Jerry Kelly wins ISPS HANDA Senior Open for 14th PGA TOUR Champions title, third major

Jerry Kelly birdied the 72nd hole to capture the ISPS HANDA Senior Open at Gleneagles’ Kings Course by two strokes at 10-under 270, earning his 14th PGA TOUR Champions title and third senior major championship.

Jerry Kelly, 66-68-68-68 – 270 (-10)

• The 59-year-old earned his 14th win on PGA TOUR Champions in his 207th start and his first victory of the 2026 season.
  • Last win: 2025 Mitsubishi Electric Classic
  • Entered the week with a best 2026 finish of 14th/T14 (two times) – 14th (Mitsubishi Electric Classic – Modified Stableford scoring), T14 (Kaulig Companies Championship)
• Becomes the first American-born winner since 2015 (Marco Dawson)
• Followed his opening 66 with three consecutive rounds of 68, closing with 2-under 68 on Sunday
• His winning total of 10-under 270 matches Darren Clarke's winning score at Gleneagles in 2022.
• Captured his third senior major title in his 44th start and his first outside the Kaulig Companies Championship
  • Previous senior major wins: 2020 Kaulig Companies Championship, 2022 Kaulig Companies Championship
• Earned his first win at the ISPS HANDA Senior Open in his ninth start
  • Previous best finish: sixth (2021)
• At 59 years old, becomes the championship’s oldest winner since Bernhard Langer (2019), who was 61
• Becomes the sixth different champion in the past six editions to win the ISPS HANDA Senior Open for the first time
• With the victory, earns an exemption into the 155th Open Championship at St Andrews in 2027
  • Also exempt into the ISPS HANDA Senior Open as a past champion through age 65
• With the victory, earns $447,800

Other notes

• Cameron Percy (T2), the 36-hole leader and 54-hole co-leader, closed with even-par 70 to finish two strokes back at 8-under 272. The 52-year-old remains winless through 52 starts on PGA TOUR Champions.
  • Marks his fourth career second/T2 finish on PGA TOUR Champions
  • The runner-up finish is his best result in a senior major (13 starts), surpassing a pair of T5s (2025 ISPS HANDA Senior Open, 2026 Kaulig Companies Championship)
• Matt Gogel (T2) carded 7-under 63, jumping 12 spots after beginning the final round T14 at 1 under, to finish at 8-under 272.
  • The runner-up finish marks his best career result on PGA TOUR Champions, surpassing a pair of thirdplace finishes: T3 (2025 Constellation FURYK & FRIENDS), third (2026 DICK’S Open)
• South African Darren Fichardt (T2) closed with 4-under 66 to finish at 8-under 272.
• Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher (fifth) carded the low round of the week with 8-under 62 to finish solo fifth at 6-under 274, matching the championship’s 18-hole scoring record (previous 62: Harold Henning/1990; Jim Colbert/2003).
  • Next-lowest rounds this week: 7-under 63 (Cameron Percy, Round 1; Matt Gogel, Round 4)
  • Gallacher represented Team Europe in the 2014 Ryder Cup at Gleneagles (PGA Centenary Course).
• Tag Ridings (sixth) closed with 3-under 67 to finish at 5-under 275.
• 2024 Senior Open champion K.J. Choi (T7) shot 2-under 68 to finish at 4-under 276.
• World Golf Hall of Fame member and two-time Open Champion (2002, 2012) Ernie Els (T14) closed with 2-over 72 to finish at 1-under 279, falling short in his bid to become the sixth player to win both The Open and The Senior Open.
  • Players to win both: Bob Charles, Gary Player, Tom Watson, Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington
• Charles Schwab No. 2 and 2015 Open Champion Zach Johnson (T7) shot 2-under 68 to finish at 4-under 276.
• Charles Schwab Cup leader and 2009 Open Champion Stewart Cink (T11) closed with 5-under 65 to finish at 2-under 278, moving up 20 spots in the final round.