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Bo Van Pelt bags his first PGA title

Mon, 07/20/2009 - 11:30 by surajdogra

Milwaukee, July 19: Bo Van Pelt sank a 3-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with John Mallinger Sunday and won the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.

The win was Van Pelt's first in nearly eight years on the PGA Tour.

"I guess there comes a point where you draw a line in the sand and say 'enough's enough,'" Van Pelt said. "I had enough good chances and hadn't got it done."

The two players had finished regulation play at 13-under-par 267 after Van Pelt closed with a 6-under 64 and Mallinger carded a 65.

Van Pelt won $720,000.

Jerry Kelly (65) took third place at 268. Dicky Pride (65), Jeff Quinney (67) and Jeff Klauk (67) tied for fourth, another stroke back.

Janzen shares John Deere lead

Fri, 07/10/2009 - 11:19 by preet_20

Silvis, Ill. July 9: Lee Janzen, winless since the second of his two U.S. Open titles 11 years ago, claimed a share of the first-round lead Thursday at the John Deere Classic.

Darron Stiles, playing in the last group on the course, birdied the 18th to tie Janzen for the lead.

Janzen, who will turn 45 next month, shot a 7-under 64 at the TPC-Deere Run course despite suffering a bogey on the par-4 18th. He put his second shot on the 476-yard hole into a greenside bunker and eventually missed a seven-foot par putt.

Thursday's score was Janzen's lowest since shooting a 64 at the Honda Classic in 2005.

This is the 11th event of the year for Stiles and he has survived the 36-hole cut only once.