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Former Ohio State golfer performs well in first PGA event

Neal Shipley continues to make waves in the PGA #GoBucks

What a ride the past few months have been for former Ohio State golfer Neal Shipley. Shipley played in both the Masters and the U.S. Open and was the low amateur in both events. Impressive to say the least.

The former Buckeye is now a professional, playing on the PGA Tour America which represents about 28,000 PGA teaching professionals at 10,000 golf facilities around the country. The PGA Tour on the other hand represents tour players exclusively.

After performing well at his first PGA Tour America event, Shipley was invited to play at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit this past weekend on a sponsor’s exemption. And the young man did not disappoint in his first PGA event coming in tied for 20th place overall.

Shipley earned $113,068 for his first PGA tournament as a professional. Not a bad payday for a week’s worth of work. Shipley does not yet have his PGA Tour card, but it wouldn’t be shocking to see him earn that soon as he seems to be skyrocketing through the ranks.

Shipley joined the Buckeye golf team as a grad transfer in 2022. In the 2023-24 season with OSU, Shipley averaged his best scores ever with a 71.35 which earned him PING All-American honors, PING Midwest All-Region honors, as well as a unanimous All-Big Ten First Team selection.

Big things are certainly ahead for the former Ohio State golfer.

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Ohio State men’s golfer makes cut at U.S. Open

Neal Shipley is making a name for himself #GoBucks

If you’re a fan of golf and haven’t made yourself familiar with the name Neal Shipley, you might want to. The Ohio State grad student just made the cut for the U.S. Open as an amateur.

Shipley joined the Buckeye golf team as a grad transfer in 2022 and he has seemingly turned a corner playing the best golf of his young career. In the 2023-24 season with OSU, Shipley averaged his best scores ever with a 71.35 which earned him PING All-American honors, PING Midwest All-Region honors, as well as a unanimous All-Big Ten First Team selection.

You may recall, he played in The Master’s tournament in early April making the cut and winning the Low Amateur Award. Shipley was paired with Tiger Woods on the final day where he shot a 73 to Wood’s 77.

Now Shipley has qualified to move on in the U.S. Open being played at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina. Just making the cut is impressive in and of itself. If you haven’t been keeping up, a quick search on the internet will give you an idea of just how hard this course is playing.

Shipley sits at three over par heading into the weekend, eight strokes off the lead. He’s tied with names like Matt Kuchar and Jordan Spieth, and is leading Scottie Scheffler who is currently the best player in the world.

Who knows how the weekend will play out, but it looks like Neal Shipley has found his groove in the golf world and is ready for people to take notice.

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