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David Lipsky (golfer)

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David Lipsky
Lipsky at the 2014 Omega European Masters
Personal information
Born (1988-07-14) July 14, 1988 (age 36)
Los Angeles, California
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada
Career
CollegeNorthwestern University
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking98 (May 7, 2017)[1]
(as of November 17, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour2
Asian Tour2
Sunshine Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT71: 2019
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT58: 2015
Achievements and awards
Asian Tour
Order of Merit winner		2014

David Lipsky (born July 14, 1988) is an American professional golfer.

Lipsky played college golf at Northwestern University where he was an All-American and won the 2010 Big Ten individual championship.

Lipsky turned professional after graduating in 2011. He joined the Asian Tour in 2012 and won the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic in his third start on the tour. In 2014 he won the Omega European Masters, a European Tour event co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour; he went on to win the 2014 Asian Tour Order of Merit. Since that victory, he has competed predominantly on the European Tour and won for the second time at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in 2018. He has also played on the second-tier Korn Ferry Tour in the United States, winning once.

Early life

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Lipsky is half Korean and half Jewish,[2] and was born in Los Angeles, California, to Aaron Lipsky and Yon Suk Lipsky, who is from Korea.[3][4] His parents introduced him to golf when he was 10 years old.[5]

He lived in La Cañada Flintridge, California, and in high school at La Cañada High School, at which he was a 4.0 student, Lipsky won the 2003 Ashworth Postseason at Mission Hills, the 2004 Junior Tour Championship played at PGA West, and the Rio Hondo High School League Tournament in 2004 and 2005.[3][6][7] He was named Los Angeles all-Southern Section in 2004–06, MVP of the Rio Hondo League in 2004 and 2005, and First-team all-Los Angeles Area in 2005, while averaging a score of 36 in his last two seasons in high school.[3] He graduated in 2006.[8]

College

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Lipsky played college golf at Northwestern University, which he attended on a partial scholarship and at which he majored in political science and history.[6][9][10] He also caddied throughout college.[11] In addition, he was also a member of the Rho Chapter of Beta Theta Pi.

In 2007–08, he had a number one finish with a 139 at the Notre Dame Invitational, and won the Jacksonville Dual Match with a 68.[3] Lipsky had a 74.47 stroke average.[3] In 2008–09, he was All-Big Ten second-team, Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) PING All-Region, and Academic All-Big Ten.[3]

In 2009–10 Lipsky won the 2010 Big Ten individual championship with a 72-hole total of 3-under 281.[3] He was All-Big Ten first-team, GCAA PING All-Midwest Region, and All-Academic Big Ten.[3] He had a 71.88 stroke average, the sixth-best season average in school history.[3]

In 2010–11, at the UNCG Bridgestone Golf Collegiate he scored a 68-68-66 for a 14-under-par 202, tying Luke Donald's 54-hole tournament score school record.[3] Lipsky was honored as All-American, GCAA PING All-America honorable mention, All-Big Ten first team, GCAA PING All-Region, Big Ten All-Championships Team, and Academic All-Big Ten.[3] He had a 72.02 stroke average in the regular season, seventh-best in school season history, and ended with a career 72.97 stroke average, the fourth-best in school history behind Luke Donald, Tom Johnson, and Jess Daley.[3]

He turned professional after graduating in 2011.[10]

Professional career

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Lipsky was medalist at Asian Tour Qualifying School in January 2012. He won his third start on the tour, the 2012 Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic (earning $47,550 and a winner's exemption on the tour until the end of 2014), and finished 11th on the tour's Order of Merit as a rookie.[12][13][14] He played on the Web.com Tour in 2013.[10]

In May 2014, he came in second by one stroke to Chile's Felipe Aguilar in The Championship at Laguna National, which was jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour.[15] Lipsky won the Omega European Masters (earning a career-best €383,330 ($497,000)) and finished the Asian Tour season leading the Order of Merit, which also earned him entry into his first major (2015 Open Championship) and first WGC event (2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship) and a European Tour exemption through 2016.[16] He ended the year in the top 150 in world rankings.[16]

On December 16, 2018, Lipsky won the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club in South Africa. This event was co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour.

Amateur wins

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  • 2010 Big Ten Championship

Professional wins (4)

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European Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Sep 7, 2014 Omega European Masters1 −18 (67-64-66-65=262) Playoff England Graeme Storm
2 Dec 16, 2018
(2019 season) 		Alfred Dunhill Championship2 −14 (70-66-70-68=274) 2 strokes Scotland David Drysdale

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2014 Omega European Masters England Graeme Storm Won with par on first extra hole

Asian Tour wins (2)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Mar 17, 2012 Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic −15 (73-68-67-65=273) Playoff Philippines Elmer Salvador
2 Sep 7, 2014 Omega European Masters1 −18 (67-64-66-65=262) Playoff England Graeme Storm

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Asian Tour playoff record (2–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2012 Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic Philippines Elmer Salvador Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2014 Omega European Masters England Graeme Storm Won with par on first extra hole

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 Jul 12, 2020 TPC San Antonio Challenge −25 (69-66-62-66=263) 4 strokes Canada Taylor Pendrith

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2021 Emerald Coast Classic Germany Stephan Jäger Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T58 CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament 2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T71
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2023 2024
The Players Championship CUT T42

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Championship T62 T63 T48 T10 T48
Match Play NT1
Invitational 73
Champions T72 T56 T58 NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 18 2017 Ending 7 May 2017" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sports Shorts". Jewish Sports Review. 9 (102): 19. March–April 2014.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "David Lipsky Bio". Nusports.Com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Lipsky Counts on Family". Asian Tour. October 2, 2012. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  5. ^ "Gratitude and backing of golfing stars help Lipsky excel on greens". Hindustan Times. April 8, 2012. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  6. ^ a b "For Lipsky, It All Adds Up". Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  7. ^ Meffley, Doug (October 22, 2009). "2009 Men's Golf Media Guide". ISSUU. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  8. ^ Rich, Charles (April 16, 2012). "Lipsky opens eyes at Malaysian Open". La Canada Valley Sun. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  9. ^ "Northwestern Wildcats Men's Golf – Record Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 25, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.
  10. ^ a b c "David Lipsky profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  11. ^ "David Lipsky media guide". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  12. ^ "Lipsky secures dramatic maiden win in Cambodia". Yahoo Sports. March 17, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  13. ^ Martin, Sean (December 28, 2012). "Golfweek: 10 to watch on Web.com Tour in 2013". USA Today. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  14. ^ "Lift-Off for Lipsky". Asian Tour. March 17, 2012. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2014.
  15. ^ "Aguilar's perfect finish seals win". Asian Tour. May 4, 2014. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  16. ^ a b "David Lipsky defeats Graeme Storm in a playoff to win the European Masters". Golf.com. Associated Press.
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