Troy Kelly (born August 2, 1978) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Amateur career

Kelly became the youngest player to ever compete in Washington State Junior Golf Association (WJGA) tournaments at the age of 6. He was the WJGA state champion at age 11 and 13. He won more than 40 tournaments in his junior golf career. He turned professional after graduating from the University of Washington in 2003.

Professional career

Kelly played on mini tours from 2003 to 2008. He played on the

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in 2003, 2005 and 2006 where he won two events. He played on the Golden State Tour in 2007 and 2008, where he won multiple events. Kelly also won the AG Spanos California Open on the AG Spanos Tour in 2006. He also played on the Canadian Tour in 2008. Kelly joined the PGA Tour in 2009, earning his card through qualifying school. He struggled, making only 3 of 17 cuts. He also played in 10

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at tha ...

events that year and finished second at the Chattanooga Classic. In 2010, he played only 10 Nationwide Tour events due to an arthritic hip. In 2011 he recorded four top-10 finishes, including two runner-up finishes and a third-place finish en route to finishing 11th on the money list, good enough for a 2012 PGA Tour card. Kelly didn't find any success in 2012 until the Greenbrier Classic in July. He was in position to win but

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shot 4-under-par on the last four holes to force a playoff. Potter defeated Kelly on the third extra hole. Prior to the playoff loss, Kelly had never finished better than 37th on the PGA Tour and was ranked 464th in the

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. The second-place finish vaulted Kelly to 167th in the world, 187th to 104th in the FedEx Cup, and earned him a spot in the

2012 Open Championship The 2012 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 141st Open Championship, held from 19 to 22 July at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England. Ernie Els won his second Claret Jug, one strok ...

, where he would miss the cut.

Professional wins (3+)

Other wins (3+)

*2005 Tournament 8 (Palm Valley Golf Club - Palms) (

) *2006 AG Spanos California Open (AG Spanos Tour), Series B (Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa, The - Red) (

) *Unknown number of wins on Golden State Tour

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kelly, Troy American male golfers Washington Huskies men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Washington (state) Sportspeople from Tacoma, Washington 1978 births Living people