David Lipsky (born July 14, 1988) is an American

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. Lipsky played college golf at

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where he was an All-American and won the 2010

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individual championship. Lipsky turned professional after graduating in 2011. He joined the

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in 2012 and won the Handa Faldo Cambodian Classic in his third start on the tour. In 2014 he won the

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, a

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event co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour; he went on to win the

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Order of Merit. Since that victory, he has competed predominantly on the European Tour and won for the second time at the

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in 2018. He has also played on the second-tier

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in the United States, winning once.

Early life

Lipsky is Jewish, and was born in

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, 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

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, and in high school at

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, 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.

College

Lipsky played college golf at

, 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

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. 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-

second-team,

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(GCAA)

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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

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'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. He turned professional after graduating in 2011.

Professional career

Lipsky was medalist at

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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

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in 2013. In May 2014, he came in second by one stroke to Chile's

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, which was jointly sanctioned by the Asian Tour and European Tour. Lipsky won the

(earning a career-best €383,330 ($497,000)) and finished the Asian Tour season leading the

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, which also earned him entry into his first major ( 2015 Open Championship) and first WGC event (

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) 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

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in South Africa. This event was co-sanctioned by the

and the

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Amateur wins

*2010 Big Ten Championship

Professional wins (4)

European Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

²Co-sanctioned by the

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

Asian Tour wins (2)

¹Co-sanctioned by the

Asian Tour playoff record (2–0)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order before 2015.'' ¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

References

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