{"id":50697,"date":"2026-07-26T13:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/jerry-kelly-makes-18-birdies-and-wins-his-third-senior-major-at-the-2026-isps-handa-senior-open\/"},"modified":"2026-07-26T13:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T17:55:21","slug":"jerry-kelly-makes-18-birdies-and-wins-his-third-senior-major-at-the-2026-isps-handa-senior-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/26\/jerry-kelly-makes-18-birdies-and-wins-his-third-senior-major-at-the-2026-isps-handa-senior-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry Kelly makes 18 birdies and wins his third senior major at the 2026 ISPS Handa Senior Open."},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Jerry Kelly is the PGA Tour Champions Major winner again. Kelly birdied the green bunker on the par-5 18th hole and shot a final-round 2-under 68 to win the 2026 ISPS Handa Senior Open at Scotland&#8217;s historic Gleneagles.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly now has his 13th PGA Tour Champions victory and can now hang the Senior Open trophy on his mantle, along with two Senior Players&#8217; titles (the second of which was won under the name Kaulig Companies Championship).<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Percy made a 6-foot birdie that could have put pressure on Kelly, but he missed to the left. Kelly then made a 4-foot birdie and finished as the only golfer with double digits under par.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;subsec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;expand&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;image-lightbox&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;image-lightbox&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;lightbox-open&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Jerry Kelly tees off the third hole during the final round of the 2026 ISPS Handa Senior Open at Gleneagles.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Percy tied for second place at 8 under with Matt Gogel, who shot a final round 63, and South Africa&#8217;s Darren Fischal. Scotland&#8217;s Stenen Gallacher finished alone in fifth place with six under par. He shot 62 in the final round, but fell short of his bid for a home victory.<\/p>\n<p>This was the 16th of 28 PGA Tour Champions events this season and the last of five senior majors. There are currently nine events remaining before the Charles Schwab Cup, a postseason that consists of three tournaments.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Golfweek. <\/em><em>Jerry Kelly makes 18 birdies and wins his third senior major at the 2026 ISPS Handa Senior Open.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerry Kelly is the PGA Tour Champions Major winner again. Kelly birdied the green bunker on the par-5 18th hole and shot a final-round 2-under 68 to win the 2026 ISPS Handa Senior Open at Scotland&#8217;s historic Gleneagles. 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