Robby Shelton

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Robby Shelton
Personal information
Full nameRobert Shelton IV
Born (1995-08-25) August 25, 1995 (age 28)
Mobile, Alabama
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Birmingham, Alabama
Career
College University of Alabama
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour Canada
Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour4
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2014, 2021
The Open Championship DNP

Robert Shelton IV (born August 25, 1995) is an American professional golfer from Mobile, Alabama.

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Shelton attended and played college for three years at the University of Alabama from 2013 to 2016. He turned professional in 2016 after his junior year. [1] [2]

Shelton played on the 2015 Walker Cup team where he posted a record of 2–1. [3] He also played on the U.S. Palmer Cup team in 2014 and 2015.

As an amateur, he finished tied for third at the 2015 Barbasol Championship on the PGA Tour. This was the highest finish by an amateur in a PGA Tour event since Phil Mickelson in 1991. [4] [5] He also qualified for the 2014 U.S. Open where he missed the cut.

Shelton won the Southern Hills Plantation on the Swing Thought Tour in February 2017, his first professional win. [6] He followed it up with a June win on the PGA Tour Canada en route to finishing second on the tour's money list to earn a promotion to the Web.com Tour.

Professional wins (6)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1May 5, 2019 Nashville Golf Open 64-73-65-71=273−15Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler
2May 19, 2019 Knoxville Open 67-65-66-71=269−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Mark Anderson
3Jun 12, 2022 BMW Charity Pro-Am 66-65-61-71=263−22Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Ben Griffin
4Aug 14, 2022 Pinnacle Bank Championship 66-70-66-65=267−171 stroke Flag of England.svg Ben Taylor

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship Flag of the United States.svg Lanto Griffin Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
22019 Nashville Golf Open Flag of the United States.svg Scottie Scheffler Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2022 BMW Charity Pro-Am Flag of the United States.svg Ben Griffin Won with par on second extra hole

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jun 18, 2017 GolfBC Championship 63-68-65-69=265−191 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Cody Blick, Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Ruiz,
Flag of the United States.svg Adam Webb

Swing Thought Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament201920202021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2021202220232024
The Players Championship CUTCUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Schupak, Adam (June 8, 2016). "A man of few words but big game, Robby Shelton enters pro ranks in Memphis". Golfweek.
  2. ↑ Zenitz, Matt (May 31, 2016). "Alabama star golfer Robby Shelton turning pro". AL.com.
  3. ↑ "Meet the 2015 USA Walker Cup Team". USGA.
  4. ↑ "Piercy wins inaugural Barbasol Championship". PGA Tour. July 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Robby Shelton ties for third at PGA Tour's Barbasol Championship". amateurgolf.com. July 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ "February 7–10 @ Southern Hills Plantation, FL (54 no cut) - SwingThought Tour". swingthought.com.
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