January 22, 2025 • Peyton Snow
The STPGA is excited to introduce our 2025 PGA Works Fellow, Leann Kelly. We are thrilled to have her on board the team and are eager to see all that she accomplishes with us in 2025! Here's a little more about her:
Name: Leann Kelly
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Began Full Time: January 14th, 2025
College/Graduation date: 2021!
Major/Minor: Human Development and Family Science
Favorite Teams: Atlanta Braves and Auburn Tigers!
Favorite food: All Seafood (Salmon, Fish & Chips, Oysters, Crab Claws)
Who is your favorite artist:
Zach Bryan
What is your favorite song: Peaceful Easy Feeling by The Eagles
Favorite Course you’ve been to:
Haggin Oaks in Sacramento, CA
What’s your favorite place you played, round of golf, lowest score:
I've never even pkayed 9-holes before!
What’s one thing people don’t know about you: I am 4’11”, but I’ve hit a PR on back squat at the gym of 165 lbs.
Were you involved in golf before working with the STPGA: I previously interned for First Tee Greater Houston and was a traveling operations intern for the AJGA!
What’s your favorite way to spend a day off:
I love to have a good self care day with face masks and bingeing Gossip Girl!
What would you sing at karaoke night:
Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond
What was your first job: Working at Chick-Fil-A
What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from Texas:
I've been lucky enough to travel to Ethiopia which is about 8,500 miles from TX!
What are some of your favorite hobbies (how did you get into them):
Photography- I started this hobby in high school yearbook class and my talent and passion grew from there and I have even photographed a friend’s wedding
Working out/nutrition- One of my best friend’s dad is a body builder and I learned a lot from my friend himself about how to plan workouts, what exercises target which muscles, and a lot about nutrition like macro nutrients— significantly helps my mental health and of course physical, I like to see the improvements in strength every week and it is really cool to see how far you can challenge yourself
What’s your favorite golf memory: My favorite golf memory is when I was teaching an 8-9 year old class at First Tee Greater Houston, and I was able to teach them the basics as well as build a genuine relationship with some of the participants.
What did you want to be when you were little:
A firefighter! I even had my own kid-sized red engine.
What is your greatest accomplishment/what are you most proud of: One thing I’m most proud of is moving across the country to Montana knowing no one and trying something new. I volunteered with a ministry called A Christian Ministry in the National Parks and I lived and worked in Glacier National Park for one entire summer. I was proud that I took a risk, stepped out of my comfort zone, and made once in a lifetime friendships. Specifically, when I was there, I did a life changing solo hike to the Sperry Chalet. It is a 12.4 mile in total hike with an almost 3,500 ft elevation gain.
Who is your favorite PGA TOUR Pro? Why?:
Scottie Scheffler because I grew up watching him get better every year and now it’s amazing to see where he’s come from and where I’ve come from since he started his career.
What is your favorite sport outside of golf: Football and Baseball, but if I jad to choose I'd say college football specifically!
What's your favorite quote: Philippians 4:4-7
