Robby Shelton

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

Robby Shelton
Personal information
Full nameRobert Shelton IV
Born (1995-08-25) August 25, 1995
Mobile, Alabama
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceBirmingham, Alabama
Career
CollegeUniversity of Alabama
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour Canada
Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2014
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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 (4)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)
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 Scottie Scheffler
2 May 19, 2019 Knoxville Open 67-65-66-71=269 –15 1 stroke Mark Anderson

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2019 Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship Lanto Griffin Lost to birdie on fourth extra hole
2 2019 Nashville Golf Open Scottie Scheffler Won with birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)
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 Cody Blick, Jonathan Ruiz,
Adam Webb

Swing Thought Tour wins (1)
  • 2017 Southern Hills Plantation

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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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