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Robby Shelton

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Robby Shelton
Personal information
Full nameRobert Shelton IV
Born (1995-08-25) August 25, 1995 (age 29)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceBirmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Career
CollegeUniversity 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 TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2014, 2021
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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

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)

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Korn Ferry Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 May 5, 2019 Nashville Golf Open 64-73-65-71=273 −15 Playoff United States Scottie Scheffler
2 May 19, 2019 Knoxville Open 67-65-66-71=269 −15 1 stroke United States Mark Anderson
3 Jun 12, 2022 BMW Charity Pro-Am 66-65-61-71=263 −22 Playoff United States Ben Griffin
4 Aug 14, 2022 Pinnacle Bank Championship 66-70-66-65=267 −17 1 stroke England Ben Taylor

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (2–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2019 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship United States Lanto Griffin Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
2 2019 Nashville Golf Open United States Scottie Scheffler Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2022 BMW Charity Pro-Am United States Ben Griffin Won with par on second extra hole

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Jun 18, 2017 GolfBC Championship 63-68-65-69=265 −19 1 stroke United States Cody Blick, United States Jonathan Ruiz,
United States Adam Webb

Swing Thought Tour wins (1)

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  • 2017 Southern Hills Plantation

Results in major championships

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Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019 2020 2021
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

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Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  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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