John Kelly

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.

JUNIOR YEAR (2005-06):
Finished tied for first at the season-opening Missouri Intercollegiate tournament in September ... had his best round of the year in his first 18 holes of 2005-06, carding a 67 in the opening round of the Missouri Intercollegiate ... the 67 was also a new career best ... shot a 69 in round two on the way to a 211 for the tournament, his best 54-hole score of the year ... recorded a 68 in the second round of the Coca-Cola Tournament of Champions ... finished 13th at the Missouri Bluffs Intercollegiate with a score of 213 ... finished 11th in the rain-shortened Stevinson Ranch Invitational, carding rounds of 73 and 76 ... had 11 career top-25 finishes and two top-10's.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2004-05):
Played in 12 of MU's 14 tournaments, including the Big 12 Championships and NCAA National Championships ... posted three solid rounds at NCAA's to finish among the top 50 golfers after three rounds before the team missed the 54-hole cut ... is one of five Tigers to shoot 68 or better this season; his round came in October at Stanford in the final round of The Nelson ... that is also the site of his best 54-hole score of the season (213) ... had three 69's to his credit as well ... posted his best finish of the season in April at Purdue, finishing 11th at the Boilermaker Invitational ... was named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team, giving the Tigers six such honorees in the last three years ... was runner-up at the 98th Missouri Amateur in June.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2003-04):
Played in 11 tournaments as true freshman, including the 2004 Big 12 Conference Championships ... in just his second collegiate tournament, was an integral part of Mizzou's first team title since 1999 by finishing seventh at the Jim Colbert Intercollegiate ... shot season-low round of 72 on six different occasions ... posted four top-25 finishes on the year, which tied for third-most on the squad ... finished with a 76.13 stroke average ... won the city's Phil Cotton Invitational over the summer.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Four-year team MVP at Christian Brothers under coach Bill Belcher ... recorded a career nine-hole average of 38 for the Cadets, including a 37.5 mark as a senior ... twice shot career-low round of 33 ... shot rounds of 70 and 71 to take first place in the Gateway PGA Championship ... carded rounds of 71, 74 and 67 to place second at the FCWT tournament in Arizona ... won the Lockton AJGA event in 2003 ... lettered in basketball three times at Christian Brothers, earning MVP honors as a freshman ... participated in National Honor Society.

PERSONAL:
Son of Shawn and Teresa Kelly ... born on November 1, 1984, in St. Louis, Mo. ... father played soccer at Benedictine University ... majoring in marketing.