David Lipsky (golfer)
| David Lipsky | |
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At the European Masters, 2014
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| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 14, 1988 Los Angeles, California |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Career | |
| College | Northwestern University |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Asian Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships |
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| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T58: 2015 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| Achievements and awards | |
| Asian Tour Order of Merit |
2014 |
David Lipsky (born July 14, 1988) is an American professional golfer.
He played college golf at Northwestern University. There, Lipsky was an All-American, won the 2010 Big Ten individual championship, and had a career 72.97 stroke average, the fourth-best in school history behind Luke Donald, Tom Johnson, and Jess Daley.
He turned professional after graduating in 2011. Lipsky won the 2012 Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic and the 2014 Omega European Masters. He also won the 2014 Asian Tour Order of Merit.
Lipsky is 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.
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.
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