Jerry Kelly
Name:
Jerome Patrick "Jerry" KellyCountry:
USABorn:
Nov 23, 1966 in Madison, Wisconsin.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
1989Senior MAJORS (2): Snr Players Championship (2020, '22). Presidents Cup player (2003). Total PGA Tour wins (3), and multiple PGA Champions Tour wins.
Kelly's best year on the PGA Tour was 2002, when he finished fourth on the money list and won two tournaments. He has enjoyed considerable success on the PGA Champions Tour, recording his first major championship win in the Senior Players Championship in 2020; he won the same title again in 2022.
America
Shaw Comms
Played as the Shaw Charity Classic (Aug 5-7). Jerry Kelly (USA) beat John Huston (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-5 18th), to record his third PGA Tour Champions win of the 2022 season. [Canyon Meadows G&CC, Calgary, Alberta].
America
Principal
Played as the Principal Charity Classic (June 3-5). Jerry Kelly (USA) beat Kirk Triplett (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole (par-4 18th). [Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa].
Majors
Bridgestone
The Bridgestone Senior Players Championship (40th) (July 7-10). Second-placed and defending champion Steve Stricker (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jerry Kelly (USA), a reverse of the 2021 outcome, when Kelly finished second behind fellow Wisconsinite Stricker. This was Kelly's second win in this event in three years. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
America
AmFam Ins
Played as the American Family Insurance Championship (June 11-13). Second-placed Miguel Angel Jiménez (Esp) and Fred Couples (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Jerry Kelly (USA). [University Ridge GC, Madison, Wisconsin].
Majors
Bridgestone
The Bridgestone Senior Players Championship (38th) (Aug 13-16; postponed from July 9-12 due to world coronavirus pandemic). Second-placed Scott Parel (USA) finished 1 shot behind 53-year-old Jerry Kelly (USA), who recorded his first major championship win. Kelly seized control in the final round with a hole-in-one at the par-3 12th. [South course, Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio].
America
Ally Financial
Played as the Ally Challenge (Sep 13-15). Second-placed Woody Austin (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jerry Kelly (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour Champions win of 2019. [Warwick Hills G&CC, Grand Blanc, Michigan].
America
SAS Institute
Played as the SAS Championship (Oct 11-13). Second-placed David McKenzie (Aus) finished 1 shot behind Jerry Kelly (USA), who shot a 65 (-7) final round to clinch his third PGA Tour Champions win of 2019. [Highlands & Meadows hybrid course, Prestonwood CC, Cary, NC].
America
AmFam Ins
Played as the American Family Insurance Championship (June 21-23). Jerry Kelly (USA) beat Retief Goosen (RSA) with a birdie at the third playoff hole (par-4 15th). Steve Stricker (USA) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. [University Ridge GC, Madison, Wisconsin].
America
Mitsubishi
Played as the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Jan 18-20; PGA Tour Champions official season-opener). Second-placed Colin Montgomerie (Scot) finished 1 shot behind Jerry Kelly (USA). [Hualālai course, Hualālai Resort, Big Island, Hawaii].
America
Bear Mtn
Played as the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship (Sept 15-17). Second-placed Lee Janzen (USA) finished 1 shot behind Kelly (USA), who recorded his second PGA Tour Champions win in four weeks. [Mountain course, Bear Mtn Resort, Victoria, BC, Canada].
America
Boeing
Played as the Boeing Classic (Aug 25-27). Second-placed Jerry Smith (USA) finished 1 shot behind wire-to-wire winner Jerry Kelly (USA), who recorded his first PGA Tour Champions win in his 13th start on the Tour. [Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, nr Seattle, Washington].
Awards
PGA Tr Chmpns
Kelly (USA) won the PGA Tour Champions 2017 Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player, based on the votes of his peers. Kelly finished sixth on the Tour's money list, with earnings of $1,461,077.
America
Zurich
Played as the Zurich Classic of New Orleans (April 23-26). Second-placed Rory Sabbatini (RSA), Charlie Wi (S Kor) and Charles Howell III (USA) finished 1 shot behind Jerry Kelly (USA). This was Kelly's first win for seven years, and the last of his three PGA Tour wins. [TPC Louisiana, Avondale, nr New Orleans, LA].
America
Merrill Lynch
Played as the Shark Shootout (Dec 11-13; played over three rounds: 1-alternate shot; 2-better ball; 3-scramble). Second-placed teams of JB Holmes (USA) & Kenny Perry (USA), Chad Campbell (USA) & Tim Clark (RSA) and Justin Leonard (USA) & Scott Verplank (USA) finished 1 shot behind winning team of Steve Stricker (USA) & Jerry Kelly (USA). [Gold course, Tiburon GC, Naples, FL].
America
Merrill Lynch
Played as the Merrill Lynch Shootout (Nov 10-12; played over three rounds: 1-alternate shot; 2-better ball; 3-scramble). Winning team of Jerry Kelly (USA) & Rod Pampling (Aus) beat Justin Leonard (USA) & Scott Verplank (USA) at the first playoff hole. [Gold course, Tiburon GC, Naples, FL].
America
Sony
Played as the Sony Open in Hawaii (Jan 10-13). Second-placed John Cook (USA) finished 1 shot behind 35-year-old Jerry Kelly (USA), who recorded the first of his three PGA Tour wins. [Waialae CC, Honolulu, Hawaii].
America
Advil
Played as the Advil Western Open (July 4-7). Second-placed Davis Love III (USA) finished 2 shots behind Jerry Kelly (USA), who recorded the second of his three PGA Tour wins. [No.4 Dubsdread course, Cog Hill G&CC, Lemont, nr Chicago, IL].
FedEx Cup playoffs: the PGA Tour’s season finale starts in Memphis (TPC Southwind; Aug 11-14) and culminates in Atlanta (East Lake; Aug 25-28) … for the winner, the biggest prize in world golf … $18 million.
British Women’s Open: the year’s final women’s major championship heads for mighty Muirfield in East Lothian, Scotland, with Anna Nordqvist defending (Aug 4-7).
Anna Nordqvist: major championships aside, Solheim Cup stalwart Nordqvist notched up her first official Ladies European Tour win at the 2022 Ladies Dutch Open (aka Big Green Egg Open).
Cameron Smith: the Aussie PGA Tour player shot a blistering final round 64 to record his first major championship win at the home of golf in the 150th Open Championship.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Golf Son Gual is home to a course frequently rated the No.1 layout on the holiday island of Mallorca. Opening for play in 2007, this Thomas Himmel design combines the openness of a links-style layout with the stylish bunkering and not infrequent water hazards more typically associated with parkland courses.
Son Gual is located just a few kilometres from Palma (Mallorca). Palma's Old City shows clear influences from the city's Arab past.
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