Kelly Kraft

Kelly Kraft (born October 5, 1988) is an American professional golfer.

Kraft was born in Denton, Texas. During his final year at Billy Ryan High School, 2006–07, Kraft served as team captain while earning All-District honors.

While attending Southern Methodist University (SMU), he played college golf for the SMU Mustangs.

Kraft won the 2011 Trans-Mississippi Amateur in July. He then won the 2011 U.S. Amateur in August, beating world-number-one Patrick Cantlay in the final, 2 up. The win earned Kraft a spot in the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and British Open in 2012. In September 2011, Kraft played on the 2011 Walker Cup team. In November 2011, Kraft finished as top amateur at the Emirates Australian Open, finishing in a tie for 19th.

Kraft turned professional after competing in the 2012 Masters Tournament. In doing so, he forfeited his invitations to the 2012 U.S. Open and 2012 Open Championship. Kraft played in eight tournaments on the PGA Tour in 2012 through sponsor exemptions. He played on the Web.com Tour from 2013–2015 with a best finish of second at the 2013 Mylan Classic until his first win on March 15, 2015 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open.

In April 2013, Kraft and Tia Gannon were married in Sea Island, Georgia.

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Mar 29, 2015	Chitimacha Louisiana Open	67-70-68-65=270	−14	1 stroke	Lee Dong-hwan

• 2008 Texas Amateur
• 2011 Texas Amateur, Trans-Mississippi Amateur, U.S. Amateur, South Beach International Amateur

• ^ "US Walker Cup Team 2011". The R&A. Retrieved October 20, 2011. 

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

• Walker Cup: 2011