Neal Shipley wins Masters week capped by Tiger Woods Sunday spherical

Neal Shipley is a graduate pupil at Ohio State College and certified for The Masters after coming in second at The 2023 U.S. Beginner Championship.

He was the lone newbie to make the minimize at Augusta Nationwide, and whereas he didn’t play his finest, the teen nonetheless received The Masters week.

“Enjoying with Tiger, Sunday on the Masters, the entire week, I feel I’ve to win one among these items to form of high this week. Undoubtedly been a dream week,” Shipley stated.

After a disappointing 8-over 80 Saturday, Shipley shortly modified his tune when he discovered Tiger Woods was his enjoying accomplice for Masters Sunday.

“I wasn’t too happy after the spherical. We went shortly to the observe facility to get some work in,” Shipley defined. “My caddie got here as much as me and stated, “Hey, guess who we’re going to be paired with tomorrow”? I used to be identical to, “No manner it’s Tiger.” And he stated, “Yeah.” I received fairly excited, and that’s when the feelings circled.”

Not many get to say they performed with Woods on a Sunday at Augusta Nationwide and beat him, no much less, however Shipley does.

“Being on the market with Tiger, we had been chatting. We talked rather a lot about golf, Charlie and regular issues,” Shipley stated. “He’s such a standard man and funky. He was nice to me all day. Couldn’t be extra appreciative of him being superior right now, and it was cool to be round him and the eye he will get and the roars. The crowds had been phenomenal.”

The newbie shot a 1-over 73 on Sunday, whereas Tiger carded a 5-over 77.

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After they received to the vary on Sunday morning, actuality sunk in that he would really be enjoying with Tiger.

“I positively suppose it’s one among my extra relaxed rounds of the week,” Shipley stated. “I feel Tiger made me really feel actually welcomed. I imply, he was cool, chatting it up. It was simply form of a cool, informal spherical with Tiger, you understand, aside from you’re right here on the Masters.”

On Sunday, Shipley lived out many golfers’ goals, and it will likely be a core reminiscence he is not going to quickly overlook.

The 22-year-old may even be within the discipline at Valhalla for the PGA Championship in Could.

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