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Robert Shelton IV (born August 25, 1995) is an American professional golfer from Wilmer, Alabama.

Shelton attended and played college for three years at the University of Alabama from 2013 to 2016. He turned professional in 2016 after his junior year.

Shelton played on the 2015 Walker Cup team where he posted a record of 2–1. He also played on the U.S. Palmer Cup team in 2014 and 2015.

As an amateur, he finished tied for third at the 2015 Barbasol Championship on the PGA Tour. This was the highest finish by an amateur in a PGA Tour event since Phil Mickelson in 1991. He also qualified for the 2014 U.S. Open where he missed the cut.

By winning the Southern Hills Plantation on the Swing Thought Tour in February 2017, Shelton became first 2015 Walker Cup player, from either side, to win a professional event.