Maverick McNealy

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Maverick McNealy
Personal information
Full nameMaverick Scott McNealy
Born (1995-11-07) November 7, 1995 (age 29)
Portola Valley, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Spouse
Maya
​
(m. 2024)​
Career
College Stanford University
Turned professional2017
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins1
Highest ranking 31 (November 24, 2024) [1]
(as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T23: 2024
U.S. Open CUT: 2014, 2017
The Open Championship CUT: 2017, 2024
Achievements and awards
Haskins Award 2015
Mark H. McCormack Medal 2016
Ben Hogan Award 2017

Maverick Scott McNealy (born November 7, 1995) [2] is an American professional golfer. In late 2016 and early 2017, he was the number one ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

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McNealy qualified for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst at the age of 18. [3] During the 2014−15 golf season, McNealy shot a 61 in the final round of the Pac-12 Conference Championship tournament, tying the 18-hole Stanford record held by Tiger Woods and Cameron Wilson. [4] In 2015, he won the Haskins Award, which is presented annually to the best collegiate male golfer in the United States, becoming the third Stanford University golfer to win the award since 1971 (the other two being Woods and Patrick Rodgers). [5]

Despite being America's most highly rated professional golf prospect in 2016, McNealy considered passing on professional golf for a career in business. [5] [6] In August 2017, McNealy confirmed that he would turn professional after the 2017 Walker Cup. His professional debut was at the Safeway Open.

His father, Scott McNealy, co-founded Sun Microsystems, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation for $7.4 billion in 2010. [6]

Professional career

McNealy played on the Web.com Tour in 2018. He played in 18 tournaments, making the cut in 12. His best finish was a tie for third at the United Leasing & Finance Championship. McNealy earned a total of $84,261 and finished 65th on the money list for 2018. He did not earn a PGA Tour card for the 2018–19 season but he did earn full status on the Web.com Tour for the 2019 season. [7]

McNealy earned his PGA Tour card for the 2019–20 season, via his finish on the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour.

In November 2024, McNealy won the RSM Classic for his first PGA Tour victory in his 134th start. McNealy birdied the final hole to win by one. [8] [9]

McNealy reached a career high Official World Golf Ranking of 12 in March 2025.

Personal life

McNealy is married to Maya McNealy. [10]

As of 2023, McNealy is a licensed pilot, flying himself in a Cirrus SR22 single-engine propeller plane to compete in the 2025 Genesis Invitational golf tournament held in La Jolla, California. [11] [12] His brother, Scout, is his caddie for the 2025 PGA Tour season. [13]

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Nov 24, 2024 RSM Classic −16 (62-70-66-68=266)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Berger, Flag of the United States.svg Luke Clanton (a),
Flag of Colombia.svg Nico Echavarría

Amateur wins

Source: [14]

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament20142015201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship
Tournament201920202021202220232024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUTT75CUTT23
U.S. Open
The Open Championship NTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20212022202320242025
The Players Championship CUTT46T60T9CUT
  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20222023
Match Play 17T52
Champions NT1

1Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
Note that the Champions was discontinued from 2023.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 47 2024 Ending 24 Nov 2024" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Maverick McNealy". Stanford University. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ Porter, Kyle. "Star amateur golfer's dad: Waiters are more productive than Tiger Woods". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
  4. ↑ Newport, John Paul (May 8, 2015). "The Golf Upstart of Silicon Valley". Wall Street Journal.
  5. 1 2 Costa, Brian (June 6, 2016). "Why America's Best Golf Prospect May Never Turn Pro". Wall Street Journal.
  6. 1 2 Knowlton, Emmett (June 7, 2016). "The son of a Silicon Valley legend is one of the best amateur golfers in the world, but he may never turn pro". Business Insider .
  7. ↑ "Maverick McNealy". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  8. ↑ Ferguson, Doug (November 24, 2024). "Maverick McNealy birdies the last hole at Sea Island to finally become PGA Tour winner". Associated Press News. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Maverick McNealy birdies final holes at The RSM Classic for long-awaited first Tour victory". PGA Tour. Associated Press. November 24, 2024. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  10. ↑ Roberts, Andy (February 16, 2025). "Who is the wife of PGA Tour star Maverick McNealy? Meet Maya McNealy". Golfmagic. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  11. ↑ Schupak, Adam (February 16, 2025). "The inside story of Maverick McNealy, the pilot, and flying to the Genesis Invitational". Golfweek. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  12. ↑ Hall, Mike (February 13, 2025). "PGA Tour Pro Flies Himself To Torrey Pines For Genesis Invitational". Golf Monthly. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  13. ↑ Morfit, Cameron (November 8, 2024). "With brother as caddie, Maverick McNealy in contention at World Wide Technology Championship". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Maverick McNealy". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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