Denny McCarthy Betting Profile: Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By Mastercard
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When he hits the links March 7-10, Denny McCarthy will look to build upon his last performance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. In 2022, he shot +10 and finished 61st at Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard Tournament & Course Info
- Date: March 7-10, 2024
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- Course: Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
- Par: 72 / 7,466 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous Winner: Kurt Kitayama
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
- Over his last three trips to the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, McCarthy has an average score of +5, with an average finish of 44th.
- In McCarthy's most recent appearance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, in 2022, he finished 61st after posting a score of +10.
- When Kurt Kitayama won this tournament in 2023, he had 0.432 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (42nd in the field), 3.246 SG: Approach the Green (19th), and 5.618 SG: Putting (third).
- Kitayama averaged 300.6 yards off the tee (30th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 70.83% (first), and attempted 28.25 putts per round (34th) in that victory a year ago.
McCarthy's Recent Performances
- In his last five events, McCarthy has an average finish of 28th.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- McCarthy has finished with a better-than-average score in three of his last five tournaments.
- He has finished with an average score of -7 those four times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Denny McCarthy has averaged 287.2 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, McCarthy is averaging 2.043 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, McCarthy has an average of 1.652 in his past five tournaments.
McCarthy's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- McCarthy's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.344 ranks 149th on TOUR this season, and his 60.7% driving accuracy average ranks 85th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McCarthy has a -0.013 average that ranks 104th on TOUR. He ranks first with a % Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, McCarthy's 0.418 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 41st this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 170 | 284.8 | 287.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 64.38% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 28.1 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 24.18% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 11.76% |
McCarthy's Best Finishes
- McCarthy has participated in six tournaments this season, but he has not collected a finish in the top 10.
- In those six tournaments, he made the cut on five occasions.
- Currently, McCarthy has 167 points, placing him 66th in the FedExCup standings.
McCarthy's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- This season, McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where he ranked 25th in the field with a mark of 0.832 (he finished 26th in that tournament).
- McCarthy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the WM Phoenix Open (February 2024), ranking 26th in the field with a mark of 2.385.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McCarthy's best mark this season was at the WM Phoenix Open in February 2024, as he ranked ninth in the field with a mark of 2.916.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, McCarthy recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 8.150, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him second in the field (he finished 24th in that event).
- McCarthy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (4.751) at the Sony Open in Hawaii (which ranked him 24th in the field). In that tournament, he finished 24th.
McCarthy's Strokes Gained Rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 149 | -0.344 | -0.932 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 104 | -0.013 | -0.308 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 61 | 0.175 | 0.848 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 41 | 0.418 | 2.043 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 84 | 0.236 | 1.652 |
McCarthy's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 13 | 68-72-69-72 | -7 | 61 |
| March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 19 | 72-69-72-70 | -1 | 40 |
| April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 25 | 71-66-69-69 | -9 | 33 |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 8 | 71-67-71-66 | -9 | 73 |
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 29 | 75-70-72-68 | +5 | 26 |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-71 | +2 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 2 | 71-72-68-70 | -27 | 315 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 20 | 71-67-73-70 | +1 | 44 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 7 | 60-65-70-67 | -18 | 88 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 6 | 68-64-66-70 | -16 | 81 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 76-78 | +12 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 71-68 | -1 | -- |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 66 | 67-73-70-74 | +4 | 14 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 10 | 69-69-65-70 | -7 | 262 |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 5 | 65-67-66-65 | -19 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 43 | 70-69-71-67 | -15 | 18 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 24 | 68-70-66-66 | -10 | 33 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 26 | 68-70-70 | -8 | 60 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | 22 | 72-68-66-69 | -9 | 37 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 39 | 69-74-68-72 | -1 | 20 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 69-72 | -1 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for McCarthy as of the start of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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