Name: Neal Shipley’s electrifying birdie to win the LECOM Suncoast Classic
Uploaded: 2025-04-20T01:00:00.000Z
Duration: 87 s
Description: In the final round of the 2025 LECOM Suncoast Classic, Neal Shipley sinks a birdie putt on No. 18, the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff, to defeat Seungtaek Lee and claim his first win on the Korn Ferry Tour.

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Neal Shipley makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Neal Shipley makes birdie putt on No. 17 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Neal Shipley makes birdie on the par-4 11th hole.

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 11 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Neal Shipley makes birdie on the par-4 9th hole.

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 9 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the third round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Neal Shipley makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 18 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the third round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Neal Shipley makes birdie on the par-4 11th hole.

In the third round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Neal Shipley makes birdie on the par-5 7th hole.

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 7 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the third round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Neal Shipley makes birdie on the par-4 6th hole.

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 6 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the third round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Neal Shipley makes birdie on the par-4 5th hole.

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 5 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Ahead of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, PGA TOUR hopefuls ask each other fun questions featuring Neal Shipley, Johnny Keefer, Austin Smotherman and more.

Players ask each other fun questions before Korn Ferry Tour Championship

In the second round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Neal Shipley makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

On the Wednesday before the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, players, caddies and amateurs took on the difficult par-3 16th hole at the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort in a $100,000 hole-in-one challenge. The hole played 250 yards for the pros and 190 yards for the amateurs. Watch Neal Shipley, Davis Chatfield, Christo Lamprecht and more agonize over one of the toughest holes on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Players, caddies, amateurs take on diabolical par 3 before Korn Ferry Tour Championship

In the second round of the 2025 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, Neal Shipley makes birdie on the par-5 12th hole.

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 12 at Nationwide Children's

Before the 2025 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, Ohio State alum Neal Shipley returns to the university to be honored for becoming the latest Buckeye golfer headed to the PGA TOUR. He then gives a tour of The Jane and Walt Dennis Golf Performance Center, where he spent time as a student.

Neal Shipley returns to Ohio State for Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship

Following his final-round 7-under 64 at the 2025 LECOM Suncoast Classic, Neal Shipley talks about defeating Seungtaek Lee in a sudden-death playoff to earn his first Korn Ferry Tour win.

Neal Shipley’s interview after winning the LECOM Suncoast Classic

In the final round of the 2025 LECOM Suncoast Classic, Neal Shipley sinks a birdie putt on No. 18, the fifth hole of a sudden-death playoff, to defeat Seungtaek Lee and claim his first win on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Neal Shipley’s electrifying birdie to win the LECOM Suncoast Classic

In the second round of the 2025 Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island, John VanDerLaan holds on to a one-stroke lead over Rick Lamb.

John VanDerLaan holds one-stroke lead at The Bahamas Golf Classic

In the second round of the 2025 Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island, Neal Shipley dials in his tee shot to set up birdie at the par-3 17th hole. 

Neal Shipley sticks tee shot close to set up birdie at The Bahamas Golf Classic

Prior to the 2025 Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island, Korn Ferry Tour rookie Neal Shipley explains why solving SAT math problems on tee boxes during par-3 backups helps clear his mind. 

Why Neal Shipley solves math problems on tee boxes to clear his mind

In the final round of 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, A.J. Ewart pars No. 18 and shoots a 66 to secure his PGA TOUR card for the next season.

A.J. Ewart shoots a final round 66 to win PGA TOUR Q-School

In the third round of the 2025 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, Ben Kohles and Marcelo Rozo both turned in 5-under 65’s, getting them to 11-under for the tournament and placing them one stroke ahead of the field heading into Sunday.

Kohles, Rozo tied for the lead at PGA TOUR Q-School

After his final round at the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, John VanDerLaan waits on his PGA TOUR fate with his wife Hannah. Later, he’s surprised by Hannah and their dog Bunker as they present him his newly made PGA TOUR card.

John VanDerLaan surprised by wife, dog with PGA TOUR card

After the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, winner Chandler Blanchet’s young son Cameron enjoys watching the card ceremony. After the ceremony, Cameron gets a bag of golf balls and hits balls in front of the family. 

Chandler Blanchet's son Cameron enjoys ceremony, range after Korn Ferry Tour Championship

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Pontus Nyholm and Sudarshan Yellamaraju wait anxiously to see Chandler Blanchet and Barend Botha finish their final holes of the tournament and learn their PGA TOUR card fates. Blanchet prevails with a two-shot victory, while Botha, who needed to win to earn his PGA TOUR card, falls just short. Yellamaraju and Nyholm finish Nos. 19 and 20 on the Points list and discuss nervously waiting on the outcomes.

Dramatic finish seals final PGA TOUR cards at Korn Ferry Tour Championship

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Chandler Blanchet shoots a 6-under 66 to secure his second win on the Korn Ferry Tour and earn his PGA TOUR card.

Highlights | Final Round | Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Following his final-round 75 at the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Pontus Nyholm talks about earning his PGA TOUR card and finding a new favorite golfer in Chandler Blanchet.

Pontus Nyholm interview after Round 4 of Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Following his final-round 66, securing his win at the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Chandler Blanchet talks about his consist and well-rounded game and transitioning it to the PGA TOUR.

Chandler Blanchet interview after winning Korn Ferry Tour Championship

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Stuart Macdonald makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

Stuart Macdonald makes birdie on No. 18 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Barend Botha makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Barend Botha makes birdie putt on No. 16 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Johnny Keefer makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

Johnny Keefer makes birdie on No. 18 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Barend Botha makes birdie on the par-5 14th hole.

Barend Botha makes birdie on No. 14 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Jeffrey Kang makes birdie on the par-4 17th hole.

Jeffrey Kang makes birdie on No. 17 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-3 13th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 13 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 12th hole.

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 12 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

In the final round of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour Championship presented by United Leasing & Finance, Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on the par-4 11th hole.

Neal Shipley’s electrifying birdie to win the LECOM Suncoast Classic

A.J. Ewart shoots a final round 66 to win PGA TOUR Q-School

Kohles, Rozo tied for the lead at PGA TOUR Q-School

John VanDerLaan surprised by wife, dog with PGA TOUR card

Chandler Blanchet's son Cameron enjoys ceremony, range after Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Dramatic finish seals final PGA TOUR cards at Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Highlights | Final Round | Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Pontus Nyholm interview after Round 4 of Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Chandler Blanchet interview after winning Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Stuart Macdonald makes birdie on No. 18 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Neal Shipley makes birdie putt on No. 17 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Barend Botha makes birdie putt on No. 16 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Johnny Keefer makes birdie on No. 18 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Barend Botha makes birdie on No. 14 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Jeffrey Kang makes birdie on No. 17 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 13 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 12 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 11 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Chandler Blanchet makes birdie on No. 11 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Neal Shipley makes birdie putt on No. 17 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 11 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 9 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 18 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 11 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 7 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 6 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 5 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Players ask each other fun questions before Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 18 at Korn Ferry Tour Champ

Players, caddies, amateurs take on diabolical par 3 before Korn Ferry Tour Championship

Neal Shipley makes birdie on No. 12 at Nationwide Children's

Neal Shipley returns to Ohio State for Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship

Neal Shipley’s interview after winning the LECOM Suncoast Classic

John VanDerLaan holds one-stroke lead at The Bahamas Golf Classic

Neal Shipley sticks tee shot close to set up birdie at The Bahamas Golf Classic

Why Neal Shipley solves math problems on tee boxes to clear his mind