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 Lipsky is Korean and Jewish, and was born in Los Angeles, California, to Aaron Lipsky and Yon Suk Lipsky, who is from Korea. His parents introduced him to golf when he was 10 years old.
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. 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. He graduated in 2006.
Amateur career Lipsky played college golf at Northwestern University, which he attended on a partial scholarship and at which he majored in political science and history. He also caddied throughout college. 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. Lipsky had a 74.47 stroke average. In 2008–09, he was All-Big Ten second-team, Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) PING All-Region, and Academic All-Big Ten.
In 2009–10 Lipsky won the 2010 Big Ten individual championship with a 72-hole total of 3-under 281. He was All-Big Ten first-team, GCAA PING All-Midwest Region, and All-Academic Big Ten. He had a 71.88 stroke average, the sixth-best season average in school history.
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. 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. 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. In 2011, Lipsky graduated.
Professional career In 2011, Lipsky turned professional. He 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. He played on the Web.com Tour in 2013.
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. 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. He ended the year in the top 150 in world rankings.
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 2010 Big Ten Championship
Professional wins (4) European Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 7, 2014Omega European Masters1−18 (67-64-66-65=262)Playoff Graeme Storm2Dec 16, 2018(2019 season)Alfred Dunhill Championship2−14 (70-66-70-68=274)2 strokes David Drysdale 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12014Omega European Masters Graeme StormWon with par on first extra hole
Asian Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Mar 17, 2012Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic−15 (73-68-67-65=273)Playoff Elmer Salvador2Sep 7, 2014Omega European Masters1−18 (67-64-66-65=262)Playoff Graeme Storm 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Asian Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12012Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic Elmer SalvadorWon with birdie on first extra hole22014Omega European Masters Graeme StormWon with par on first extra hole
Korn Ferry Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 12, 2020TPC San Antonio Challenge−25 (69-66-62-66=263)4 strokes Taylor Pendrith
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12021Emerald Coast Classic Stephan JägerLost to par on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament2015 2016 2017 2018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT58CUTPGA Championship Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipT71CUTU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipCUTNT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship Tournament202320242025The Players ChampionshipCUTT42CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in World Golf Championships Results not in chronological order before 2015. Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 201920202021ChampionshipT62T63T48T10T48Match PlayNT1Invitational73ChampionsT72T56T58NT1NT1 1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = no tournament "T" = tied
See also 2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates List of Jewish golfers
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