Mt. Lebanon native Neal Shipley cards best pro round
Neal Shipley didn’t let a poor ending to the second round of his first pro event bother him.
The Mt. Lebanon native and 2019 Central Catholic rebounded with his best round as a pro.
Shipley, 23, shot a 6-under-par 64 on Saturday at the PGA Tour America’s The Beachlands Victoria Open and is tied for 16th at 12-under. He shot a 66 in Round 1 and a 68 in Round 2.
He is seven shots behind leader Frederik Kjettrup.
Shipley was 1-over through his first five holes (bogey on No. 3) before finding his groove.
He recorded four consecutive birdies (Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9) to finish his front 9 and added two more birdies (Nos. 11 and 12).
After a bogey on No. 13, he ended his round with consecutive birdies ( Nos. 17 and 18).
Over the three rounds, Shipley has 22 birdies.
Paul Schofield is a TribLive reporter covering high school and college sports and local golf. He joined the Trib in 1995 after spending 15 years at the Daily Courier in Connellsville, where he served as sports editor for 14 years. He can be reached at pschofield@triblive.com.
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