Nov 14, 2023

Denny McCarthy Betting Profile: The RSM Classic

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Betting Profile

OLYMPIA FIELDS, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 20: Denny McCarthy of the United States lines up a putt on the first green during the final round of the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club on August 20, 2023 in Olympia Fields, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

OLYMPIA FIELDS, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 20: Denny McCarthy of the United States lines up a putt on the first green during the final round of the BMW Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club on August 20, 2023 in Olympia Fields, Illinois. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

After he placed 46th in this tournament a year ago, Denny McCarthy has a better finish in mind as he enters play in the 2023 The RSM Classic in St. Simons Island, GA November 16-19.

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The RSM Classic Tournament & Course Info

  • Date: November 16-19, 2023
  • Location: St. Simons Island, GA
  • Course: Sea Island Golf Club (Seaside Course)
  • Par: 70 7,005 yards
  • Purse: $8.4M
  • Previous Winner: Adam Svensson

At The RSM Classic

  • Over his last four trips to The RSM Classic, McCarthy has an average score of -11, with an average finish of 21st.
  • In McCarthy's most recent appearance at The RSM Classic, in 2022, he finished 46th after posting a score of -7.
  • En route to winning this tournament in 2022, Adam Svensson posted numbers of 2.863 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (10th in field), 2.496 in SG: Approach the Green (15th), and 9.16 in SG: Putting (first).
  • Svensson averaged 277 yards off the tee (52nd in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 84.72% (fourth), and attempted 29 putts per round (20th) in that victory a year ago.

McCarthy's Recent Performances

  • McCarthy has finished in the top 10 in two of his last five events.
  • He's qualified for the weekend in three of his last five tournaments.
  • Over his last five events, McCarthy has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score twice.
  • He has an average score relative to par of -6 in his last five tournaments.
  • Off the tee, Denny McCarthy has averaged 300.2 yards in his past five tournaments.
  • In his past five starts, McCarthy is averaging 2.068 Strokes Gained: Putting.
  • In his past five starts, McCarthy is averaging 1.092 Strokes Gained: Total.
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McCarthy's Advanced Stats and Rankings

  • McCarthy has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.015 this season (93rd on TOUR). His average driving distance (295.9 yards) ranks 139th, while his 60.7% driving accuracy average ranks 80th.
  • In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McCarthy owns a 0.089 mark (89th on TOUR).
  • On the greens, McCarthy has delivered a 0.752 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him third on TOUR, while he ranks 22nd with a putts-per-round average of 28.31. He has broken par 21.82% of the time (91st on TOUR).
CategoryLast 5 StartsOverallOverall TOUR Rank
Average Driving Distance300.2295.9139
Greens in Regulation %65.63%66.20%118
Putts Per Round28.328.3122
Par Breakers20.14%21.82%91
Bogey Avoidance12.50%12.79%30

Stats in the table above cover this FedExCup season.

McCarthy's Best Finishes

  • McCarthy has taken part in 28 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has earned three finishes in the top-five and eight finishes in the top-10.
  • In those 28 events, he made the cut 22 times (78.6%).

McCarthy's Best Strokes Gained Performances

  • This season, McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2023, as he ranked 12th in the field with a mark of 3.624.
  • McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Valspar Championship, where he ranked ninth in the field with a mark of 4.256 (he finished 19th in that tournament).
  • In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McCarthy's best effort this season was at the RBC Heritage in April 2023, as he posted a 5.198 mark, which ranked him third in the field. He finished 25th in that tournament.
  • At the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in May 2023, McCarthy recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 11.279 (his best mark this season), which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished second in that event.
  • McCarthy posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (13.176) at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in May 2023, a performance that ranked him No. 1 in the field.

McCarthy's Strokes Gained Rankings

CategoryLast 5 StartsOverallOverall TOUR Rank
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee-0.8170.01593
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green-0.5090.08989
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green1.0920.14359
Average Strokes Gained: Putting2.0680.7523
Average Strokes Gained: Total1.0921.00017

Stats in the table above cover this FedExCup season.

McCarthy's Results This Season

DateTournament NamePositionRound ScoresScoreTo ParFedExCup Points
September 15-18Fortinet Championship2571-70-69-71281-728
September 29 - October 2Sanderson Farms Championship3971-68-71-71281-715
October 6-9Shriners Children's OpenMC71-69140-2--
October 20-23THE CJ CUP in South Carolina3768-73-70-70281-318
October 27-29Butterfield Bermuda Championship663-69-69-67268-1695
November 10-13Cadence Bank Houston Open5367-72-70-75284+46
November 17-20The RSM Classic4666-70-68-71275-79
December 9-11QBE Shootout560-67-62189E--
January 12-15Sony Open in Hawaii3265-68-68-70271-920
January 19-22The American Express5065-71-68-70274-148
February 2-5AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am469-69-71-64273-14115
February 9-12WM Phoenix OpenMC75-72147+5--
February 16-19The Genesis Invitational1471-71-64-71277-758
February 23-26The Honda ClassicMC75-69144+4--
March 9-12THE PLAYERS Championship1368-72-69-72281-761
March 16-19Valspar Championship1972-69-72-70283-140
April 13-16RBC Heritage2571-66-69-69275-933
May 4-7Wells Fargo Championship871-67-71-66275-973
May 18-21PGA Championship2975-70-72-68285+526
May 25-28Charles Schwab ChallengeMC71-71142+2--
June 1-4the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday271-72-68-70281-27315
June 15-18U.S. Open2071-67-73-70281+144
June 22-25Travelers Championship760-65-70-67262-1888
July 6-9John Deere Classic668-64-66-70268-1681
July 20-22The Open ChampionshipMC76-78154+12--
August 3-6Wyndham ChampionshipMC71-68139-1--
August 10-13FedEx St. Jude Championship6667-73-70-74284+414
August 17-20BMW Championship1069-69-65-70273-7262

All stats in this article are accurate for McCarthy as of the start of The RSM Classic.

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