| Jerry Kelly | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Jerome Patrick Kelly |
| Born | November 23, 1966 Madison, Wisconsin |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Nationality | United States |
| Residence | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Career | |
| College | University of Hartford |
| Turned professional | 1989 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Nationwide Tour | 2 |
| Best results in Major Championships |
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| Masters Tournament | T5: 2007 |
| U.S. Open | T7: 2007 |
| The Open Championship | T26: 2006 |
| PGA Championship | T26: 1999, 2011 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Nike Tour leading money winner |
1995 |
| Nike Tour Player of the Year |
1995 |
Jerome Patrick Kelly (born November 23, 1966) is an American professional golfer.
Kelly was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and turned professional later that year,[1] but didn't make it onto the PGA Tour until 1996. This followed a successful 1995 season on the second tier 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 PGA Tour's Sony Open in Hawaii and Advil Western Open.
Kelly won the 2009 Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a two-foot par 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 last win.[2]
Kelly has been featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Kelly was an all-city ice hockey selection in high school while playing for Madison East and he has said that his hockey background may have hurt his golf early in his career, because of the aggressiveness it encourages him to bring to his game.[3]
Contents |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 14, 2002 | Sony Open in Hawaii | -14 (66-65-65-70=266) | 1 stroke | John Cook |
| 2 | Jul 7, 2002 | Advil Western Open | -19 (67-69-68-65=269) | 2 strokes | Davis Love III |
| 3 | Apr 26, 2009 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | -14 (68-66-69-71=274) | 1 stroke | Charles Howell III, Rory Sabbatini, Charlie Wi |
PGA Tour playoff record (0-1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Loren Roberts | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | T57 |
| The Open Championship | T44 | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | WD | T26 |
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | T20 | 48 | T31 | T20 | DNP | T5 | CUT | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T37 | DNP | CUT | CUT | T40 | 83 | DNP | T7 | CUT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | DNP | CUT | T28 | WD | T47 | CUT | T26 | T49 | CUT | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T44 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T34 | 48 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T12 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T63 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T26 |
DNP = did not play
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture Match Play Championship | R64 | QF | QF | R32 | DNP | DNP | R64 | DNP | DNP |
| CA Championship | T4 | T21 | T16 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T50 |
| Bridgestone Invitational | 77 | T53 | T19 | DNP | DNP | T46 | DNP | T11 | DNP |
| HSBC Champions | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | T54 | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
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