Pavin Snaps -year Golf Drought

Pavin Snaps -year Golf Drought

Summary: After a -year drought, golfer Corey Pavin finally barged into the winner's circle again on the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) by winning the U.S. Bank Championship in July . The victory snapped a losing strea of consecutive tournaments wihout a win.

It was Pavin's th PGA victory -- and he did it in grand style. On the very first round of the US Bank Championship, Pavin broke the PGA record for the fewest number of strokes need to complete nine hole...

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Article Body: After a -year drought, golfer Corey Pavin finally barged into the winner's circle again on the Professional Golfers Association (PGA) by winning the U.S. Bank Championship in July . The victory snapped a losing strea of consecutive tournaments wihout a win.

It was Pavin's th PGA victory -- and he did it in grand style. On the very first round of the US Bank Championship, Pavin broke the PGA record for the fewest number of strokes need to complete nine holes at a PGA Tour event., with an eight-under score of (July , ). The previous record was strokes and was held jointly by Mike Souchak, Andy North, Billy Mayfair and Robert Gamez. Pavin's score of for the first holes also tied the record for fewest shots taken in the first holes of a PGA Tour event held by Tom Lehman, Mark Calcavecchia, and Tiger Woods. Overall, Pavin averaged just . points per round en route to a final round score of -under-par .

Pavin had to weather a strong challenge from Jerry Kelly in the U.S. Bank Championship before finally snagging the title with a two-stroke vidtory. Kelly started the final round just two strokes behind Pavin. His final round was bogey-free, but Kelly also missed putts for birdie putts, including a close one from just seven feet. For the day and despite having the gallery's backing, Kelly did not make a single putt longer than five feet.

The turning point of the tournament for Pavin came on the par- eighth hole, when he opened a four-stroke lead over Kelly. Pavin hit a drive yards to the center of the fairway, and his second shot, a -iron from yards, bounced three times and rolled into the cup for an eagle."That was huge, I was playing real solidly and hitting a lot of greens, but I couldn't seem to get a putt to go in," Pavin said later. "Then I hole a shot and that gave me a nice cushion."

Prior to the US Bank Championships, Pavin's previous win came in the Colonial. He has also won the prestigious US Open in , his lone major championship win.