Shipley won low amateur honors at the 2024 Masters Tournament and the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst
Neal Shipley, the former Ohio State golfer who made national headlines after playing with Tiger Woods at the 2024 Masters Tournament, has secured his first professional win on the Korn Ferry Tour
Shipley won the LECOM SunCoast Classic in a five-hole playoff over Seungtaek Lee after finishing 18-under with rounds of 64-68-70-64. In the final round, he shot a 7-under 64 with birdies on holes No. 7 through 12, jumping eleven spots up the leaderboard.
He won on the fifth playoff hole with a long birdie putt.
Shipley made national headlines after finishing runner-up in the 2023 U.S. Amateur and earning low amateur honors at the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst and the 2024 Masters Tournament.
In the final round at the Masters, Shipley played with 15-time major winner Tiger Woods. He was also featured on the third season of Full Swing on Netflix.
Shipley played three seasons at James Madison University from 2019-2022 and his remaining two seasons of eligibility at Ohio State University from 2022-2024. He claimed his lone collegiate victory at the 2024 Southwestern Invitational.
After his graduate season in Columbus, Shipley turned professional. His first event as a professional was the Beachlands Victoria Open on the 2024 PGA Tour Americas, where he finished T9.
In his first three events on the PGA Tour after turning pro, Shipley had a top-20 finish at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic, a missed cut at the John Deere Classic, and a T6 at the ISCO Championship.
After this week’s win, Shipley is now ranked third on the Korn Ferry Tour Points List. If Shipley finishes the year in the top 20 on the points list, he would earn a PGA TOUR card for the 2026 season.