Maverick McNealy

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: Top 50 from 2019 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2019-20)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR: 2020

National Teams

• 2015, 2017 Arnold Palmer Cup
• 2015, 2017 Walker Cup
• 2016 Eisenhower Trophy

Personal

• Graduated from Stanford in 2017 with a degree in Management Science & Engineering.
• Has three brothers, Dakota, Colt and Scout, who also play golf. The four sons are named after American cars because their grandfather worked in the Detroit auto industry: Ford Maverick, Dodge Dakota, Dodge Colt, Jeep Scout.
• He and his brothers all shared a room growing up.
• Alongside his three brothers, grew up playing ice hockey. Played more hockey than golf until graduating high school and deciding to pursue on one sport.
• Since high school, has worked with Curriki, a non-profit whose mission is to make high-quality education free and accessible for everyone. In 2019, launched "Birdies for Education" and donated $20 for every birdie, a figure matched by his sponsors.
• Father, Scott, is an American businessman who co-founded tech company, Sun Microsystems. Mom, Susan, graduated from Stanford where Scott earned his MBA.

Special Interests

• Ice hockey

Career Highlights

2019 Season

Earned PGA TOUR membership by finishing No. 23 on the Korn Ferry Tour Regular Season points list and entered the 2019-20 season 44th in the final priority ranking. Compiled three top-10 results and made 16 cuts in 22 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour. Made one cut (T63/Safeway Open) in two starts on the PGA TOUR.

• Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae: Carded four rounds in the 60s to finish solo-third at 15-under at the Ellie Mae Classic at TPC Stonebrae, his third top-10 of the season.
• LECOM Health Challenge: Carded four rounds in the 60s to finish T9 at 17-under at the LECOM Health Challenge.
• LECOM Suncoast Classic: Carded four rounds in the 60s, including a final-round 65, to finish runner-up at the LECOM Suncoast Classic. He was a co-leader after the second round, marking the sixth time he has led / co-led a round on the Korn Ferry Tour.

2018 Season

Finished the season at No. 65 on the Regular Season money list. Recorded two top-10 finishes in 18 starts, highlighted by a T3 at the United Leasing & Finance Championship. Finished T110 in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

• Rust-Oleum Championship: Held the 36-hole lead at the Rust-Oleum Championship. Carded a third-round 73 and fell four back. Rebounded on Sunday with a 69 for a T6.
• United Leasing & Finance Championship: Took the 18-hole lead at the United Leasing & Finance Championship with an opening-round 8-under 64. Retained the lead through Sunday afternoon. Closed with a 2-over 74 to finish T3, picking up the first top-10 of his Tour career.
• El Bosque Mexico Championship by Innova: In his first event on the Korn Ferry Tour, held a share of the 18-hole lead at the El Bosque Mexico Championship by Innova. Finished the week T48.

Amateur Highlights

• Three-time, first-team All-American, '15 Haskins award, '15 Nicklaus award, '17 Byron Nelson award, '17 Ben Hogan award. Eleven collegiate victories, second-lowest single-season scoring average in NCAA history.
• Tied the Stanford University record for lowest 18-hole score (61).
• 2015 Haskins Award winner.
• Member of the 2015 and 2017 U.S. Palmer Cup teams.
• Member of the 2015 and 2017 U.S. Walker Cup teams.
• Represented the USA in 2016 for the Eisenhower Trophy.
• Won 12 events while in college.