ALUMNI IN THE HEADLINES
Merit and helped him charge
into a tie for the lead of the
Bupa Challenge, a four-event
competition that has one
event left to play later this
year in Brazil.
PHOTO CREDIT: PGA TOUR Latinoamérica
Tee-K Kelly Victorious at
Puerto Planta DR Open
IJGA alum Tee-K Kelly, a graduate
from The Ohio State University,
turned pro in 2016 and has been
competing on the PGA TOUR
Latinoamérica. He has collected
two top-10 finishes which
includes a fourth place finish at
the BMW Jamaica Classic and
his first win, which came at the
Puerto Planta DR Open in early
June of this year.
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Kelly finished the tournament
at 21-under-par 263, giving him
a seven stroke lead over the
runner-up. He started the final
day with a nine-shot lead, which
was the largest 54-hole lead
ever recorded on PGA TOUR
Latinoamérica.
The victory vaulted him into the
seventh spot in the Order of
Illinois Junior Golf Association
“I feel awesome. I played
really good golf this week,”
the Ohio State University
graduate said. “It was nice
to get off to a 10-under first
round start for lowest round
I’ve ever shot in competition
by a few. But then, to reaffirm
that by keep playing well
the remaining three rounds
shows a lot about my game.”
Kelly followed his opening
61 with rounds of 67, 66 and
69. He was the best of only
four players who posted four
rounds in the sixties at the
6,805-yard par-71 hosting
the eighth event of the Latin
American season.
Kelly was making his fifth
start of his career/season on
PGA TOUR Latinoamérica at
the Puerto Plata DR Open
after having only gone pro
six months ago.