Matt McCarty (golfer)

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Matt McCarty
Personal information
Born (1997-12-11) December 11, 1997 (age 27)
Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
ResidenceScottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Career
College Santa Clara University
Turned professional2021
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking 46 (December 29, 2024) [1]
(as of September 7, 2025)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T14: 2025
PGA Championship CUT: 2025
U.S. Open CUT: 2022, 2025
The Open Championship CUT: 2025
Achievements and awards
Korn Ferry Tour
points list winner 		2024
Korn Ferry Tour
Player of the Year 		2024

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] He plays left-handed.

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Amateur career

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 duo finished at 13-under-par 128 in stroke play, best in the field. [3]

Professional career

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 his best finishes were T5 at the 2022 Chitimacha Louisiana Open and T3 at the 2023 Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, before securing three victories in a six-week span in 2024 to earn his PGA Tour card. [5] [6] McCarty locked up the number one spot on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour with one event left, fully exempt for the remainder of 2024 and all of 2025 and earning him exemptions into the 2025 Players Championship and 2025 U.S. Open. [7] He was also awarded with Player of the Year honors. [8]

In 2024, McCarty won his first PGA Tour title at the Black Desert Championship, finished at 23-under 261. It was McCarty's third career PGA Tour event and second as a member, his first being the 2022 U.S. Open. He is the second person, and first since Jason Gore in 2005, to earn a three-win promotion and PGA Tour win in the same season. Following the win, his exemption was extended to 2026 and also earned entry to the 2025 Sentry, Masters Tournament, and PGA Championship as a Tour winner. The win also moved McCarty into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking. [9] [10]

Amateur wins

Source: [11]

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Oct 13, 2024 Black Desert Championship −23 (62-68-64-67=261)3 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Stephan Jäger

Korn Ferry Tour wins (3)

Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Korn Ferry Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jul 21, 2024 Price Cutter Charity Championship −25 (65-67-65-66=263)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Gainey
2Aug 11, 2024 Pinnacle Bank Championship −14 (69-67-67-67=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Danny Walker
3Aug 25, 2024 Albertsons Boise Open −21 (63-68-65-67=263)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg William Mouw, Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Roy

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament2022202320242025
Masters Tournament T14
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2025
The Players Championship T20

"T" = tied

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 52 2024 Ending 29 Dec 2024" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved March 30, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Matt McCarty – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Men's Golf Roster: Matt McCarty". Santa Clara University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Past Wyoming Open Champions". Wyoming State Open Golf Tournament. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Stanley, Adam (September 12, 2024). "After Tour promotion, Matt McCarty returns to Korn Ferry Tour to preserve No. 1 spot". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ Prise, Kevin (September 22, 2024). "Matt McCarty clinches Korn Ferry Tour No. 1, qualifies for The Players, U.S. Open". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ Kelly, Todd (November 13, 2024). "Matt McCarty named 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year". Golfweek. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  9. ↑ Leighfield, Jonny (October 14, 2024). "Matt McCarty Wins Black Desert Championship To Claim First PGA Tour Title In Third Start". Golf Monthly. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Matt McCarty goes from Korn Ferry to the Masters after winning in Utah for first PGA Tour title". Associated Press News. October 13, 2024. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Matt McCarty". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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