Corey Pavin held on for a two-shot victory in the US Bank Championship, his first PGA Tour win in 10 years.

Pavin's eagle from the fairway on the eighth hole of his final round set him on the way to victory.

"Things like that happen when you win tournaments," Pavin said. "I knew it was a good omen."

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.

"I would hate to be the guy who shot a 26 to start a tournament and didn't win," Pavin joked.

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.

"The journey that I have taken over the last 10 years to get here, all the work I have put in, what I have gone through, makes it very meaningful to me to get back here," Pavin said.

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

"It was funny, because Jerry and I just didn't make any putts today," Pavin said.

"I've been rolling them in from all over the place this week. (But) I made nothing today."

Pavin, 46, made plenty of impressive 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.

From the fairway, Pavin lofted a six-iron 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.

"I had 175 yards to the hole," he said. "We thought it was just a smooth 6-iron, just a nice, easy straight one and let the wind take it to the hole.

"I hit it, I looked up and it was pretty straight. It was just left and it started to fall towards the hole.

"It landed and I thought it was a little long. And then it just disappeared; it went in."

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

"I've never felt there are any courses that I can't win on," Pavin maintained. "There are certainly courses that are harder for me to win on. This golf course is right up my alley."

Jeff Sluman fired a six-under 64 to claim third at 17-under. He was two shots better than DJ Trahan and Frank Lickliter, both of whom shot 69.