Scott McCarron

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Scott McCarron
Personal information
Full nameScott Michael McCarron
Born (1965-07-10) July 10, 1965 (age 59)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence La Quinta, California, U.S.
Spouse
Jenny McCarron
​
(m. 2016)​
Children2 [1]
Career
College UCLA
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins20
Highest ranking 20 (March 3, 2002) [2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
PGA Tour Champions11
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T10: 1996
PGA Championship T10: 1997
U.S. Open T10: 1997
The Open Championship T18: 2002
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Champions
Charles Schwab Cup winner 		2019
PGA Tour Champions
money list winner 		2019
PGA Tour Champions
Player of the Year 		2019

Scott Michael McCarron (born July 10, 1965) is an American professional golfer who was formerly a member of the PGA Tour but now plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

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McCarron was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from Vintage High School in Napa, California. [3] He was a member of the golf team at UCLA, graduating in 1988 with a major in History. [4] Unlike most golfers, McCarron did not transition right away from the college to the professional ranks – he gave up golf for four years (1988–1992) to work with his father in the family golf apparel business. [4] He turned professional in 1992, [4] and joined the PGA Tour in 1994.

McCarron won three times on the PGA Tour, with his victories coming in 1996, 1997 and 2001. [4]

McCarron has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

McCarron was injured in the summer of 2006 and missed the entire 2007 season. [4] He served as an analyst for The Golf Channel for its 2007 Masters coverage. He returned to the PGA Tour in 2008 and finished 108th on the money list to retain his card for 2009.

In 2010, McCarron became embroiled in controversy when he accused fellow PGA Tour player Phil Mickelson of "cheating" for using a Ping-Eye 2 wedge made before April 1, 1990 that is allowed under a legal technicality. [5] [6] [7] McCarron publicly apologized to Mickelson a few days after. [8] 30 days later, the PGA Tour and USGA banned the use of the Ping-Eye 2 wedges.

McCarron has won 11 times on the PGA Tour Champions, including one senior major, the 2017 Constellation Senior Players Championship. He made up a six-shot deficit in the final round to claim his first major by one shot. [9]

On May 5, 2019, McCarron won the Insperity Invitational on the PGA Tour Champions for his tenth Champions tour title. [10] The following month McCarron won the MasterCard Japan Championship by three strokes for his third win of the season.

On November 10, 2019, McCarron won the season-long Charles Schwab Cup and a $1,000,000 annuity on the PGA Tour Champions. [11]

On January 15, 2020, McCarron received the Jack Nicklaus Trophy as the 2019 PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year. [12]

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Mar 24, 1996 Freeport-McDermott Classic −13 (68-67-69-71=275)5 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Watson
2May 11, 1997 BellSouth Classic −14 (70-69-66-69=274)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg David Duval, Flag of the United States.svg Brian Henninger,
Flag of the United States.svg Lee Janzen
3Apr 1, 2001 BellSouth Classic (2)−8 (68-67-72-73=280)1 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Weir

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2003 Las Vegas Invitational Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stuart Appleby Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2004 Reno–Tahoe Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Allan, Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Mahan,
Flag of the United States.svg Vaughn Taylor 		Taylor won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (6)

PGA Tour Champions wins (11)

Legend
PGA Tour Champions major championships (1)
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (9)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jun 5, 2016 Principal Charity Classic −15 (68-68-65=201)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade, Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2Nov 6, 2016 Dominion Charity Classic −13 (67-67-69=203)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Tom Byrum
3Feb 12, 2017 Allianz Championship −17 (66-66-67=199)1 stroke Flag of Paraguay.svg Carlos Franco, Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Perry
4Jul 16, 2017 Constellation Senior Players Championship −18 (67-68-69-66=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe, Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
5Aug 20, 2017 Dick's Sporting Goods Open −20 (71-61-64=196)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland
6Sep 3, 2017 Shaw Charity Classic −16 (63-64-67=194)1 stroke Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez
7Jun 24, 2018 American Family Insurance Championship −15 (70-67-64=201)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly
8Sep 2, 2018 Shaw Charity Classic (2)−15 (67-65-63=195)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel,
Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett
9Apr 21, 2019 Mitsubishi Electric Classic −7 (68-70-71=209)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant, Flag of the United States.svg Kent Jones,
Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly, Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett
10May 5, 2019 Insperity Invitational −17 (67-65-67=199)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel
11Jun 9, 2019 MasterCard Japan Championship −13 (69-67-67=203)3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade, Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2016 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship Flag of Scotland.svg Colin Montgomerie Lost to birdie on third extra hole
22016 Dominion Charity Classic Flag of the United States.svg Tom Byrum Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Masters Tournament T10T30T16T18CUTT23
U.S. Open T82T10T40T30CUTCUT
The Open Championship CUTT18T34CUT
PGA Championship T47T10CUTT70T39T14CUTT59T24
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00001465
U.S. Open 00001164
The Open Championship 00000142
PGA Championship 00001397
Totals0000392518

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament1996199719981999
The Players Championship CUTCUTT35CUT
Tournament2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
The Players Championship T66T44CUTCUTT53CUTCUTCUT
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018
The Players Championship CUTCUT
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20022003
Match Play 2R64
Championship 6
Invitational T75
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
2017 Constellation Senior Players Championship 6 shot deficit−18 (67-68-69-66=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe, Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
The Tradition –6T2T5T66NTT35T16T36T22
Senior PGA Championship –T7T5T32NTT34T33T12T51
U.S. Senior Open –CUTT37T52T6NTT49
Senior Players Championship –131T4T7T28T37T55T30T60
Senior British Open Championship T252T23T3NTT25
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

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  2. ↑ "Week 9 2002 Ending 3 Mar 2002" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ James, Marty (February 4, 2012). "Vintage High grad Scott McCarron entering golf hall of fame". Napa Valley Register . Napa, California . Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Profile from PGA Tour's official site" . Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Scott McCarron contends Phil Mickelson is 'cheating'". Seattle Times. Associated Press. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
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  9. ↑ "Scott McCarron makes up 6-shot deficit to win Senior Players major". ESPN. Associated Press. July 16, 2017.
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