RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico --With a last name like his, maybe it's the luck of the Irish this week for Jerry Kelly, who opened up the first round -- ever -- of the Puerto Rico Open presented by Banco Popular with a 5-under-par 67. Or maybe it's just the warm weather in these parts.
The Wisconsin native came to the Trump International Golf Club this week for two things -- work and play. While the Badger State is expecting 1-3 inches of snow on Friday, Kelly and his family are enjoying the Caribbean sunshine for some seasonal R&R.
"It's spring break. I brought my family down here to a nice island in Puerto Rico to play golf," he said.
"I'm not really worrying about the implications of points, half points, the 'you might as well not go this week and go next week' -- I don't look at it like that. This is my job."
And as far as new events at new courses go, Kelly has no beef with this one.
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