Robby Shelton

Robby Shelton
Robby Shelton
Personal information
Full name	Robert Shelton IV
Born	August 25, 1995 (age 29); Mobile, Alabama, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	190 lb (86 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Career
College	University of Alabama
Turned professional	2016
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Canada; Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	4
Other	2
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.

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.	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
3	Jun 12, 2022	BMW Charity Pro-Am	66-65-61-71=263	−22	Playoff	Ben Griffin
4	Aug 14, 2022	Pinnacle Bank Championship	66-70-66-65=267	−17	1 stroke	Ben Taylor

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
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
3	2022	BMW Charity Pro-Am	Ben Griffin	Won with par on second 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

Results in major championships

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	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

Tournament	2021	2022	2023	2024
The Players Championship	CUT		CUT	CUT

Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Team appearances

Amateur

Junior Ryder Cup (representing the United States): 2012 (winners)
Palmer Cup (representing the United States): 2014, 2015 (winners)
Walker Cup (representing the United States): 2015

Professional

Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Canada): 2017 (winners)

References

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

External links

Robby Shelton at the PGA Tour official site
Robby Shelton at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[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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