Maybe it’s the hair. Maybe it’s his emphatic fist pumps and high fives with the crowd. Maybe it’s his relatable personality. There’s no question who the fan favorite has been all week at the men’s U.S. Amateur, it’s Ohio State graduate student Neal Shipley. And now, he has a chance to etch his name in the history books come Sunday at Cherry Hills Country Club near Denver. Shipley will play 19-year-old Alabama sophomore Nick Dunlap in Sunday’s 36-hole final, which is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. (TV: Golf Channel 3-4 p.m.; NBC 4-6 p.m.) The duo each locked up 2024 Masters and 2024 U.S. Open invites next summer, but the first thing on their minds is hoisting the Havemeyer Trophy in the Mile High City. Shipley, who is trying to join Jack Nicklaus and John Cook as the only Buckeyes to win the U.S. Amateur, needed a strong comeback…
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