Neal Shipley
| Neal Shipley | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 23, 2000 |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | James Madison University Ohio State University |
| Turned professional | 2024 |
| Current tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Highest ranking | 85 (August 10, 2025)[1] (as of August 17, 2025) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T53: 2024 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T26: 2024 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Neal Shipley (born December 23, 2000) is an American professional golfer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Amateur career
Shipley was raised in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania, a suburb south of downtown Pittsburgh.[2]
Shipley was low amateur at the 2024 Masters Tournament and the 2024 U.S. Open.[3][4] He qualified for both these tournaments by being runner-up at the 2023 U.S. Amateur.[5]
Shipley played three seasons of golf at James Madison University before transferring to Ohio State University.[6][7]
Professional career
After finishing as the low amateur in both the 2024 Masters Tournament and the 2024 U.S. Open, Shipley turned professional. His first event as a professional was at the Beachlands Victoria Open on the 2024 PGA Tour Americas. Shipley finished tied for ninth place.[8]
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 T-6 at the ISCO Championship.[9]
The following season, he earned his first professional win, defeating Lee Seung-taek on the fifth playoff hole to claim the LECOM Suncoast Classic title on the Korn Ferry Tour.[10] In July 2025, Shipley shot a final-round 64 to come back from seven shots back to claim the title at The Ascendant for his second Korn Ferry Tour victory of the season.[11]
Amateur wins
- 2018 Bridgestone Golf Tournament of Champions
- 2020 The Fox Puss Invitational
- 2021 The Fox Puss Invitational
- 2022 Pennsylvania Amateur Championship
- 2024 Southwestern Invitational
Source:[12]
Professional wins (3)
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 19, 2025 | LECOM Suncoast Classic | −18 (64-68-70-64=266) | Playoff |  Lee Seung-taek
|
| 2 | Jul 13, 2025 | The Ascendant | −18 (68-71-67-64=270) | 1 stroke | Kevin Dougherty,  Jorge Fernández-Valdés
|
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025 | LECOM Suncoast Classic | Lee Seung-taek
|
Won with birdie on fifth extra hole |
Other wins (1)
- 2022 Western Pennsylvania Open Championship (as an amateur)[12]
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T53LA |
| PGA Championship | |
| U.S. Open | T26LA |
| The Open Championship |
LA = low amateur
"T" = tied
References
- ^ "Week 32 2025 Ending 10 Aug 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved August 10, 2025.
- ^ "Neal Shipley earns PGA Tour card for 2026 season". CBS Pittsburgh. August 14, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
- ^ Herrington, Ryan (June 13, 2024). "Amateur golf cult hero is turning pro, but not without one more viral moment involving Arby's". Golf Digest.
- ^ Guise, Michael (June 14, 2024). "Neal Shipley makes cut at U.S. Open". CBS News Pittsburgh.
- ^ "Best moments from the first round of the 2024 U.S. Open". ESPN. June 13, 2024.
- ^ "Neal Shipley – Men's Golf". James Madison University Athletics.
- ^ "Neal Shipley – 2023–24 Men's Golf". Ohio State Official Athletics.
- ^ Darnay, Mike (June 24, 2024). "Neal Shipley finishes inside top ten at professional golf debut on PGA Tour Americas". CBS News – Pittsburgh. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "Neal Shipley – Results". PGA Tour.
- ^ "Neal Shipley wins LECOM Suncoast Classic in playoff for first Korn Ferry Tour victory". PGA Tour. April 19, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ^ Schmaedeke, Chris (July 13, 2025). "Neal Shipley wins The Ascendant presented by Blue in his return to Colorado". The Gazette. Retrieved July 16, 2025.
- ^ a b "Neal Shipley". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
External links
- Neal Shipley at the PGA Tour official site
- Neal Shipley at the Official World Golf Ranking official site