Q. Your Presidents Cup captain is Jack. You're a Big-10, you grew up in the Big-10 environment. Obviously Jack was the biggest golfer in America, but was he your guy because of a Midwestern connection? Was he your idol, was he your everything?
JERRY KELLY: Oh, he was just my idol just because he was Jack. I mean he was, when I was growing up he was prime Jack. That smile, that wink. To be good enough to sink a 50-footer and wink at the guy and just know you're going to beat him. You know, that's just steel-hearted. That's so good. And he's the best player that ever lived. Best pressure player. He brings a lot to the table. To want to play for him. And I would love to seem him bring about 10 pieces of that Ohio State band with him. Maybe let me bring some of the U W band with me too.
Q. Obviously winning and this -- what I'm saying is that stars maybe won't affect you as much as you were when you were a kid but do you think you might be star struck sitting with Jack Nicklaus in the team room when you're down there. Just, wow, how cool is this?
JERRY KELLY: No, I have known Jack for a little while now. So the first time I hit -- the first hole I played with him, I drove that thing right down the middle and knocked it right by him and I had about 163 to the pin and I think the wedge shot I hit next from about 80 yards showed how I felt about playing with Jack. I laid the sod over it so bad. That was that kind of wink and that laugh like that. "Yeah, Jerry, don't worry, I do that to everybody, bud, don't take it personally."
Q. Where was that?
JERRY KELLY: That was at Bear's Club down in Florida. And I just -- he's given me some good advice. I tried to ask him after I had won once and was tired the next week and won the next time and tired. How do you repeat? He's just a real genuine guy and will offer up just about anything. He's a great family man. So I see him as a whole individual now rather than just the accomplishments and that. I really appreciate that I can be close to a guy like that. Because he's just a great guy. More than he is a fantastic, the best golfer ever.
Q. When was that round at Bear's Club?
JERRY KELLY: It was right when the Bear's Club opened. They didn't even have a clubhouse. So it was probably six years ago. Five years ago. It's been awhile.
Q. Nice place?
JERRY KELLY: It is a nice place. And I had known him awhile before that too. But that was the first time that I got teamed with him.
TODD BUDNICK: Your card, Jerry, you said you made a 80 footer on No. 2. And then followed it up with a bogey on 3.
JERRY KELLY: Can't see 3. Oh. It was just a simple little shot. Boy I hit a great drive right down the middle, just pushed a 6-iron shot side. Like I said, I got knew wedges in my bag and the ball came out just beautifully. Just a little bit too long. And it just lipped out to about a six-footer for par downhill.
5, driver 3-iron. 2-putt from a long ways.
13, next par-5, it was driver, 5-wood into the right bunker. And I hit a great 54 degree wedge from about a 40 yard bunker shot, 30 yard bunker shot. Something like that. To about four feet.
16, par-3, just 5-iron kind of choked down. Pulled it just a hair left of the pin and I was about three yards off the green. I used the putter. Kept the pin in and it rolled right in the front of the cup.
TODD BUDNICK: Okay. Thank you, Jerry.
JERRY KELLY: Thank you.
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