Denny McCarthy betting profile:
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CROMWELL, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 20: Denny McCarthy of the United States plays his shot from the sixth tee during the first round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 20, 2024 in Cromwell, Connecticut. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
Denny McCarthy looks to improve upon his sixth-place finish in 2023's tournament when he begins play in the 2024 at TPC Deere Run July 4-7.
The tournament and course info
- Date: July 4-7, 2024
- Location: Silvis, Illinois, USA
- Course: TPC Deere Run
- Par: 71 / 7,289 yards
- Purse: $8M
- Previous winner: Sepp Straka
At the
- In his last five appearances at the , McCarthy has an average finish of 15th, and an average score of 14-under.
- McCarthy finished sixth (with a score of 16-under) in his most recent appearance at the (in 2023).
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Sepp Straka posted numbers of 3.33 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (sixth in field), 3.324 in SG: Approach the Green (19th), and 6.771 in SG: Putting (fourth).
- Straka's average driving distance was 307.6 (31st in field), he hit 84.72% of greens in regulation (first), with 28.25 putts per round (15th) en route to his win last year.
McCarthy's recent history at the
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/6/2023 | 6 | 68-64-66-70 | -16 |
| 6/30/2022 | 6 | 66-65-66-71 | -16 |
| 7/8/2021 | MC | 70-71 | -1 |
| 7/11/2019 | MC | 66-74 | -2 |
| 7/12/2018 | 34 | 65-69-66-73 | -11 |
McCarthy's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, McCarthy has an average finish of 32nd.
- McCarthy has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has an average score relative to par of 1-over in his last five tournaments.
- Denny McCarthy has averaged 292.9 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- McCarthy is averaging 3.014 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- McCarthy is averaging 0.932 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
McCarthy's advanced stats and rankings
- McCarthy has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.344 this season, which ranks 146th on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (289.1 yards) ranks 155th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McCarthy ranks 104th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of -0.043. Additionally, he ranks 165th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 60.93%.
- On the greens, McCarthy has registered a 0.789 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him second on TOUR. In addition, he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of 27.60, and he ranks 145th by breaking par 21.60% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 155 | 289.1 | 292.9 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 165 | 60.93% | 58.64% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 27.60 | 28.5 |
| Par Breakers | 145 | 21.60% | 17.59% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 7 | 11.99% | 14.81% |
McCarthy's best finishes
- Although McCarthy hasn't won any of the 17 tournaments he has played this season, he has collected one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- In those 17 events, he made the cut 15 times, a success rate of 88.2%.
- Currently, McCarthy sits 43rd in the FedExCup standings with 944 points.
McCarthy's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Charles Schwab Challenge, where he ranked 31st in the field with a mark of 1.033 (he finished 24th in that tournament).
- McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season came at the Valero Texas Open, where he ranked seventh in the field with a mark of 5.606 (he finished second in that event).
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McCarthy's best mark this season was at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 7.960.
- At the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2024, McCarthy recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (8.150). That ranked second in the field.
- McCarthy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (21.154) in April 2024 at the Valero Texas Open, which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished second in that tournament.
McCarthy's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 146 | -0.344 | -1.415 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 104 | -0.043 | -0.820 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 20 | 0.295 | 0.152 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 2 | 0.789 | 3.014 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 32 | 0.698 | 0.932 |
McCarthy's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- |
| December 8-10 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 4 | 57-71-65 | E | -- |
| 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 | -- |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 48 | 72-74-72-74 | +4 | 14 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 35 | 71-71-71-69 | -6 | 22 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 2 | 68-70-67-63 | -39 | 300 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 45 | 74-74-79-70 | +9 | 15 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 28 | 69-70-66-71 | -8 | 50 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 6 | 70-71-69-69 | -5 | 263 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 73-73 | +4 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 24 | 70-66-70-73 | -1 | 32 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 39 | 76-70-73-76 | +7 | 21 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 32 | 75-67-72-73 | +7 | 27 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 31 | 67-67-69-67 | -10 | 35 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McCarthy as of the start of the .
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