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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.

Lickliter leads U.S. Bank Championship

Sun, 07/19/2009 - 12:19 by surajdogra

Milwaukee, July 18: Frank Lickliter shot a 7-under 63 Saturday to take a one-stroke lead after the third round of the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee.

Lickliter finished 54 holes at 11-under 199. Overnight leader Greg Chalmers of Australia posted a 69 Saturday and dropped into second place at 10-under 200.

Jeff Maggert (66) and Chris Riley (68) are tied in third place at 201.

Lickliter has two PGA Tour victories -- 2001 at the TPC at Avenel and the 2003 Chrysler Classic of Tucson. Both came after he held a piece of the 54-hole lead.

"It's a combination of a lot of things," Lickliter said of his play this week.

Sabbatini shares Nelson lead

Sat, 05/23/2009 - 10:12 by Salinder Kumar

Irving, Texas. -- Rory Sabbatini, a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, moved into a share of the lead with John Mallinger Friday after two rounds of the Byron Nelson Classic.

Sabbatini's most recent win came two years ago at the Colonial Invitation, which will be contested next week. He fired a 6-under 64 on another day of low scoring at the TPC-Four Seasons Resort course, getting him to 8-under 132 at the tournament's midway point.

After a pair of top-10 finishes, including a tie for second in New Orleans, Sabbatini has missed the cut in his last two tournaments.