Matt McCarty betting profile: THE PLAYERS Championship
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 27: Matt McCarty of the United States plays his shot from the fourth tee during the first round of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches 2025 at PGA National Resort And Spa on February 27, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Matt McCarty hits the links March 13-16 in the 2025 THE PLAYERS Championship at TPC Sawgrass (THE PLAYERS Stadium Course) after a 48th-place finish in the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, which was his most recent tournament.
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
- In the past five years, this is McCarty's first time playing at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- When Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2024, he had 6.477 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 6.326 SG: Approach the Green (seventh), and 1.228 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).
McCarty's recent performances
- In his last five tournaments, McCarty has an average finish of 56th.
- He has made two cuts over his last five tournaments.
- McCarty has not been in the hunt in any recent tournaments, as he's not posted a score better than the field average or finished within five shots of the leader in any of his last five appearances.
- In his last five tournaments, his average score has been 6-under.
- Matt McCarty has averaged 296.4 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- McCarty has an average of 2.255 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, McCarty has an average of -0.709 in his past five tournaments.
McCarty's advanced stats and rankings
- McCarty has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of -0.231, which ranks 144th on TOUR this season. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (295.2 yards) ranks 155th, and his 64% driving accuracy average ranks 36th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McCarty ranks 159th on TOUR, putting up an average of -0.561, while he ranks 82nd with a Greens in Regulation mark of 69.32%.
- On the greens, McCarty has delivered a 0.337 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 47th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 88th with a putts-per-round average of 28.83, and he ranks 119th by breaking par 22.22% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 155 | 295.2 | 296.4 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 82 | 69.32% | 66.67% |
| Putts Per Round | 88 | 28.83 | 28.1 |
| Par Breakers | 119 | 22.22% | 22.59% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 77 | 12.56% | 12.96% |
McCarty's best finishes
- McCarty has participated in seven tournaments this season, with zero top-10 finishes.
- In those seven tournaments, he had a 57.1% success rate in terms of making the cut (four cuts made).
- As of now, McCarty has collected 27 points, which ranks him 162nd in the FedExCup standings.
McCarty's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, McCarty's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at The Sentry, where he ranked 35th in the field with a mark of 0.244 (he finished 53rd in that tournament).
- McCarty's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came at the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches, where his 1.377 mark ranked 35th in the field.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McCarty's best performance this season was in January 2025 at The American Express, where he ranked in the field with a mark of 0.035. He missed the cut in that event.
- At the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld in February 2025, McCarty recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (7.739), which ranked fourth in the field.
- McCarty posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (2.231) in January 2025 at The American Express. That ranked in the field.
McCarty's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 144 | -0.231 | -0.848 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 159 | -0.561 | -1.383 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 151 | -0.239 | -0.732 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 47 | 0.337 | 2.255 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 149 | -0.693 | -0.709 |
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 |
| January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 65 | 69-66-69-72 | -4 | 4 |
| January 16-19 | The American Express | MC | 70-69-71 | -6 | -- |
| January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | MC | 72-75 | +3 | -- |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 72-73 | +3 | -- |
| February 20-23 | Mexico Open at VidantaWorld | 63 | 67-68-75-70 | -4 | 4 |
| February 27 - March 2 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 48 | 69-68-70-70 | -7 | 8 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McCarty as of the start of THE PLAYERS Championship.
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