TUCSON, Ariz. — Jerry Kelly walked through the hotel lobby, plopped down in a chair and let out a groan. He had just woken up from a midafternoon nap and is equal parts groggy and giddy. The 12-time PGA Tour Champions winner does not make these siestas part of his usual routine, but when it comes to his week at the Cologuard Classic, there is nothing normal about it.
Wearing as many hats as one possibly can, Kelly serves as a Cologuard ambassador, competitor, player host and essentially one of the tournament founders. It is a draining week not only physically but emotionally for the man who is leading the Champions Tour’s charge against colorectal cancer.
He will take the shut eye when he can get it.