Reporter left red-faced as Neal Shipley shuts down Tiger Woods ‘note’ question
Watch the very awkward end to Neal Shipley’s press conference when he’s asked about a note Tiger Woods allegedly handed him.
Neal Shipley was the sole non-professional golfer to finish all 72 rounds at Augusta National.
As a result, he was named the recipient of the Silver Cup for achieving the lowest amateur score at The Masters.   “Shipley, who is 23 years old, had the amazing chance to compete with Tiger Woods in the last round due to the way the draw was set up for him.”   The 23-year-old outperformed the 15-time major champion by four shots with a score of 73.  Â
Shipley finished the week in a commendable position at T53 with a score of 12-over par, putting him four shots ahead of Woods in the competition.
“Among the golfers who qualified to continue playing, Woods ended up in the final position with a score of 16-over par.” The golfer who has won the Masters five times managed to achieve a new record at Augusta National by making 24 consecutive cuts.
Shipley inscribed his name on the Silver Cup as the top amateur player.
The Ohio State University alumni was the sole amateur out of five to qualify for the next stage.
Shipley admitted Woods, 48, made him feel very at ease throughout the final round.
“I definitely think it’s one of my more relaxed rounds of the week,” said Shipley.
“I think Tiger made me feel really welcomed.
“I mean, he was cool, chatting it up. Just kind of a cool, like, casual round with Tiger, you know, other than you’re here at The Masters.”
Neal Shipley shuts down ‘notegate’
After further elaborating on his exceptionally busy week with journalists in the press room, one reporter’s embarrassing final question left him feeling quite embarrassed and flustered.
The reporter supposedly witnessed Woods writing a note and passing it to Shipley on the 8th fairway. “However, Shipley promptly put an end to it.”
He denied the occurrence, stating “That did not occur.”
WATCH SHIPLEY’S RESPONSE HERE.
One Twitter user, with the handle @ShooterMcGavin, decided to have some fun with the response by editing it.
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