Georgia high school mourns 17-year-old 'golf team leader' who died suddenly

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Hadden Kelly, a 17-year-old high school golfer, died in Georgia Monday after suddenly collapsing in a yard, Dodge County Coroner Joe Smith confirmed this week. 

Smith told WGXA News that Kelly, his great-nephew, was participating in "homecoming activities" at a residence alongside his friend when he collapsed in the yard. Kelly was unresponsive and later pronounced dead at the home. 

Smith added that Kelly’s body was sent for an autopsy to determine his cause of death.

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Hadden Kelly, a 17-year-old from Dodge County High School, poses with a golf club. Kelly died unexpectedly on Monday. (Dodge County High School/Facebook)

"Hadden was an outgoing kid, and he never met a stranger," Smith told the station. 

Kelly was an avid golfer who worked at Dodge County Golf Club and was a member of Dodge County High School’s golf team. The school's golf coach, Paula Selph, and the team shared a message following Kelly's death on the school’s Facebook page. 

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"Hadden LOVED golf and the Golf Team surely loves Hadden," the post read. "Hadden was our team leader, always encouraging and forever speaking positive words to all around him. He so hoped that our golf team would keep improving and desperately sought after participating in the State tournament. 

"He was our top performing golfer and always finished earlier than most of his teammates. He ALWAYS stayed till each team member finished. He could have left as most of the time he finished first against the competition. It wasn't about him. He stayed to support