Robert Shelton IV (born August 25, 1995) is an American professional golfer from Mobile, Alabama.
Shelton attended and played college for three years at the University of Alabama from 2013 to 2016. He turned professional in 2016 after his junior year.
Shelton played on the 2015 Walker Cup team where he posted a record of 2–1. He also played on the U.S. Palmer Cup team in 2014 and 2015.
As an amateur, he finished tied for third at the 2015 Barbasol Championship on the PGA Tour. This was the highest finish by an amateur in a PGA Tour event since Phil Mickelson in 1991. He also qualified for the 2014 U.S. Open where he missed the cut.
Shelton won the Southern Hills Plantation on the Swing Thought Tour in February 2017, his first professional win. He followed it up with a June win on the PGA Tour Canada en route to finishing second on the tour's money list to earn a promotion to the Web.com Tour.
Professional wins (6) Korn Ferry Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1May 5, 2019Nashville Golf Open64-73-65-71=273−15Playoff Scottie Scheffler2May 19, 2019Knoxville Open67-65-66-71=269−151 stroke Mark Anderson3Jun 12, 2022BMW Charity Pro-Am66-65-61-71=263−22Playoff Ben Griffin4Aug 14, 2022Pinnacle Bank Championship66-70-66-65=267−171 stroke Ben Taylor
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12019Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship Lanto GriffinLost to birdie on fourth extra hole22019Nashville Golf Open Scottie SchefflerWon with birdie on first extra hole32022BMW Charity Pro-Am Ben GriffinWon with par on second extra hole
PGA Tour Canada wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Jun 18, 2017GolfBC Championship63-68-65-69=265−191 stroke Cody Blick, Jonathan Ruiz, Adam Webb
Swing Thought Tour wins (1) 2017 Southern Hills Plantation
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament20142015201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament201920202021Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipNT
CUT = missed the halfway cut NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship Tournament2021202220232024The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Team appearances Amateur Junior Ryder Cup (representing the United States): 2012 (winners) Palmer Cup (representing the United States): 2014, 2015 (winners) Walker Cup (representing the United States): 2015
Professional Aruba Cup (representing PGA Tour Canada): 2017 (winners)
See also 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates 2022 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates List of golfers with most Korn Ferry Tour wins
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