Neal Shipley was feeling pretty bummed on the practice range at Augusta National after a third-round 80 in the Masters. Then came the ultimate pick-me-up.
Apr 14, 2024 at 08:37 PM ETAUGUSTA, Ga. — Neal Shipley was feeling pretty bummed on the practice range at Augusta National after a third-round 80 in the Masters.The amateur's caddie and good friend, Carter Pitcairn, walked over Saturday night and excitedly asked him, “Hey, guess who we are going to be paired with tomorrow?” The Ohio State player knew right away, responding: “No way. It’s Tiger?”“I got pretty excited," Shipley said, “and that’s when the emotions turned around.
“I think I have to win one of these things to kind of top this week,” Shipley said, pointing to a green jacket.“Being out there with Tiger, we were chatting. We talked a lot about just golf,,” Shipley said. “He’s such a normal guy and really cool. He was great to me all day. Couldn’t be more appreciative of him just being awesome today, and it was just really cool to be around him and just the attention he gets and the roars. The crowds were phenomenal”.
The only other LIV players in the top 12 were DeChambeau and Cameron Smith. Both have exemptions from recent major wins. Schauffele tied for second at Augusta National in 2019, the year Tiger Woods won his fifth. He tied for third two years later when Hideki Matsuyama won. He's also tied for second in the British Open and tied for third in the U.S. Open.Will Zalatoris shot a 69 to also tie for ninth. More importantly, he came away from the Masters this year feeling good after a back problem forced him to withdraw a year ago and ultimately resulted in surgery.
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