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-AmCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#124 : 2018 A Military Tribute at The GreenbrierCareer Largest Paycheck:
$788,400 : 2018 A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier (Finished 2)2022-23 Season Highlights
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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
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 |
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| 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.