Career
Kelly became the youngest player to ever compete in Washington State Junior Golf Association (WJGA) tournaments at the age of 6. He turned professional after graduating from the University of Washington in 2003. Kelly played on mini tours from 2003 to 2008.
He also played on the Canadian Tour in 2008.
Kelly joined the Professional Golf Association Tour in 2009, earning his card through qualifying school. He struggled, making only 3 of 17 cuts.
He also played in 10 Nationwide Tour 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 Professional Golf Association Tour card.
Kelly didn"t find any success in 2012 until the Greenbrier Classic in July. Potter defeated Kelly on the third extra hole. Prior to the playoff loss, Kelly had never finished better than 37th on the Professional Golf Association Tour and was ranked 464th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
The second place finish vaulted Kelly to 167th in the world, 187th to 104th in the Federal Express Cup, and earned him a spot in the 2012 Open Championship, where he would miss the cut.
Other wins (3+) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.