Bo Van Pelt (born May 16, 1975) is an American professional golfer who has played on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour, and currently competing on the PGA Tour Champions. He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.
Early life and education Van Pelt was born in Richmond, Indiana. His father, Bob, was selected in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL/AFL 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. He attended Oklahoma State University, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
Professional career Van Pelt began his golf career on the Nationwide Tour. He won the Omaha Classic, his first and only Nationwide Tour title, in 2003 after shooting a final round of 62. On the PGA Tour, he won 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.
In 2011, Van Pelt won the CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia, 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.
Van Pelt reached age 50 on May 16, 2025, making him eligible for Senior tournaments. In August, he won the Legends Tour's flagship event, the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship.
Amateur wins 1991 Indiana (Boys) State Junior 1993 Indiana (Boys) State Junior 1995 Northern Amateur, Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate 1997 John Burns Intercollegiate, NCAA Central Regional Championship
Professional wins (7) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 19, 2009U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee−13 (67-68-68-64=267)Playoff John Mallinger
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12009U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee John MallingerWon with birdie on second extra hole
European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Oct 21, 2012ISPS Handa Perth International1−16 (70-67-67-68=272)2 strokes Jason Dufner 1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia
Asian Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Oct 30, 2011CIMB Asia Pacific Classic Malaysia1−23 (66-64-67-64=261)6 strokes Jeff Overton 1Co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour, but unofficial event on that tour.
Nationwide Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 10, 2003Omaha Classic−26 (64-67-69-62=262)2 strokes Craig Lile
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12001Buy.com Gila River Classic Jason Caron, Ben CraneCrane won with birdie on fourth extra holeCaron eliminated by par on second hole
Other wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Jun 25, 2013CVS Caremark Charity Classic(with Steve Stricker)−25 (59-58=117)4 strokes Billy Andrade and Bill Haas2Jun 24, 2014CVS Caremark Charity Classic (2)(with Steve Stricker)−20 (62-60=122)1 stroke Peter Jacobsen and Jimmy Walker
European Senior Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 3, 2025Staysure PGA Seniors Championship−3 (74-72-68-71=285)Playoff Darren Fichardt
European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12025Staysure PGA Seniors Championship Darren FichardtWon with birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament200420052006200720082009Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenT31T40CUTThe Open ChampionshipT30T52CUTPGA ChampionshipT31T17CUTCUT Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015Masters TournamentT8T17T20U.S. OpenT40T14T59T21T63CUTThe Open ChampionshipT44T57CUTT44PGA ChampionshipT28CUTT18WD
WD = withdrew CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 3U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 7The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 4Totals 0 0 0 0 1 7 28 19 Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2010 U.S. Open – 2011 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20052006200720082009201020112012201320142015The Players ChampionshipCUTT8CUTCUTCUTT4CUTT7T62T26T30
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2010201120122013Match PlayR32R64R32ChampionshipT35T8T39InvitationalT3T23T8T21ChampionsT11T21
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Palmer Cup: 1997 (winners)
See also 1998 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates 2003 Nationwide Tour graduates
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