May 8, 2024
Denny McCarthy betting profile: Wells Fargo Championship
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Denny McCarthy looks to improve upon his eighth-place finish in 2023's tournament when he begins play in the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club May 9-12.
Latest odds for McCarthy at the Wells Fargo Championship.
The Wells Fargo Championship tournament and course info
- Date: May 9-12, 2024
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Course: Quail Hollow Club
- Par: 71 / 7,558 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Wyndham Clark
At the Wells Fargo Championship
- Over his last five trips to the Wells Fargo Championship, McCarthy has an average score of -4, with an average finish of 17th.
- In McCarthy's most recent appearance at the Wells Fargo Championship, in 2023, he finished eighth after posting a score of -9.
- With numbers of 2.766 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (11th in field), 8.202 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 7.461 in SG: Putting (third), Wyndham Clark won this tournament in 2023.
- In addition, Clark's average driving distance was 321.1 (19th in field), he hit % of greens in regulation (), and he averaged 28.25 putts per round (21st).
McCarthy's recent history at the Wells Fargo Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/4/2023 | 8 | 71-67-71-66 | -9 |
| 5/5/2022 | 25 | 65-69-74-73 | +1 |
| 5/6/2021 | MC | 77-75 | +10 |
| 5/2/2019 | MC | 72-72 | +2 |
McCarthy's recent performances
- McCarthy has finished in the top five once over his last five events.
- McCarthy has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in two of his last five appearances, including one finish within three strokes of the leader.
- He has an average score of -8 across his last five events.
- In terms of driving distance, Denny McCarthy has averaged 287.8 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, McCarthy is averaging 4.359 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- McCarthy is averaging 5.795 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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McCarthy's advanced stats and rankings
- McCarthy has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.361 this season (155th on TOUR). His average driving distance (286.3 yards) ranks 168th, while his 67.2% driving accuracy average ranks 45th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McCarthy ranks 85th on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.064, while he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, McCarthy has delivered a 0.717 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him seventh on TOUR. In addition, he ranks first with a putts-per-round average of , and he ranks first by breaking par % of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 168 | 286.3 | 287.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 57.22% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 26.5 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 21.94% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 10.56% |
McCarthy's best finishes
- While McCarthy has not won any of the 11 tournaments he has played this season, he has earned one top-five finish.
- In those 11 tournaments, he had a 90.9% success rate in terms of making the cut (10 cuts made).
- Currently, McCarthy has 567 points, placing him 49th in the FedExCup standings.
McCarthy's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance 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 event).
- McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Valero Texas Open, where his 5.606 mark ranked seventh in the field.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McCarthy's best effort this season was at the Valero Texas Open, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 7.960 (he finished second in that event).
- 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 tournament).
- McCarthy posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (21.154) at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024. That ranked No. 1 in the field.
McCarthy's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 155 | -0.361 | -1.533 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 85 | 0.064 | 0.643 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 18 | 0.355 | 2.322 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 7 | 0.717 | 4.359 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 28 | 0.775 | 5.795 |
McCarthy's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | -- |
| 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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McCarthy as of the start of the Wells Fargo Championship.
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