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Jerome Patrick Kelly (born November 23, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.
Kelly graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989.
Kelly won the 2009 Zurich Classic of New Orleans with a two-foot par putt 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 previous win.
For the first time in his PGA Tour career, Kelly finished outside the valued top 125 on the tour's money list, ending the 2012 season just $1,809 out of a full Tour card. He also finished 2012 as the 25th highest earning PGA Tour golfer in history. Instead of going to Q school (where his finish would have placed him directly into the final stage), Kelly played the 2013 season using a career money list exemption, nineteen places higher on the PGA Tour priority ranking list than the 126-150 category (Priority Ranking 29). During his PGA Tour career, Kelly made 616 starts and earned almost 29 million dollars.
In 2019, Kelly won several tournaments. In June 2019, Kelly won the American Family Insurance Championship. In September 2019, he won The Ally Challenge for his fifth PGA Tour Champions title. In October 2019, he won the SAS Championship with a final round 65.
In August 2020, Kelly won his first career major championship of his career, and first senior major championship, the Bridgestone Senior Players Championship at Firestone Country Club in Ohio, the only senior golf major of the year. With the win, Kelly earned $450,000 and qualified for the 2021 Players Championship.
In June 2021, Kelly defended his hometown title at the American Family Insurance Championship in Madison, Wisconsin (last held in 2019). This was Kelly's eighth victory on the PGA Tour Champions.
In July 2022, Kelly won the Senior Players Championship for the second time. Kelly shot a final round of 2-under 68 and won by two strokes over defending champion Steve Stricker. The win was Kelly's second senior major championship
| 1 | Jan 14, 2002 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 66-65-65-70=266 | −14 | 1 stroke | John Cook |
| 2 | Jul 7, 2002 | Advil Western Open | 67-69-68-65=269 | −19 | 2 strokes | Davis Love III |
| 3 | Apr 26, 2009 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 68-66-69-71=274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Charles Howell III, Rory Sabbatini, Charlie Wi |
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| 1 | 1996 | Greater Milwaukee Open | Loren Roberts | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 1 | Apr 30, 1995 | Nike Alabama Classic | 65-70-70-68=273 | −15 | Playoff | Buddy Gardner |
| 2 | Jul 16, 1995 | Nike Buffalo Open | 70-72-67-65=274 | −14 | 1 stroke | Tim Simpson |
Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)
| 1 | 1995 | Nike Alabama Classic | Buddy Gardner | Won with par on first extra hole |
| 1 | Apr 19, 1992 | Super D Big Creek Classic | 62-68-73=203 | −13 | 1 stroke | Franklin Langham |
| PGA Tour Champions major championships (2) |
| Other PGA Tour Champions (11) |
| 1 | Aug 27, 2017 | Boeing Classic | 65-66-66=197 | −19 | 1 stroke | Jerry Smith |
| 2 | Sep 17, 2017 | Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship | 65-66-68=199 | −14 | 1 stroke | Lee Janzen |
| 3 | Jan 20, 2018 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | 64-68-66=198 | −18 | 1 stroke | Colin Montgomerie |
| 4 | Jun 23, 2019 | American Family Insurance Championship | 65-70-66=201 | −15 | Playoff | Retief Goosen, Steve Stricker |
| 5 | Sep 15, 2019 | The Ally Challenge | 67-65-68=200 | −16 | 2 strokes | Woody Austin |
| 6 | Oct 13, 2019 | SAS Championship | 68-67-65=200 | −16 | 1 stroke | David McKenzie |
| 7 | Aug 15, 2020 | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship | 68-70-70-69=277 | −3 | 2 strokes | Scott Parel |
| 8 | Jun 13, 2021 | American Family Insurance Championship (2) | 67-69-66=202 | −14 | 1 stroke | Fred Couples, Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
| 9 | Jun 5, 2022 | Principal Charity Classic | 65-66-67=198 | −18 | Playoff | Kirk Triplett |
| 10 | Jul 10, 2022 | Bridgestone Senior Players Championship (2) | 67-69-65-68=269 | −11 | 2 strokes | Steve Stricker |
| 11 | Aug 7, 2022 | Shaw Charity Classic | 68-66-67=201 | −9 | Playoff | John Huston |
| 12 | Oct 13, 2024 | SAS Championship (2) | 67-69-67=203 | −13 | 1 stroke | Pádraig Harrington |
| 13 | Apr 27, 2025 | Mitsubishi Electric Classic | 62-67-67=196 | −20 | 1 stroke | Ernie Els |
PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–1)
| 1 | 2019 | American Family Insurance Championship | Retief Goosen, Steve Stricker | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2020 | PURE Insurance Championship | Jim Furyk | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2022 | Principal Charity Classic | Kirk Triplett | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 4 | 2022 | Shaw Charity Classic | John Huston | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| Masters Tournament | |||
| U.S. Open | T57 | ||
| The Open Championship | T44 | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | WD | T26 |
| Masters Tournament | T20 | 48 | T31 | T20 | T5 | CUT | ||||
| U.S. Open | T37 | CUT | CUT | T40 | 83 | T7 | CUT | |||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T28 | WD | T47 | CUT | T26 | T49 | CUT | ||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T44 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T34 | 48 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Masters Tournament | T12 | CUT | |||
| U.S. Open | T63 | T41 | |||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | |||
| PGA Championship | CUT | T26 | T27 |
WD = withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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| The Players Championship | CUT | CUT | T31 | CUT |
| The Players Championship | T42 | 4 | T11 | CUT | T6 | CUT | CUT | T28 | T32 | CUT |
| The Players Championship | T39 | T64 | CUT | T37 | CUT | T17 | T19 | CUT |
| The Players Championship | C | CUT | T54 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
| WGC-Match Play | R64 | QF | QF | R32 | R64 | ||||
| WGC-Championship | T4 | T21 | T16 | T50 | |||||
| WGC-Invitational | 77 | T53 | T19 | T46 | T11 | ||||
| Champions | T54 | ||||||||
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
| Scott Parel |
| Steve Stricker |
| The Tradition | T8 | T12 | NT | T4 | T13 | 4 | T18 | 2 | |
| Senior PGA Championship | T8 | T3 | 5 | NT | T8 | T29 | T59 | 13 | CUT |
| Senior Players Championship | T50 | T4 | T24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | T21 |
| U.S. Senior Open | T12 | T2 | T2 | NT | T8 | T7 | 3 | T16 | T36 |
| Senior British Open Championship | T45 | T14 | T29 | NT | 6 | T20 | T7 | CUT | T17 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
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