John Kelly (born November 1, 1984) is an amateur
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
er who plays for the
University of Missouri
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and was runner-up in the 2006
U.S. Amateur
The United States Amateur Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Amateur, is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for amateur golfers. It is organized by the United States Golf Association and is currently held each August ov ...
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2006 U.S. Amateur
Kelly was born in St. Louis, Missouri
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and graduated from Christian Brothers College High School
Christian Brothers College High School (CBC High School) is a Lasallian Catholic college preparatory school for young men in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis and is ...
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During his run to the U.S. Amateur final, Kelly beat several nationally ranked players, including Trip Kuehne
Ernest W. "Trip" Kuehne III (born June 20, 1972) is an American amateur golfer. He is most remembered for his defeat at the hands of Tiger Woods in the 1994 U.S. Amateur, (who was runner-up to Tiger Woods
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in the 1994 U.S. Amateur). He lost the final match to Scotland's Richie Ramsay
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Richie Ramsay (born 15 June 1983) is a Scottish professional golfer who plays on the European Tour.
Ramsay played in the 2005 Walker Cup and, in 2006, became the first British golfer in almost a century to win the U.S. Amateur.
Ramsay turned ...
on the 34th hole by a score of 4 and 2. By making the finals, he qualified for the 2007 U.S. Open and gained an invitation to the 2007 Masters Tournament
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where he was the low amateur. Kelly also won the 2006 Missouri Stroke Play Championship, 2006 Metropolitan Match Play, 2006 & 2007 Ozark Invitational, 2005 Missouri Intercollegiate, 2004 Metropolitan Amateur, 2004 Phil Cotton Invitational and the 2003 AJGA Lockton Kansas City Junior. He was the 2006 Missouri Golf Association Player of the Year. Cleveland Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America named him an All-America Scholar for both 2006 and 2007. He was an American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) All American-Honorable Mention in 2003.
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
References
External links
University of Missouri profile
American male golfers
Amateur golfers
Golfers from St. Louis
1984 births
Living people
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