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Neal Shipley posts 62 for a 1-shot lead with time running out on his PGA Tour rookie season

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The Associated Press. (2026, September 18). Neal Shipley posts 62 for a 1-shot lead with time running out on his PGA Tour rookie season. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/golf/neal-shipley-posts-62-for-a-1-shot-lead-with-time-running-out-on-his-pga-tour-rookie-season/article_431a27cb-d959-5e9d-817a-346f0345df31.html

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Neal Shipley posted a 9-under 62 on Friday in the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville, securing a one-shot lead over Ben Kohles at 14 under. Shipley, who has struggled this season with only two top-25 finishes and missed cuts in 11 out of his last 19 tournaments, needs a strong performance to stay on the PGA Tour for next year. His round included birdies on both par 5s he played, highlighting his strong play on longer holes. Shipley's position at No. 183 in the FedEx Cup standings underscores the critical nature of this event for him to secure his future on the tour.
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Neal Shipley posted an impressive 62 (9-under par) on Friday at the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville, leading him by one shot over Ben Kohles who scored a 63. This performance offers hope to Shipley's otherwise forgettable rookie season on the PGA Tour, where he has missed 11 cuts out of 19 tournaments this year. The Biltmore Championship Asheville is part of eight fall tournaments determining the top 100 players for full cards next season. A victory would grant Shipley a two-year exemption and secure his place in the more lucrative Championship Series starting in 2028 when the tour revamps its schedule. Ricky Castillo, four shots behind, also matched the 62 score.

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Topics

ASHEVILLE Biltmore Championship Asheville N.C. the Korn Ferry Tour the PGA Tour

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Shipley GPE · 6× Kohles PERSON · 3× the Korn Ferry Tour ORG · 2× ASHEVILLE GPE · 1× Ben Kohles PERSON · 1× N.C. GPE · 1× Neal Shipley PERSON · 1× PGA Tour ORG · 1× the FedEx Cup ORG · 1× the PGA Tour ORG · 1×

Narrative

Neal Shipley gave his forgettable rookie season on the PGA Tour a glimmer of hope Friday when he got off to a torrid start and finished with a 9-under 62, giving him a one-shot lead over Ben Kohles in the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville.
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🔮 A victory, of course, would not only give him a two-year exemption, it would secure him for the more lucrative Championship Series in 2028 when the tour revamps its schedule.

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Neal Shipley gave his forgettable rookie season on the PGA Tour a glimmer of hope Friday when he got off to a torrid start and finished with a 9-under 62, giving him a one-shot lead over Ben Kohles in the inaugural Biltmore Championship Asheville. asserted
he → give → Asheville
Kohles closed the gap in a hurry with an eagle-birdie finish for a 63 as he tries to erase memories of a pair of close calls and chases his first PGA Tour title. asserted
he → close → title
The Biltmore Championship Asheville is the first of eight tournaments in the FedEx Cup Fall that determine the top 100 in the FedEx Cup who keep full cards for next season. asserted
who → determine → season
Shipley earned his card off the Korn Ferry Tour, but he has missed 11 cuts in his 19 tournaments this year and is likely headed back to the Korn Ferry Tour unless he turns it around quickly. asserted
he → earn → it
A victory, of course, would not only give him a two-year exemption, it would secure him for the more lucrative Championship Series in 2028 when the tour revamps its schedule. asserted
tour → give → schedule
A score like this — matched by Ricky Castillo, who was four shots behind in third place — was sorely needed for Shipley. asserted
who → match → Shipley
“I had a great year last year,” Shipley said. asserted
Shipley → have → year
“Start of the season wasn’t really what we wanted. asserted
we → want → what
Been kind of clawing back to get my game back where it should be. asserted
it → claw → ?
I feel like a lot of that work is finally showing. asserted
lot → feel → work
It’s weird. asserted
It → ’ → ?
Golf is one of those sports where you don’t get instant gratification. asserted
you → get → gratification
You got to work for a long time to see results. asserted
You → get → results
“I feel like I’m seeing kind of the fruits of that labor,” he said. asserted
he → feel → labor
“And really pumped about where we are right now.” asserted
we → pump → ?
He opened with two birdies, and then hit his second shot to 10 feet on the par-5 third hole. asserted
He → open → hole
He went out in 6-under 29, kept bogeys off his card all day and had three more birdies on the back nine. asserted
He → go → nine
Shipley has played the par 5s in 9 under through 36 holes, key to The Cliffs at Walnut Grove where the longest of the par 5s in the second round was at 536 yards — that plays closer to par 4s in the modern era of power. asserted
that → play → power
Kohles had a great chance to win the John Deere Classic until pulling his approach into the water on the 18th hole. asserted
Kohles → have → hole
He also made bogey on the closing hole of The CJ Cup Byron Nelson who years ago, losing by one shot. asserted
He → make → shot
Now he has another opportunity after hitting 9-iron for his second shot on the par-5 17th to 20 feet for eagle, and closing with a 15-foot birdie. asserted
he → have → birdie
“I keep putting myself in these positions. asserted
I → put → positions
That’s all I can ask for,” Kohles said. asserted
Kohles → ’ → ?
“We work so hard to get in these spots, so I feel like I’ve learned a lot the last few months. ... asserted
I → work → lot
I know I can do it, it’s just a matter of going out and doing it. asserted
it → know → it
So we’ll see what the weekend has in store.” asserted
weekend → see → store
Jacob Bridgeman had a 67 to lead the seven players who will be at the Presidents Cup next week at Medinah. asserted
who → have → Medinah
That still left him six shots behind Shipley. asserted
That → leave → Shipley
It wasn’t a great showing for the Internationals, with Nick Taylor the only one of their five Presidents Cup players to make the cut. asserted
Taylor → make → cut
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