Neal Shipley

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Neal Shipley
Personal information
Born (2000-12-23) December 23, 2000 (age 24)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career
College James Madison University
Ohio State University
Turned professional2024
Current tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking 85 (August 10, 2025) [1]
(as of August 17, 2025)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other1
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.

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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

Source: [12]

Professional wins (3)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Apr 19, 2025 LECOM Suncoast Classic −18 (64-68-70-64=266)Playoff Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seung-taek
2Jul 13, 2025 The Ascendant −18 (68-71-67-64=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Dougherty, Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Fernández-Valdés

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2025 LECOM Suncoast Classic Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Seung-taek Won with birdie on fifth extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2024
Masters Tournament T53LA
PGA Championship
U.S. Open T26LA
The Open Championship

LA = low amateur
"T" = tied

References

  1. ↑ "Week 32 2025 Ending 10 Aug 2020" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved August 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Neal Shipley earns PGA Tour card for 2026 season". CBS Pittsburgh. August 14, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  3. ↑ Herrington, Ryan (June 13, 2024). "Amateur golf cult hero is turning pro, but not without one more viral moment involving Arby's". Golf Digest.
  4. ↑ Guise, Michael (June 14, 2024). "Neal Shipley makes cut at U.S. Open". CBS News Pittsburgh.
  5. ↑ "Best moments from the first round of the 2024 U.S. Open". ESPN. June 13, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Neal Shipley – Men's Golf". James Madison University Athletics.
  7. ↑ "Neal Shipley – 2023–24 Men's Golf". Ohio State Official Athletics.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Neal Shipley – Results". PGA Tour.
  10. ↑ "Neal Shipley wins LECOM Suncoast Classic in playoff for first Korn Ferry Tour victory". PGA Tour. April 19, 2025. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ Schmaedeke, Chris (July 13, 2025). "Neal Shipley wins The Ascendant presented by Blue in his return to Colorado". The Gazette . Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Neal Shipley". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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