Jerry Kelly
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| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Birth | November 23, 1966 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Nationality |  United States |
| College | University of Hartford |
| Career | |
| Turned Pro | 1989 |
| Current tour | PGA Tour (joined 1996) |
| Professional wins | 6 (PGA Tour: 2, Nationwide Tour: 2 Other: 2) |
| Best Results in Major Championships | |
| Masters | T5: 2007 |
| U.S. Open | T7: 2007 |
| British Open | T26: 2006 |
| PGA Championship | T26: 1999 |
Jerome Patrick Kelly (born November 23, 1966) is an American golfer.
Kelly was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and turned professional that year, 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 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. These remain his only PGA Tour wins, but has continued to play well, with ten top ten finishes in 2003 and eight in 2004.
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.[1]
He has been featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Kelly's nickname on tour is "The Cylinder" because he makes so many clutch putts.[citation needed]
Contents |
[edit] Professional wins (6)
[edit] PGA Tour wins (2)
[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (2)
- 1995 (2) NIKE Alabama Classic, NIKE Buffalo Open
[edit] Other wins (2)
- 1992 Wisconsin State Open
- 2006 Merrill Lynch Shootout (with Rod Pampling)
[edit] Results in major championships
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | T20 | 48 | T31 | T20 | DNP | T5 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | T37 | DNP | CUT | CUT | T40 | 83 | DNP | T7 | |
| The Open Championship | DNP | CUT | T28 | WD | T47 | CUT | T26 | T49 | |
| PGA Championship | CUT | T44 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T34 | 48 | CUT |
DNP = did not play
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
[edit] United States national team appearances
[edit] Professional
- Presidents Cup: 2003 (tie)
