Denny McCarthy

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Denny McCarthy
Personal information
Full nameDenny Francis McCarthy
Born (1993-03-04) March 4, 1993 (age 31)
Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Jupiter, Florida, U.S.
SpouseSamantha McCarthy
Career
College University of Virginia
Turned professional2015
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Web.com Tour
Professional wins4
Highest ranking 29 (May 12, 2024) [1]
(as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T45: 2024
PGA Championship T29: 2023
U.S. Open T7: 2022
The Open Championship CUT: 2023, 2024
Achievements and awards
Web.com Tour
Finals money list winner 		2018

Denny Francis McCarthy (born March 4, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Amateur career

McCarthy was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. He played competitively on the junior golf circuit beginning at the age of 10, finding a lot of success on the MAPGA junior tour. [2] He played varsity golf and basketball at Georgetown Preparatory School. He played college golf at the University of Virginia where he was a two-time All-American. [3]

McCarthy played on the 2010 Junior Ryder Cup team along with Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, and Ollie Schniederjans.

While he was a senior at UVA, McCarthy led the United States to victory in the 2014 World Amateur Team Championship (Eisenhower Trophy) along with Beau Hossler and Bryson DeChambeau. He posted a final round 8-under 64 while being the only American to shoot in the 60s all four days. He finished the tournament 5th overall. [4]

In 2015, he was selected to play on the U.S. Walker Cup team where he played team matches with his former Eisenhower Trophy teammate, Beau Hossler. His 2015 Porter Cup win and clutch play to help take home the Eisenhower Trophy earned him a spot on the team. [5]

McCarthy won the Maryland Amateur twice (2013 and 2014) [6] and the Maryland Open three times (2010, 2013, and 2015). [7]

McCarthy finished tied for 42nd at the 2015 U.S. Open. [8]

Professional career

After playing in the 2015 Walker Cup, McCarthy turned pro and played on the Web.com Tour for the 2016 season. He finished the 2016 season with seven top-25 finishes including two top-10s in 21 events. [9] He finished the year outside the top-25 and would remain on the Web.com Tour for the following season. In 2017, he finished with nine top-25 finishes including four top-10s in 22 events. [9] After finishing outside the top-25 in the regular season, he locked up his PGA Tour card in the Web.com Tour Finals. [10] McCarthy almost had his first PGA victory in April 2024 at the Valero Texas Open, he birdied the last seven holes to force a playoff, he lost in the playoff to Akshay Bhatia.

Personal life

McCarthy has a brother and two sisters. Brother Ryan played college golf at Loyola University Maryland. Sister Cristina played college lacrosse at James Madison University and Georgetown University and sister Michaela played lacrosse at Virginia Tech.

McCarthy is also a cousin of comedian Greg Fitzsimmons.

Amateur wins

Source: [11]

Professional wins (4)

Web.com Tour wins (1)

Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Web.com Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 23, 2018 Web.com Tour Championship −23 (64-65-67-65=261)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Lucas Glover

Other wins (3)

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 Memorial Tournament Flag of Norway.svg Viktor Hovland Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2024 Valero Texas Open Flag of the United States.svg Akshay Bhatia Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament2015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open T42CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship
Tournament201920202021202220232024
Masters Tournament T45
PGA Championship T58T59T48T29CUT
U.S. Open T7T20T32
The Open Championship NTCUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament201920202021202220232024
The Players Championship T41CT55T60T13T35

"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2023
Match Play T52

"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 19 2024 Ending 12 May 2024" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Find, Follow and Register for Golf Events | BlueGolf".
  3. ↑ "Denny McCarthy bio". Virginia Cavaliers. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ "UVA golfer Denny McCarthy shoots 64, leads US to World Amateur Team title". Augusta Free Press. September 13, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Five More Are Selected to USA Walker Cup Team". USGA. August 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Men's Amateur Championship". Maryland State Golf Association. Archived from the original on April 17, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 "Maryland Open Championship". Maryland State Golf Association. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "U.S. Open: Player Results". Golfweek. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Denny McCarthy". ESPN.
  10. ↑ Parker, Nick (September 24, 2017). "Lindheim secures PGA Tour card with win at DAP Championship". PGA Tour.
  11. 1 2 3 "Denny McCarthy". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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