Kelly Kraft

Kelly Kraft

Height: 6'0" (1.83 m)
Weight: 175 (79 kg)
Age: 34 (October 05, 1988)
Birthplace: Denton, Texas
Residence: Dallas, Texas
Family: Wife, Tia

Education: Southern Methodist University (2011)
Special Interests: Travel, movies, sailing, working out, watching sports, enjoying friends
Turned Professional: 2012
City plays from: Dallas, TX, United States


Exempt Status


PGA TOURTop 125 in 2021-22 FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List (thru 2022-23)

Career Victories


Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2015 (1) Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by NACHER.

Player Statistics


Career Low Round:

61 - 2019 Barbasol Championship (Round 3)

Career High FedExCup Rank:

#20 : 2017 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Career High Official World Golf Rank:

#124 : 2018 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier

Career Largest Paycheck:

$788,400 : 2018 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier (Finished 2)

2022-23 Season Highlights


One of six players to enter the season competing out of the Top 125 in FedExCup Playoffs and Eligibility Points List category despite missing the 2022 FedExCup Playoffs because he moved up to No. 125 on the list after the TOUR Championship.

National Team Selections


Walker Cup : 2011

Career Records


PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0)
Season Events Rounds 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Cuts Made Cuts Missed WD FedExCup Rank Earnings
Total: 184 495 3 2 10 21 78 101 5 $5,481,625
2023 18 45 1 5 13 207 $154,114
2022 27 69 4 11 14 2 142 $680,946
2021 17 42 1 5 12 207 $138,616
2019 31 81 1 3 4 12 19 123 $905,681
2018 31 92 1 1 3 4 16 15 90 $1,496,253
2017 27 71 1 1 3 5 12 12 3 72 $1,638,045
2016 20 59 1 2 12 8 165 $403,437
2015 1 2 1
2013 2 8 2 $39,539
2012 8 20 2 6 $24,994
2012 2 (A) 6 1 1
(A) - Amateur

Top Tournaments


PGA TOUR
THE PLAYERS Championship Masters Tournament PGA Championship U.S. Open The Open Championship WGC-HSBC Champions WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession
2023 CUT
2019 T47 T48
2018 CUT CUT CUT
2017 T58
2012 62
FedExCup Playoffs
FedEx St. Jude Championship Dell Technologies Championship BMW Championship TOUR Championship
2019 CUT
2018 CUT CUT
2017 70 W/D

Personal


  • Married wife, Tia, in Sea Island, Georgia, in April 2013.
  • Travels with his dog, Pearl, a white lab. Got Pearl in 2019, right before his surgery to repair his labrum and hip impingement in his left hip.
  • Loves to travel. Has particularly enjoyed trips to Italy with his wife, Tia.
  • Likes drinking tequila and enjoys wearing cashmere sweaters on and off the golf course.
  • Is a big fan of the Texas Rangers, Dallas Cowboys and SMU Mustangs.
  • Dad, Tim, is an avid sailboat racer.