Jerry Kelly

All-city hockey selection in high school. Went to the University of Hartford on a hockey scholarship, but found a golf career not long after when the college discontinued hockey. Has played on the PGA Tour since 1996, only falling out of the top-105 of the money list once in 2013. Best year was 2002 when he ranked sixth with two victories. His only other PGA Tour victory came in 2009. His brother-in-law, Jim Schuman, also has qualified for the 2019 U.S. Senior Open.
Member of the 2003 Presidents Cup team.
1993 Web.Com Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; in money - 15; Top-10 finishes - 3; money $61,074 (ranked 25th); best finish, T-2, Nike Greater Cleveland Open.
1994 Web.Com Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 26; in money - 19; Top-10 finishes - 8; money $60,928 (ranked 26th); best finish, 5th, Nike Huntsville Open and T-5 Nike Utah Classic.
1995 Web.Com Tour Summary: Tournaments entered - 28; in money - 22; Top-10 finishes - 15; money $188,878 (ranked 1st); Winner, Alabama Classic and Buffalo Open. Set then Nike Tour record for single-season earnings of $188,878 in 1995.
2011 Notes: Finished 61st on the money list and inside the top-125 on the money list all 16 seasons on the PGA Tour. Best finish 3rd The Honda Classic.
2012 Notes: Made 26 PGA Tour starts, with a top showing coming in his last event of the season with a T-9th at the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic. With that finish was 126th on the money list and 122nd in the FedEx Cup.
2013 Notes: Made it to the FedExCup Playoffs for the seventh consecutive season, thanks to five top-25 finishes in 15 made cuts. Among them were two top-5 finishes, 5th at RBC Heritage and T-4th at John Deere Classic.
2014 Notes: Made 17 of 23 cuts, with four top-10s including two third-place finishes at the Sony Open in Hawaii and John Deere Classic. Has advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for all eight years of their existence. Finished 62nd in the final FedExCup standings, his best effort since the 2011 season.
2015 Notes: Played 24 events and had four top-tens, 5th at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba, T-6th at the Sony Open in Hawaii, T-10th at the Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial and T-9th at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Finished 72nd in the FedExCup race and 79th on the money list.
2016 Notes: Played in 23 events, in his 20th start at the Travelers Championship finished runner-up. Made it to the FedExCup playoffs for the 10th consecutive season making him one of 16 players to qualify for all ten season of the FedExCup Playoffs. Finished 72nd in the FedExCup rankings and 79th on the money list. Ended the year finishing 2nd with teammate Steve Stricker at the Franklin Templeton Shootout.
2017 Notes: Selected as PGA Tour Champions Rookie of the Year. Had an impressive showing in his first season on Tour, winning twice, posting 10 top-10 finishes in 20 starts and setting a new record with 16 consecutive rounds in the 60s, breaking Hale Irwin's 18-year mark. Won $1,461,077 which placed him 6th on the money list. Started the year playing on the PGA Tour, his best finish was T-14th with partner Steve Stricker at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. In his first Champions Tour event was T-3rd at the Chubb Classic. Had three top-tens in a row starting with a T-8th at the Bass Pro Shops Urgent, T-8th at the Senior PGA Championship and T-10th at the Principal Charity Classic. Won at the Boeing Classic holding off Jerry Smith for the one-shot victory. Next started finished T-6th at the Shaw Charity Classic, then won again at the Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship, beating Lee Janzen by a shot. Next week was 2nd at the Pure Insurance Championship, finishing 3 back of winner Bernhard Langer. Was 6th at the SAS Championship, had a back issue and had to withdraw from the Dominion Energy Charity Classic in the second round. Finished the year T-8th at the PowerShares QQQ and T-22nd at the Charles Schwab Cup Championship.
2018 Notes: Played in 24 PGA Tour Champions events with 11 top-ten finishes. Won for the third time in six starts at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, beating Colin Montgomerie by a shot. Kelly shot a final-round 65 to improve 21 spots and finish T-2nd at the Cologuard Classic. Playing at home in Madison, Wisconsin Kelly shot a final round 65 in the American Family Insurance Championship to finish 2nd, a shot back of winner Scott McCarron. Teamed up with Steve Stricker to finish T-5th at the Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf. In the final round, Kelly went eagle-birdie-birdie-birdie on Nos. 9-12 en route to a final-round 65 and T-3rd finish at the Senior PGA Championship. Kelly finished T-6th at 10-under par at the weather-shortened Principal Charity Classic, his 5th top-10 in his last six starts. Was 2nd in the American Family Insurance, 1 shot back of winner Scott McCarron. Had his second runner-up in a row at the U.S. Senior Open, 1 shot back of winner David Toms. In his next start was T-4th at the Constellations Senior Players, shot 67-64 over the weekend to finish 3 back of winner Vijay Singh. Was 3rd at the SAS Championship. Led the Charles Schwab Cup for 9 weeks, the most of any player in 2018. Advanced to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship at 6th in the standings and finished 6th in the final standings.
2019 Notes: Began his year with a T-3rd at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, 3 shots back of winner Tom Lehman. Was T-2nd at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic, 2 shots back of winner Scott McCarron. Was T-7th at the Insperity Invitational. At the Senior PGA Championship shot a final round 69 to finish 5th. At the Principal Charity Classic shot 66 to finish 3rd, a shot back of the Sutherland/Parel playoff. Shot a final round 66 and beat Retief Goosen and Steve Stricker in a playoff to win the American Family Insurance Championship.