This year, Neal Shipley ended as the Low Amateur at The Masters, and he very much guaranteed that people would remember him because of a somewhat awkward interview he did in Butler Cabin after the tournament was over—a moment that went viral a few days after the dust cleared.Shipley, a native of Pittsburgh who attended James Madison University and Ohio State for his college golf, was one of the five amateur players that qualified to participate in The Masters in 2024 at Augusta National Golf Club. Being the sole member of the quintet to be selected, he knew he would be the center of attention when the event came to an end, so he made the most of the final two days.All in all, Shipley finished with a +12 over 72 holes and tied for 53rd, but it’s reasonable to suppose that the score was something of an afterthought for a man who not only finished four strokes lower than the golfing icon but was matched with Tiger Woods for his final round.After that, Shipley was hurried over to Butler Cabin to sit down with Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm for a Jim Nantz interview before the trophy was presented. From the worried looks that fans couldn’t help but notice, Shipley appeared quite tense.Shipley addressed the sitdown that caused some very powerful Hostage Video Vibes on The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday. He made light of himself and acknowledged that his nervousness got the better of him.You’ve got GREAT periph 😂😂”I was so nervous and I didn’t wanna say something stupid..This is what he said:“I was somewhat anxious. Saying anything dumb or cursing on national television was the last thing I wanted to do. I also tried to watch the teleprompter so I would know my cues so I wouldn’t talk out of turn. Dumba-.We return to our party house once I have completed all of the presentations. After a couple of I.C. Lights, my family has started asking me, “Hey Neil, have you seen these memes of you?” What memes, I ask myself. What topic are you discussing? After that, they spend the next three hours utterly torturing me.”Shipley had the opportunity to address another unpleasant incident that had happened when a reporter questioned him about a fictitious letter that Tiger Woods had allegedly slipped to him on the course. He refuted rumors that he had been told not to answer the question by saying, “It just didn’t happen.”
