added birdies at 15 and 16 to claim a share of the lead. Wilson answered his bogeys at the fifth and 12th holes with birdies on the next holes and added a birdie at the 16th to stay ... Read Full Story

US veteran Bo Van Pelt fired a sizzling seven-under par 63 here Thursday to seize a two-stroke lead after the opening round of the 3.6 million-dollar US PGA Mayakoba Classic. Van Pelt began on the back nine, making a birdie on the only par-5 hole on the back side, the 13th, and taking his only bogey at the par-4 17th. He found delight on the front nine, making birdies on the first four holes, six of the first seven and seven of the first nine for a 28 on his last nine. Van Pelt, who finished fifth at the Bob Hope Classic last month, ... Read Full Story

Updated: July 20, 2009, 03:33 MILWAUKEE(AP) Bo Van Pelt finally won his first PGA Tour event. He may never get a chance to defend it. Van Pelt beat John Mallinger on the second playoff hole to win the U.S. Bank Championship on Sunday after the tournament went to sudden death for the first time since 2001. But even with the dramatic finish, the tournament may not return after U.S. Bank previously announced it would not renew its sponsorship after a six-year run. Organizers say a new title sponsor must be found for the tournament to return for a 43rd year. "The PGA Tour was ... Read Full Story