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Denny McCarthy betting profile: Sony Open In Hawaii
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Denny McCarthy enters play Jan. 9-12 in the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club following a 46th-place finish in The Sentry his last time in competition.
Latest odds for McCarthy at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
The Sony Open in Hawaii tournament and course info
- Date: Jan. 9-12, 2025
- Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
- Course: Waialae Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,044 yards
- Purse: $8.7M
- Previous winner: Grayson Murray
At the Sony Open in Hawaii
- McCarthy's average finish has been 35th, and his average score 9-under, over his last three appearances at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
- McCarthy last played at the Sony Open in Hawaii in 2024, finishing 24th with a score of 10-under.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2024, Grayson Murray posted numbers of 5.093 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 1.854 in SG: Approach the Green (31st), and 2.804 in SG: Putting (29th).
- Murray averaged 310.5 yards off the tee (17th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 79.17% (second), and attempted 28.75 putts per round (31st) in that victory a year ago.
McCarthy's recent history at the Sony Open in Hawaii
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/11/2024 | 24 | 68-70-66-66 | -10 |
| 1/12/2023 | 32 | 65-68-68-70 | -9 |
| 1/13/2022 | 48 | 71-64-71-66 | -8 |
McCarthy's recent performances
- McCarthy has finished in the top 10 in one of his last five appearances.
- Over his last five events, McCarthy has finished in the top 10 once.
- He has finished with an average score of -8 those five times he's made the cut.
- Denny McCarthy has averaged 292.8 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, McCarthy is averaging 1.009 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- McCarthy is averaging 1.743 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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McCarthy's advanced stats and rankings
- McCarthy posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.324 (155th) last season, while his average driving distance of 290.6 yards ranked 167th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, McCarthy ranked 111th on TOUR, posting an average mark of -0.017, while he ranked 175th with a Greens in Regulation rate of 62.64%.
- On the greens, McCarthy's 0.699 Strokes Gained: Putting mark placed him fourth on TOUR last season, and his 27.86 putts-per-round average ranked fourth. He broke par 21.97% of the time (161st).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 167 | 290.6 | 292.8 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 175 | 62.64% | 72.78% |
| Putts Per Round | 4 | 27.86 | 29.1 |
| Par Breakers | 161 | 21.97% | 24.44% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 12 | 12.20% | 9.44% |
McCarthy's best finishes
- McCarthy last season took part in 24 tournaments, earning one top-five finish and collecting four finishes in the top 10.
- In those 24 events, he made the cut 20 times (83.3%).
- Last season McCarthy's best performance came when he shot 39-under and finished second at the Valero Texas Open.
- McCarthy placed 45th in the FedExCup standings with 1045 points last season.
McCarthy's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came in May 2024 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 delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season at the Valero Texas Open, ranking seventh in the field at 5.606. In that event, he finished second.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McCarthy's best performance last season was in April 2024 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 posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season -- 8.150, which ranked him second in the field. He finished 24th in that event.
- McCarthy recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (21.154) at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, a performance that ranked him 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 | -0.324 | -0.792 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 111 | -0.017 | 0.558 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 14 | 0.358 | 0.968 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 4 | 0.699 | 1.009 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 33 | 0.716 | 1.743 |
McCarthy's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | 7 | 64-66-69-64 | -21 | 80 |
| July 11-13 | Genesis Scottish Open | MC | 73-74 | +7 | -- |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-78 | +9 | -- |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 33 | 68-68-70-66 | -8 | 21 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 9 | 66-63-72-68 | -11 | 320 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 26 | 71-74-69-72 | -2 | 133 |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 25 | 69-70-68-66 | -9 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 46 | 73-66-71-70 | -12 | 15 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McCarthy as of the start of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
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