Jerry Kelly

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Jerry Kelly
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Kelly in 2018
Personal information
Full nameJerome Patrick Kelly
Born (1966-11-23) November 23, 1966 (age 58)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
ResidenceMadison, Wisconsin, U.S.
SpouseCarol Kelly
Children1
Career
College University of Hartford
Turned professional1989
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nike Tour
T. C. Jordan Tour
Professional wins22
Highest ranking 18 (March 2, 2003) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Korn Ferry Tour2
PGA Tour Champions13
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T5: 2007
PGA Championship T26: 1999, 2011
U.S. Open T7: 2007
The Open Championship T26: 2006
Achievements and awards
Nike Tour
money list winner 		1995
Nike Tour
Player of the Year 		1995
PGA Tour Champions
Rookie of the Year 		2017

Jerome Patrick Kelly (born November 23, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.

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Early life and amateur career

Kelly was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. Kelly was an all-city ice hockey selection in high school while playing for Madison East. However, he said his hockey background may have hurt his golf early in his career because of the aggressiveness it encourages him to bring to his game. [2]

Kelly graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989. [3]

Professional career

In 1989, Kelly turned professional later that year. However, he didn't make it onto the PGA Tour until 1996. This followed a successful 1995 season on the Nike Tour when he won two tournaments. His best career year to date is 2002 when he finished fourth on the PGA Tour money list and won the Sony Open in Hawaii and Advil Western Open.

Kelly won the 2009 Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a two-foot par putt on the final hole, beating three players by one stroke (Charlie Wi, Rory Sabbatini, and Charles Howell III). It had been seven years since his previous win. [4]

For the first time in his PGA Tour career, Kelly finished outside the valued top 125 on the tour's money list, ending the 2012 season just $1,809 out of a full Tour card. He also finished 2012 as the 25th highest earning PGA Tour golfer in history. Instead of going to Q school (where his finish would have placed him directly into the final stage), Kelly played the 2013 season using a career money list exemption, nineteen places higher on the PGA Tour priority ranking list than the 126-150 category (Priority Ranking 29). During his PGA Tour career, Kelly made 616 starts and earned almost 29 million dollars.

Senior career

Kelly made his PGA Tour Champions debut at the Chubb Classic in February 2017 and gained his first win six months later at the Boeing Classic outside Seattle. The following year, Kelly won the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.

In 2019, Kelly won several tournaments. In June 2019, Kelly won the American Family Insurance Championship. In September 2019, he won The Ally Challenge for his fifth PGA Tour Champions title. [5] In October 2019, he won the SAS Championship with a final round 65. [6]

In August 2020, Kelly won his first career major championship of his career, and first senior major championship, the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club in Ohio, the only senior golf major of the year. With the win, Kelly earned $450,000 and qualified for the 2021 Players Championship.

In June 2021, Kelly defended his hometown title at the American Family Insurance Championship in Madison, Wisconsin (last held in 2019). This was Kelly's eighth victory on the PGA Tour Champions. [7]

In July 2022, Kelly won the Senior Players Championship for the second time. Kelly shot a final round of 2-under 68 and won by two strokes over defending champion Steve Stricker. The win was Kelly's second senior major championship [8]

Professional wins (22)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jan 14, 2002 Sony Open in Hawaii 66-65-65-70=266−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Cook
2Jul 7, 2002 Advil Western Open 67-69-68-65=269−192 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Davis Love III
3Apr 26, 2009 Zurich Classic of New Orleans 68-66-69-71=274−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Charles Howell III, Flag of South Africa.svg Rory Sabbatini,
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Charlie Wi

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1996 Greater Milwaukee Open Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Nike Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Apr 30, 1995 Nike Alabama Classic 65-70-70-68=273−15Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Gardner
2Jul 16, 1995 Nike Buffalo Open 70-72-67-65=274−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tim Simpson

Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1995 Nike Alabama Classic Flag of the United States.svg Buddy Gardner Won with par on first extra hole

T. C. Jordan Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Apr 19, 1992Super D Big Creek Classic62-68-73=203−131 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham

Other wins (3)

PGA Tour Champions wins (13)

Legend
PGA Tour Champions major championships (2)
Other PGA Tour Champions (11)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 27, 2017 Boeing Classic 65-66-66=197−191 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Smith
2Sep 17, 2017 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship 65-66-68=199−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen
3Jan 20, 2018 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai 64-68-66=198−181 stroke Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie
4Jun 23, 2019 American Family Insurance Championship 65-70-66=201−15Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen, Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker
5Sep 15, 2019 The Ally Challenge 67-65-68=200−162 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin
6Oct 13, 2019 SAS Championship 68-67-65=200−161 stroke Flag of Australia (converted).svg David McKenzie
7Aug 15, 2020 Bridgestone Senior Players Championship 68-70-70-69=277−32 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel
8Jun 13, 2021 American Family Insurance Championship (2)67-69-66=202−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Fred Couples, Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez
9Jun 5, 2022 Principal Charity Classic 65-66-67=198−18Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett
10Jul 10, 2022 Bridgestone Senior Players Championship (2)67-69-65-68=269−112 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker
11Aug 7, 2022 Shaw Charity Classic 68-66-67=201−9Playoff Flag of the United States.svg John Huston
12Oct 13, 2024 SAS Championship (2)67-69-67=203−131 stroke Flag of Ireland.svg Pádraig Harrington
13Apr 27, 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Classic 62-67-67=196−201 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Ernie Els

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2019 American Family Insurance Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen, Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker Won with birdie on third extra hole
2 2020 PURE Insurance Championship Flag of the United States.svg Jim Furyk Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 2022 Principal Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett Won with birdie on first extra hole
42022 Shaw Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg John Huston Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament199719981999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T57
The Open Championship T44
PGA Championship CUTWDT26
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament T2048T31T20T5CUT
U.S. Open T37CUTCUTT4083T7CUT
The Open Championship CUTT28WDT47CUTT26T49CUT
PGA Championship CUTT44CUTCUTCUTT3448CUTCUTCUT
Tournament20102011201220132014
Masters Tournament T12CUT
U.S. Open T63T41
The Open Championship CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTT26T27
  Top 10
  Did not play

WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00011486
U.S. Open 000011107
The Open Championship 000000115
PGA Championship 000000166
Totals0001254524

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1996199719981999
The Players Championship CUTCUTT31CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship T424T11CUTT6CUTCUTT28T32CUT
Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
The Players Championship T39T64CUTT37CUTT17T19CUT
Tournament2020202120222023
The Players Championship CCUTT54
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament200220032004200520062007200820092010
Match Play R64QFQFR32R64
Championship T4T21T16T50
Invitational 77T53T19T46T11
Champions T54
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Senior major championships

Wins (2)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunner-up
2020 Bridgestone Senior Players Championship 1 shot lead−3 (68-70-70-69=277)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel
2022 Bridgestone Senior Players Championship (2)Tied for lead−11 (67-69-65-68=269)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order

Tournament201720182019202020212022202320242025
The Tradition T8T12NTT4T134T182
Senior PGA Championship T8T35NTT8T29T5913CUT
Senior Players Championship T50T4T24121123T21
U.S. Senior Open T12T2T2NTT8T73T16T36
Senior British Open Championship T45T14T29NT6T20T7CUTT17
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

U.S. national team appearances

Professional

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 9 2003 Ending 2 Mar 2003" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Biographical info on PGA Tour's official site". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on April 28, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Jerry Kelly profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kelly ends long wait for victory". BBC Sport . April 26, 2009. Retrieved April 27, 2009.
  5. ↑ Strege, John (September 15, 2019). "Jerry Kelly wins the Ally Challenge to close the gap on Charles Schwab Cup leader Scott McCarron". Golf Digest. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Jerry Kelly rallies to win SAS Championship, closes gap in PGA Tour Champions standings". Golfweek. Associated Press. October 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Jerry Kelly successfully defends hometown Champions title". Toronto Star. Associated Press. June 13, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Jerry Kelly Wins Senior Players Championship for Second Time". Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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