Fall 2013: Had a scoring average of 74.27 shots per round while participating in all five tournaments ... Posted one top-10 result and another top-20 finish, carding a score of par or lower on five occasions ... Used a season-best 4-under-par 212 total over three rounds at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic to tie for 12th place in the individual standings ... After opening the event with back-to-back 71s on the first day, had a season-low 2-under-par 70 over the final 18 holes ... Best result of the fall was a tie for 10th place at The Invitational at The Ocean Course, where he shot a season-low-tying 70 in the last round en route to a 218 54-hole total ... Recorded a 216 three-round score at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate, including an even-par 71 the afternoon of the first day of the tournament ... Posted low round on the last day of both the Columbia Regional Preview and David Toms Intercollegiate, carding a 75 and 74, respectively.
Summer 2013: Qualified for the Southern Amateur Championship, ending the event tied for 60th with a 295 total over four rounds ... Carded a 1-under-par 71 on the second day of the tournament to make the cut by one stroke ... Finished 12th among the 144 individuals in the field at the Louisiana Golf Association Amateur Championship ... Had a 2-over-par 218 54-hole score, with a pair of 73s around an even-par 72 in the second round.
2012-13: Participated in all but the first event of the year, posting a 75.22 stroke average ... Recorded four top-20 results — two of which were in the top 10 — and shot par or lower in five rounds ... Tied for 17th place out of 75 individuals at the NCAA Southeast Championships, following up a pair of 75s with a 74 on the last day of the tournament ... Fired a season-low-tying 4-under-par 68 on the final day of the Old Waverly Collegiate Championship, tying for seventh out of the 78 individuals in the field with an even-par 216 54-hole total ... Placed ninth individually at the Pinetree Intercollegiate to close out the fall campaign, leading the Jaguars after recording a 224 two-day score highlighted by an even-par 72 in the second of three rounds ... Also had a 216 total at the SunTrust Gator Invitational, tying for 25th place in the individual standings after a season-best 68 over the final 18 holes ... Posted a 2-under-par 70 in the second round of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate en route to tying for 16th with a 220 score for the event ... Recorded a 220 three-round total next time out at the Louisiana Classics as well, pacing USA while ending up in a tie for 24th place individually after carding an even-par 72 on the last day of the tournament ... Tied for 30th at the Tiger Invitational with a 228 total ... Began the year by carding a 72 at the Mason Rudolph Championship, matching that total in the second round of the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate.
2011-12: Led the squad in the fall with a 72.30 stroke average, but was injured before the spring season started and ended up redshirting ... Concluded the year ranked second in the Sun Belt Conference ... Shot par or better in four of 10 rounds, and was the only individual on the roster to have his score count in every round ... Earned medalist honors at the season-opening Sam Hall Intercollegiate after firing a career-low 9-under-par 204 total, helping the Jaguars to a second-place finish ... That included a career-best 7-under-par 64 in the second round the opening day after beginning the tournament with a 69 ... Also recorded a top-25 finish at the David Toms Intercollegiate to close out the fall, shooting a 54-hole 222 total including a pair of 73s on the first day ... Had a 76 in the only round of the Inverness Intercollegiate to tie for 32nd place ... Tied for 42nd at the Firestone Invitational after a final-day even-par 72 gave him a 221 three-round score.
Summer 2011: Finished in a tie for 15th place at the Louisiana State Amateur after recording a 295 72-hole score ... Best round came on the third day of the event when he carded a 1-under-par 71, his lowest score of the summer ... Also shot even par in the second round ... In a field of 140 individuals, tied for 25th at the Greystone Invitational in Birmingham; that included a 72 — his low 18-hole total of the tournament — in the third round ... Placed 39th out of 120 competitors at the Ulster Youths in Northern Ireland in August, opening the event with scores of 73, 73 and 72.
2010-11: Ended the season ranked 20th in the Sun Belt Conference with a 74.35 scoring average, which was also third on the team ... Had three top-20 finishes, the second-highest total for the Jags ... Was one of just two individuals to compete in all 11 tournaments, turning in five rounds at or under par ... Recorded a season-low 214 three-round score to tie for 12th place at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate, helping USA come in fourth as a team ... Opened the event with an even-par 70 — the team’s lowest total over the first 18 holes — adding a pair of 72s in the last two rounds ... Tied for 13th out of 80 individuals at the Memphis Intercollegiate with a 222 54-hole score to help the Jaguars win the tournament for the second year in a row, ending with a low round of 73 on the final day of the event ... Posted back-to-back 1-over-par 72s at the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate, tying for 17th place while helping USA claim its second event championship of the season ... Fired a season-best 2-under-par 69 over the last 18 holes at the Mason Rudolph Invitational en route to a 218 total ... Opened the year with an even-par 70, the low score for the Jags, at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate, adding a 72 in the final round to finish with a 54-hole score of 220 ... Also shot a 2-under-par 70 on the final day of the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate to open the spring campaign ... Tied for 37th place at the Louisiana Classics with a 223 three-round total ... Had a 1-over-par 73 on the first day of the David Toms Intercollegiate, ending the event with a 226 total ... Also posted a 226 score over 54 holes to tie for 30th at the Louisiana Tech Bulldog Classic ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.
Summer 2010: Tied for 33rd in a field of 140 at the Louisiana State Amateur, carding a four-round 292 total ... Recorded 1-over-par 73s in the first and third rounds, ending the tournament with an even-par 72.
2009-10: Participated in nine events, including each of the last six ... Averaged 76.48 shots per round ... Posted an average below 76 strokes per round over final six events, shooting a 73 or lower in at least one round at five of those ... Recorded a career-low 1-under-par 71 on the final day of the Sun Belt Conference Championships to help the Jaguars record a come-from-behind victory ... Posted a career-best 222 54-hole total at the UK Bluegrass Invitational after firing a final-round 73 ... Shot a 73 on the last day of the BancorpSouth Intercollegiate for a 224 54-hole score, tying for 48th place ... Tied for 44th place with a 228 total at the Linger Longer Invitational after shooting a 73 in the second round ... Used a 73 on the final day of the Rio Pinar Invitational to tie for 50th with a 227 score over 54 holes ... Carded a 227 total in his collegiate debut at the Squire Creek Intercollegiate, with a low round of 73 over the second 18 holes ... Shot a 78 and a 77 over the final two rounds of the Memphis Intercollegiate to finish with a 242 three-round total ... A member of the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List.
Amateur Highlights: Won the Louisiana Four-Ball Championship with rounds of 63 and 67 to best a field of 59 individuals ... Tied for sixth at the American Junior Golf Association Coca-Cola Stroke Play Championship, shooting scores of 73 and 69 over the final two rounds ... Finished in a tie for 23rd at the Southern Junior ... Tied for 38th at the AJGA Steelwood ... Came in a tie for 49th out of 155 players at the Spirit of America ... Ranked second in Louisiana in the class of 2009 ... Helped lead Mandeville High School to the team title at the Louisiana Division 1 (5A) state championship after tying for second in a field of 91 individuals ... He opened the event with a 3-under-par 69, then followed up with a 1-under-par 71 the next day for a score of 140 ... Also recorded a runner-up finish at the district tournament ... Selected first-team all-state, all-region and all-district after leading MHS with a 75 scoring average his final year ... Also helped the Skippers to the state championship his junior season while finishing in the top 20 individually ... Won the Arrowhead Junior Golf Tour Junior Masters in March 2009 by three strokes after firing a 70 in the final round ... Used a 69 over the last 18 holes two weeks earlier to come in second at the Copper Mill Junior Classic after opening the year with a fourth-place finish out of a field including 110 players at the Beau Chene High School Invitational ... Closed out the 2008 campaign with a third-place finish at the Southeastern Junior Golf Tour’s Rock Creek Junior Classic ... In the summer of 2008, he posted a 64 — the lowest round in tour history — in the second round to finish second out of 78 players at the PGA Junior Series held at Penn State ... Carded a final-round 65 two weeks earlier to come in third at the Gulf States Junior PGA Championship ... In addition to lettering four times in golf, earned four letters in basketball ... Part of a MHS squad that advanced to the quarterfinals of the state 5A tournament his senior year.
Personal: Full name is Blakely Allen Kelley ... Born June 20, 1990, in Kenner, La. ... Son of Harvey and Lisa Kelley ... Uncle, Jeff, played football at Central Florida ... Youngest of three children ... Favorite athlete is Chris Paul ... Enjoys fishing and playing basketball in his free time ... Also recruited by Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana-Lafayette and Louisiana Tech ... An interdisciplinary studies major.
