He was the only amateur to make the cut at the Masters last year – here is how his career has gone since

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The PGA Tour continues this week with the Genesis Invitational, but many stars will already have one eye on the Masters.

Torrey Pines South hosts the Genesis Invitational, with the PGA Tour continuing its visits to iconic courses in the early stages of the season.

Rory McIlroy won at Pebble Beach on his first start, while Thomas Detry triumphed in Arizona at the boisterous WM Phoenix last time out.

Riviera Country Club, which was the host of Tiger Woods’ PGA Tour debut, usually hosts the Genesis Invitational, but the recent wildfires have forced a switch to Torrey Pines.

World number one Scottie Scheffler headlines the field, with the American boasting two Masters wins in his stunning career so far.

Neal Shipley shines as 2024 Masters and US Open low amateur

He will be out to defend his title at Augusta National in April, having stormed to a four-shot win over Ludvig Aberg in 2024.

But also appearing at the major championship was Neal Shipley, who finished the event in T53 on 12-over.

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Shipley was the low amateur at the Masters and indeed the 2024 US Open, where he finished T26 on six-over.

The American turned pro immediately after the latter at Pinehurst, and went on to tie for ninth place in his first professional event at The Beachlands Victoria Open.

Neal Shipley misses three of four cuts in 2025 season so far

Following that 2024 PGA Tour Americas event in Victoria, he finished T20 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on his PGA Tour debut.

Shipley then missed the cut at the John Deere Classic, but recovered to finish T6 at the ISCO Championship.

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The Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania native continued his PGA Tour career with T40 and T37 finishes at the Barracuda Championship and 3M Open respectively, before soaring to T13 at the Procore Championship.

Shipley then fell to T41 at the Shriners Children’s Open before a missed cut at the World Wide Technology Championship.

In 2025, the American has had a roller-coaster time on the Korn Ferry Tour, with three missed cuts and a T9 finish in his four events so far.