Matt McCarty (golfer)
| Matt McCarty | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 11, 1997 Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | Santa Clara University |
| Turned professional | 2021 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Highest ranking | 75 (September 8, 2024)[1] (as of September 15, 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 3 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2022 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Matt McCarty (born December 11, 1997) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He joined in 2024 from the Korn Ferry Tour after becoming the 13th person to earn a three-win promotion.[2]
Amateur career
[edit]McCarty attended Santa Clara University between 2016 and 2021, majoring first in finance and then in marketing in graduate school. He earned three All-West Coast Conference honors three times and reached the quarterfinals at the 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball together with teammate Derek Ackerman, after the due finished at 13-under-par 128 in stroke play, best in the field.[3]
Professional career
[edit]McCarty turned professional in 2021 and played on the Forme Tour, where his best finish was a T5. He won the Wyoming State Open.[4]
In 2022, McCarty joined the Korn Ferry Tour, where he had a T5 in 2022 and a T3 in 2023, before securing three victories in a six-week span in 2024 to earn his PGA Tour card.[5][6]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2014 Arizona Junior Match Play Championship
- 2018 The Farms Invitational, Bayonet Amateur Championship
Source:[7]
Professional wins (4)
[edit]Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)
[edit]| Legend |
|---|
| Finals events (1) |
| Other Korn Ferry Tour (2) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 21, 2024 | Price Cutter Charity Championship | −25 (65-67-65-66=263) | 3 strokes |  Tommy Gainey
|
| 2 | Aug 11, 2024 | Pinnacle Bank Championship | −14 (69-67-67-67=270) | 1 stroke | Danny Walker
|
| 3 | Aug 25, 2024 | Albertsons Boise Open | −21 (63-68-65-67=263) | 2 strokes | William Mouw, Kevin Roy
|
Other wins (1)
[edit]- 2021 Wyoming State Open
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship | |
| PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 36 2024 Ending 8 Sep 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
- ^ "Matt McCarty – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Matt McCarty". Santa Clara University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "Past Wyoming Open Champions". Wyoming State Open Golf Tournament. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Collingwood, Ryan (July 21, 2024). "Price Cutter Charity Championship: Matt McCarty's win earns him PGA Tour card". Springfield Daily Citizen. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ Stanley, Adam (September 12, 2024). "After Tour promotion, Matt McCarty returns to Korn Ferry Tour to preserve No. 1 spot". Korn Ferry Tour. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
- ^ "Matt McCarty". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Matt McCarty at the PGA Tour official site
- Matt McCarty at the Official World Golf Ranking official site