Matt McCarty betting profile: Sony Open In Hawaii
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Matt McCarty enters the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii Jan. 9-12 coming off a 53rd-place finish in The Sentry in his last tournament.
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
- McCarty is playing at the Sony Open in Hawaii for the first time in the past five years.
- Grayson Murray finished with 5.093 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 1.854 SG: Approach the Green (31st), and 2.804 SG: Putting (29th) en route to winning this tournament in 2024.
- En route to his victory last year, Murray posted an average driving distance of 310.5 (17th in field), hit 79.17% of greens in regulation (second), and took 28.75 putts per round (31st).
McCarty's recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, McCarty has finished first once.
- Out of the last five tournaments he's entered, he made the cut three times.
- McCarty has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in one of his last five tournaments, including one finish within three strokes of the leader.
- He has an average score relative to par of 13-under in his last five appearances.
- Matt McCarty has averaged 295.2 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, McCarty is averaging -0.022 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- McCarty is averaging -0.254 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
McCarty's advanced stats and rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | - | 304.2 | 295.2 |
| Greens in Regulation % | - | 73.15% | 73.96% |
| Putts Per Round | - | 29.08 | 29.6 |
| Par Breakers | - | 25.46% | 24.65% |
| Bogey Avoidance | - | 12.50% | 11.46% |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
McCarty's best finishes
- McCarty last season took part in four tournaments, picking up one win.
- In those four tournaments, he had a 50% success rate in terms of making the cut (two cuts made).
- Last season McCarty's best performance came at the Black Desert Championship, where he took home the title with a score of 23-under.
McCarty's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season McCarty's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the Black Desert Championship in October 2024, as he ranked eighth in the field with a mark of 3.727.
- McCarty's best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season came at the Black Desert Championship in October 2024, as he ranked 24th in the field with a mark of 2.151.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McCarty's best performance last season was at the Black Desert Championship, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 2.662 (he finished first in that tournament).
- At the Black Desert Championship in October 2024, McCarty posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 6.584 (his best mark last season), which ranked sixth in the field. He finished in that event.
- McCarty delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (15.125) at the Black Desert Championship (October 2024), which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that event.
McCarty's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | - | - | 0.946 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | - | - | -1.089 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | - | - | -0.090 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | - | - | -0.022 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | - | - | -0.254 |
A dash represents a stat in which a player has not played a qualifying number of rounds this FedExCup season.
McCarty's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 63 | 66-71-71-72 | -8 | -- |
| October 10-13 | Black Desert Championship | 1 | 62-68-64-67 | -23 | -- |
| October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 71-73 | +2 | -- |
| November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | MC | 71-75 | +4 | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 53 | 74-67-71-72 | -8 | 11 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McCarty as of the start of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
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