Josh Kelley
6/24/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
2007-08 Profile: Had his best season as a Gael, posting a stroke average of 73.2 in 33 rounds...was named Honorable Mention All-West Coast Conference...set a Saint Mary's 54-hole record by shooting 205 (-11) at the Xavier Fall Invitational where he finished third overall with rounds of 66-68-71...the 66 in the first round of the Xavier Invite was his low round of the year...his best finish of the season came at the Callaway Golf Invitational when he finished second with a 4-under par 212...third top-10 finish came at the Del Walker Intercollegiate when he shot 210 (-3) to finish tied for seventh...ranks 19th in the country, hitting 81.8 percent of his fairways...ranks 24th in the nation in Greens in Regulation Percentage (73.1 percent)...had 12 rounds of even par or better with five rounds in the 60s...had a stroke average of 71.5 in five tournaments during the fall schedule...finished the year with four top-20 finishes, three top-10s, and two top-5 finishes.
2006-07: As a junior, has a 73.2 stroke average which is second on the team and ranks sixth in the SMC single season record books...has played all 30 rounds this season...was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Month for September after helping SMC win the Del Walker Intercollegiate, making a birdie on the 54th hole...he finished tied for third in the Del Walker Intercollegiate, shooting even par with rounds of 70-71-72...has placed in the top-10 twice and the top-20 seven times...posted a top-10 finish in the Western Intercollegiate after shooting 1-over par for the 54-hole event at the Pasatiempo Golf Club...he shot rounds of 70-69-70 at the par 70 golf course...finished at 4-under par (212) at the Ogio Pacific Coast Intercollegiate to post his lowest 54-hole tournament score of his career...has posted 13 rounds of even par or better...has shot 69 four times for his lowest rounds of the year.
2005-06: Competed in all 10 events and 29 total rounds for the Gaels...was third on the team in stroke average 75.2 and fourth on the team with a low round of 69...his best event was at the Santa Clara Invitational when he shot 1-over par and led the team with a sixth place finish...shot 1-over par at the Northwest Collegiate Classic, finishing in 17th place... his season scoring average of 75.17 ranks him 17th in the Gael record books...is sixth in the Gael record books for best career scoring average with 74.88 in 65 rounds.
2004-05: Competed in all 12 tour­naments and played in 36 rounds...posted a stroke av­erage of 74.8...his 74.8 stroke average is the second best freshman stroke av­erage in school history...his best finish was a sev­enth place per­for­mance at the Florida Golf Coast In­vite where he shot 213 (+3)...posted his lowest round of the year with a final round score of 67 at the Florida Gulf Coast Invite...finished tied for 39th at the NCAA West­ern Regional with rounds of 72,72 and 73 for a total of 217 (+7)...posted 16 rounds of 75 or better...had one round in the 60s...his 74.64 stroke av­erage ranked as the 10th best single sea­son stroke av­erage in school history.
High School: Four-year varsity letterman and Team Captain his senior year...helped Upland High School to three straight Baseline League Championships ... All-Baseline League selection three straight years, including League Champion and Most Valuable Player his senior year...had two top ten American Junior Golf Association finishes...finished seventh at the 2004 Founder's Junior Championship in Las Vegas with rounds of 69-71-69 for a total of 209 (4-under par)...posted a 10th place finish at the 2003 Abilene-Reporter News Classic with rounds of 72-71-67 for a 3-under par total of 210...was a 2003 Boy's Junior America's Cup selection and helped Team Southern California to a third place finish against 18 other teams from the Western United States.
Personal: Father played golf at Oklahoma State from 1976-1979...plans to major in Physics at SMC.
Josh Kelley Career Statistics Season Rounds Lo54 Lo36 Lo18 LoRnd Par/- Events Top5 Top10 Top20 Avg 2004-05 36 213 - - 67 7 12 - 1 3 74.6 2005-06 29 217 157 - 69 5 10 - 1 4 75.2 2006-07 33 211 - - 69 13 11 1 2 7 73.6 2007-08 39 205 - - 66 12 13 2 3 5 73.9 Totals 137 205 157 - 66 37 46 3 7 19 74.3
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