2-time champ Jerry Kelly takes 1st-round lead in Firestone finale
The 59-year-old shot a 5-under 65 and led Darren Clarke and Mike Weir by one stroke in the opening round.
- On Thursday, two-time champion Jerry Kelly shot a 5-under 65 at Firestone Country Club to take the first-round lead in the Kaulig Companies Championship, one stroke ahead of Darren Clarke and Mike Weir.
- This event marks the final year held at Firestone Country Club, ending a relationship with the PGA Tour that dates to the Rubber City Open in 1954.
- Zach Johnson, 2024 winner Ernie Els, Y.E. Yang, Cameron Percy, and Soren Kjeldsen shot 67, while Charles Schwab Cup leader Stewart Cink and Akron native Ryan Armour recorded 69.
- The 59-year-old Kelly, a two-time winner at the South Course in 2020 and 2022, thrives on tree-lined courses, saying, "It's what I grew up on up in Wisconsin."
- Darren Clarke, who has six senior victories, remains focused on his game, stating, "Anytime you shoot under par at Firestone is a pretty good day.
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thesportsleader.comFirestone tamer Jerry Kelly claims lead at Kaulig Companies Championship
Jerry Kelly took the first step toward his third title at the fabled Firestone Country Club with a 5-under-par 65 during Kaulig Companies Championship first-round action on Thursday in Akron, Ohio. Kelly tallied six birdies and one bogey negotiating his way around Firestone's South Course to take a one-shot lead over Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke
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2-time champ Jerry Kelly takes 1st-round lead in Firestone finale
AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Two-time champion Jerry Kelly shot a 5-under 65 on Thursday at Firestone Country Club to take the first-round lead in the Kaulig Companies Championship, a stroke ahead of Darren Clarke and Mike Weir.
Clarke in the hunt for senior major glory at Firestone - Irish Golfer Magazine
Darren Clarke is just one shot off the lead after the opening round of the Kaulig Companies Championship – formerly known as the Senior Players Championship – at Firestone Country Club in Ohio. The Dungannon man, fresh off a career-best T8 finish at last week’s U.S. Senior Open, fired a four-under 66 that included a birdie on his final hole – the ninth – to move into a tie for second alongside Mike Weir, one behind solo leader Jerry Kelly. Clark…
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