Kelly has played competitive golf since the age of 8. Growing up in Fort Collins, Colorado she enjoyed early success on the golf course and played and placed in many events in the CWGA through high school. She was the first girl to play on a boys golf team in high school in Northern Colorado 1982-1985-before Title 9 was passed and made the Varsity team all three years at Rocky Mountain High School. She then went on to play Collegiate Varsity Golf For CSU in Fort Collins 1986-1990. Her love for golf along with her degree as an English major/secondary teacher have lead to sharing her love and passion of the game especially to young girls and students of all ages-men and women alike.


  • LPGA Class A Senior, Master Professional (1 of 150 in the US)

  • •Played Collegiate golf for Colorado State University-1986-1990
  • •LPGA Class A Teaching Professional Colorado Springs: Gleneagle Golf Club,
    Pine Creek Golf Club, Valley Hi Municipal Golf Course, Cherokee Ridge Golf Club  
  • LPGA Class A Teacher of Year-Central Section-2001
  • •1994-Present : LPGA-USGA Girls Golf Director/Instructor for Colorado
    Springs
    - instructing girls ages 7-17 as part of a National Program supported by both the USGA and Girl Scouts of America.
  • •1998-Present : USGA Linkers Teaching Instructor at Cherokee Ridge
    serving underprivileged children by teaching them the life lessons and
    the skills surrounding the game of golf-over 150 students ages 7-14/week
  • •1998-Present Golf Editor/Writer for Steppin' Out Magazine
  • •1996-2004 Mitchell High School Head Boys Golf Coach
  • •1994-1999 Mitchell High School Head Girls Golf Coach
  • •2008-2009 Assistant Boys Golf Coach Holmes Middle School
  • •One of 10 LPGA Instructors invited in Colorado as a teaching Instructor for
    the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation in Denver, CO 1995-2003