Monday, July 31 2006 16:32 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Milwaukee: Corey Pavin ended a decade of PGA Tour futility here Sunday with a two-shot victory in the four million-dollar US Bank Championship. Pavin holed out from the fairway for an eagle at the eighth hole en route to his first victory in 10 years.

Opening the tournament with a PGA Tour-record 26 on the front nine of the Brown Deer Golf Club, Pavin never looked back. He led wire-to-wire and finished at 20-under-par 260.

A former US Open champion, Pavin followed his spectacular start with three steady rounds. He had just three bogeys - all on Saturday -as he won for the first time since the 1996 Colonial, collecting 720,000 dollars.

Pavin's final round of three-under 67 left him right where he started - two strokes ahead of Wisconsin native and crowd favorite Jerry Kelly, who could not make any headway even as his playing partner finished with 10 straight pars.

Pavin, 46, made plenty of phenomenal shots Thursday, when he flirted with a magical 59 before settling for a course-record 61.

But his shot of the tournament came Sunday at the par-four 436-yard eighth hole. From the fairway, Pavin lofted an iron shot that took one big bounce and one small one before dropping in, bringing a roar from the gallery and doubling his lead to four shots.

Kelly birdied 11 and 15 but could get no closer and settled for his second runner-up finish of the season. He also was second at the Chrysler Classic of Tucson.

It was the 15th career win for Pavin, a precise but short hitter whose game has been undermined by the livelier balls and bigger drivers that have diminished the importance of accuracy.

After tapping in at the 18th hole, Pavin shared a long embrace and several kisses with his wife, Lisa.