Jerry Kelly wins Mitsubishi Electric Classic to reach 13 PGA TOUR Champions victories
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Jerry Kelly taps in par to win the Mitsubishi Electric Classic
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Jerry Kelly, who held at least a share of the lead after each of the first two rounds, won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic presented by Vensure to become the 25th player to reach 13 wins on PGA TOUR Champions. Kelly defeated World Golf Hall of Fame member and 36-hole co-leader Ernie Els, who finished runner-up at 19-under after closing with 68. Els remains No. 3 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings after earning his fifth top-five finish in seven starts in 2025.
Reigning Charles Schwab Cup winner Steven Alker matched the low round of the day (65) to finish third at 16-under and remains No. 2 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. He has finished in the top five in all six of his starts in 2025, and this is his 34th top-three finish in 81 starts.
Jerry Kelly, 62-67-67 – 196 (-20)
- The 58-year-old earned his 13th win on PGA TOUR Champions (178 starts)
- Moves into T23 on the PGA TOUR Champions all-time wins list
- Improved his PGA TOUR Champions winning percentage to 7.3 (ninth-best all time by players with 10 or more wins)
- Earned his first win of the 2025 season (five starts)
- Previous best finish of 2025: T5 (Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai)
- Moves up to No. 5 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
- This is his seventh season with at least one win (out of eight seasons) on PGA TOUR Champions (lone season without a win: 2023)
- This is his low 54-hole score in an individual stroke play event on PGA TOUR Champions (196)
- Previous low: 197 (2017 Boeing Classic)
- This is the low 54-hole score of the 2025 season by any player through eight events
- Previous low: 198 (two times; last: Miguel Angel Jiménez, Hoag Classic)
- Earned his first win at the Mitsubishi Electric Classic (six starts)
- Previous best finish: T2 (2019)
- Set the Mitsubishi Electric Classic 54-hole scoring record (196)
- Previous record: 197 (Stephen Ames, 2023)
- Improved to 6-for-11 when leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA TOUR Champions