Jerry Kelly Wins Senior Open, Third Major
Jerry Kelly, at 59, captured his third PGA Tour Champions major by edging Cameron Percy and a chasing group at the ISPS HANDA Senior Open, finishing 10-under after a closing 2-under 68 at Gleneagles. He sealed the title with a clutch 4-foot birdie on the 18th after a brilliant greenside bunker shot, keeping his round free of bogeys after the 11th hole. Percy, who held a share of the lead entering the final round, had a six-foot birdie attempt on 18 that could have forced a playoff, but missed, allowing Kelly to win by two strokes over Matt Gogel and Darren Fichardt, who tied for second at 8-under. Kelly’s victory, his 14th on the PGA Tour Champions and third senior major, also earned him exemptions into the 2027 Open Championship at St Andrews and as a past champion through age 65. The win extended Kelly’s success at Gleneagles, following a steady run of rounds including a 63 by Gogel and a late surge by Stephen Gallacher, who fired an eight-under 62 to highlight the final day. This win reinforces Kelly’s status as one of the tour’s most durable majors competitors, achieving his first outside the Kaulig Companies Championship and cementing his place among the circuit’s elite in his late 50s.




