Neal Shipley made a bit of golf history on Monday night.
The 25-year-old achieved the first hole-in-one in TGL, the tech-driven golf league now in its second season.
Shipley approached the No. 5 “Set In Stone” hole, the shortest par-3 in TGL history at 110 yards. He struck a wedge deep onto a green that extends from the mountainside, then watched his ball spin back into the cup.
Shipley’s reaction at the SoFi Center was unforgettable. He tossed his club high into the air, jumped several times, and was quickly surrounded by his Bay Golf Club teammates, Luke Clanton and Min Woo Lee, as the crowd erupted in cheers.
“This feels different from any hole-in-one I’ve had before,” Shipley shared with ESPN. “It’s amazing. So cool.”
In his TGL debut during the match against Los Angeles Golf Club, Shipley revealed that Clanton had predicted the hole-in-one before he took his shot. The on-course hot mic later captured Clanton saying, “Hey, it’s you. Give me a hole-in-one here. Please.”
Shipley, a former Ohio State star who made the cut as an amateur at the 2024 Masters and U.S. Open, is in his first season on the PGA Tour. He has made one cut in four events.
