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Denny McCarthy betting profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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Denny McCarthy enters play March 13-16 in the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) following an 18th-place finish in the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard his last time in competition.
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THE PLAYERS Championship tournament and course info
- Date: March 13-16, 2025
- Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA
- Course: TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course)
- Par: 72 / 7,352 yards
- Purse: $25M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At THE PLAYERS Championship
- McCarthy's average finish has been 41st, and his average score 3-under, over his last five appearances at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- In McCarthy's most recent appearance at THE PLAYERS Championship, in 2024, he finished 35th after posting a score of 6-under.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2024, Scottie Scheffler posted numbers of 6.477 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 6.326 in SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.228 in SG: Putting (37th).
- Scheffler also posted numbers of 299.1 in average driving distance (14th in field), 76.39% in terms of greens in regulation (third), and 28 putts per round (25th).
McCarthy's recent history at THE PLAYERS Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3/14/2024 | 35 | 71-71-71-69 | -6 |
| 3/9/2023 | 13 | 68-72-69-72 | -7 |
| 3/10/2022 | 60 | 70-76-73-72 | +3 |
| 3/11/2021 | 55 | 69-69-75-75 | E |
| 3/14/2019 | 41 | 69-72-72-71 | -4 |
McCarthy's recent performances
- Over his last five appearances, McCarthy has finished in the top five once.
- Over his last five events, McCarthy has finished within five shots of the leader one time and finished with a better-than-average score three times.
- He has an average score relative to par of 7-under in his last five tournaments.
- Denny McCarthy has averaged 299.0 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- McCarthy is averaging 2.366 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- McCarthy is averaging 3.437 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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McCarthy's advanced stats and rankings
- McCarthy's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.180 ranks 137th on TOUR this season, and his 60.4% driving accuracy average ranks 71st.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McCarthy ranks 31st on TOUR with a mark of 0.453.
- On the greens, McCarthy has registered a 0.439 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 33rd on TOUR, while he ranks 99th with a putts-per-round average of 28.89. He has broken par 23.02% of the time (109th on TOUR).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 136 | 297.3 | 299.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 53 | 70.24% | 67.50% |
| Putts Per Round | 99 | 28.89 | 28.8 |
| Par Breakers | 109 | 23.02% | 21.11% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 28 | 10.91% | 12.22% |
McCarthy's best finishes
- McCarthy has participated in seven tournaments this season, and he has come away with one top-five finish.
- In those seven tournaments, he made the cut on seven occasions.
- McCarthy, who has 445 points, currently ranks 26th in the FedExCup standings.
McCarthy's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, McCarthy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (January 2025), ranking 12th in the field at 2.206.
- McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2025, as he posted a 4.336 mark, which ranked him 10th in the field. He finished 16th in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McCarthy's best effort this season was at The Genesis Invitational, where he ranked eighth in the field with a mark of 2.789 (he finished fifth in that tournament).
- At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in March 2025, McCarthy posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (7.101). That ranked second in the field.
- McCarthy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (8.311) at The Genesis Invitational (February 2025), which ranked him fifth in the field. He finished fifth in that event.
McCarthy's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 137 | -0.180 | -0.403 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 31 | 0.453 | 1.911 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 113 | -0.074 | -0.436 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 33 | 0.439 | 2.366 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 43 | 0.638 | 3.437 |
McCarthy's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 16 | 64-66-71-68 | -11 | 49 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 71-70-70-72 | -5 | 8 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 16 | 72-64-68-69 | -11 | 49 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 5 | 68-70-71-71 | -8 | 250 |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 48 | 67-70-71-69 | -7 | 8 |
| March 6-9 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 18 | 73-73-73-67 | -2 | 65 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McCarthy as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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