Bo Van Pelt

Bo Van Pelt
Bo Van Pelt
Personal information
Born	May 16, 1975 (age 50); Richmond, Indiana
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Spouse	Carrie Van Pelt
Children	3
Career
College	Oklahoma State University
Turned professional	1998
Current tour(s)	European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	7
Highest ranking	20 (October 28, 2012)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
European Tour	1
Asian Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Korn Ferry Tour	1
European Senior Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T8: 2011
PGA Championship	T17: 2005
U.S. Open	T14: 2011
The Open Championship	T30: 2004

Bo Van Pelt (born May 16, 1975) is an American professional golfer who has played on both the Nationwide Tour and the PGA Tour. 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.^[2]

Van Pelt graduated from Richmond High where he was a two time All-State golfer and the 1993 Fred Keesling Award winner.^[3]^[4] 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.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 19, 2009	U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee	−13 (67-68-68-64=267)	Playoff	John Mallinger

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2009	U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee	John Mallinger	Won with birdie on second extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Oct 21, 2012	ISPS 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Oct 30, 2011	CIMB 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Aug 10, 2003	Omaha Classic	−26 (64-67-69-62=262)	2 strokes	Craig Lile

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	2001	Buy.com Gila River Classic	Jason Caron, Ben Crane	Crane won with birdie on fourth extra hole Caron eliminated by par on second hole

Other wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jun 25, 2013	CVS Caremark Charity Classic (with Steve Stricker)	−25 (59-58=117)	4 strokes	Billy Andrade and Bill Haas
2	Jun 24, 2014	CVS Caremark Charity Classic (2) (with Steve Stricker)	−20 (62-60=122)	1 stroke	Peter Jacobsen and Jimmy Walker