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John Kelly (born November 1, 1984) is an amateur golfer who played for the University of Missouri and was runner-up in the 2006 U.S. Amateur. [1]
Kelly was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Christian Brothers College High School. Shortly after he graduated high school, in 2003, Kelly won the AJGA Lockton Kansas City Junior. That year Kelly was an American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) All American-Honorable Mention. The following year he won the Metropolitan Amateur and Phil Cotton Invitational. In 2005, he earned another championship, winning the Missouri intercollegiate.
In 2006, Kelly finished runner-up at the U.S. Amateur. During his run to the U.S. Amateur final, Kelly beat several nationally ranked players, including Trip Kuehne (who was runner-up to Tiger Woods in the 1994 U.S. Amateur). He lost the final match to Scotland's Richie Ramsay on the 34th hole by a score of 4 and 2. By making the finals, he qualified for the 2007 U.S. Open and gained an invitation to the 2007 Masters Tournament where he was the low amateur.
| Tournament | 2007 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship | |
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
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