Former Ohio State golfer Neal Shipley has officially secured his PGA TOUR card.
The Korn Ferry Tour announced Wednesday that Shipley had clinched one of the 20 PGA TOUR cards for next season available to its members with his third-place ranking on the Korn Ferry Tour points list this season.
The sets sail for the PGA TOUR!
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) August 13, 2025
With two wins on his season, Neal Shipley has locked up a TOUR card for the 2026 season! #TOURBound pic.twitter.com/LWJ2y8pKqT
Shipley received the news during a live interview on The Pat McAfee Show.
"I'm so pumped and I'm really excited to be on the PGA Tour next year..
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 13, 2025
I feel like it's where I belong" ~ Neal Shipley#PMSLive #TOURBound https://t.co/PncClbqWme pic.twitter.com/lcTPCJaOcn
Shipley is a two-time winner on the Korn Ferry Tour this season, earning victories at the LECOM Suncoast Classic in April and The Ascendant in July. He’s earned top-10 finishes in each of his last five consecutive starts. As a result, Shipley is now ranked 85th in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Shipley’s former Ohio State teammate, Maxwell Moldovan, is also looking to climb the ranks of professional golf next season. Moldovan currently ranks 10th in the Fortinet Cup standings for PGA TOUR Americas, the third-tier tour in the PGA TOUR system; if he can maintain his top-10 ranking through the end of the season, Moldovan would earn Korn Ferry Tour membership next season.
