| Robby Shelton | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Robert Shelton IV |
| Born | August 25, 1995 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.
- ^ 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.