Denny McCarthy Betting Profile: Sony Open in Hawaii
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Last competition at The Sentry in Kapalua, Hawaii, Denny McCarthy carded a 43rd-place finish, and he enters the 2024 Sony Open in Hawaii trying to improve on that finish.
The Sony Open in Hawaii Tournament & Course Info
- Date: January 11-14, 2024
- Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
- Course: Waialae Country Club
- Par: 70 / 7,044 yards
- Purse: $8.3M
- Previous Winner: Si Woo Kim
At the Sony Open in Hawaii
- McCarthy's average finish has been 40th, and his average score -9, over his last two appearances at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
- In 2023, McCarthy finished 32nd (with a score of -9) in his most recent appearance at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Si Woo Kim posted numbers of 1.141 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (29th in field), 8.25 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 0.899 in SG: Putting (38th).
- Kim averaged 313.9 yards off the tee (26th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of 83.33% (second), and attempted 29.25 putts per round (30th) in that victory a year ago.
McCarthy's Recent Performances
- McCarthy has finished in the top 10 twice over his last five events, finishing as high as the top five in one of those outings.
- McCarthy has finished with a better-than-average score in two of his last five tournaments.
- He has carded an average score of -9 over his last five events.
- Off the tee, Denny McCarthy has averaged 290.5 yards in his past five tournaments.
- McCarthy has an average of 0.002 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- McCarthy is averaging -1.007 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
McCarthy's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- McCarthy delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.035 last season (90th on TOUR). His average driving distance (295.5 yards) ranked 143rd, while his 61.5% driving accuracy average ranked 72nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, McCarthy ranked 85th on TOUR with an average of 0.102 per round. Additionally, he ranked 101st with a Greens in Regulation mark of 66.94%.
- On the greens, McCarthy's 0.724 Strokes Gained: Putting mark placed him third on TOUR last season, and his 28.33 putts-per-round average ranked 23rd. He broke par 22.11% of the time (84th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 143 | 295.5 | 290.5 |
Greens in Regulation % | 101 | 66.94% | 72.53% |
Putts Per Round | 23 | 28.33 | 28.6 |
Par Breakers | 84 | 22.11% | 23.15% |
Bogey Avoidance | 21 | 12.44% | 9.57% |
Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.
McCarthy's Best Finishes
- McCarthy teed off in 30 tournaments last season, securing five finishes in the top five and collecting 10 top-10 finishes.
- In those 30 events, he made the cut 24 times (80%).
- Last season McCarthy's best performance came when he shot -27 and finished second at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday.
- With 1179 points last season, McCarthy ranked 27th in the FedExCup standings.
McCarthy's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at THE PLAYERS Championship, where his 3.624 mark ranked 12th in the field.
- McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Approach performance last season came at the Valspar Championship in March 2023, as he delivered a 4.256 mark, which ranked him ninth in the field. He finished 19th in that tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McCarthy's best mark last season was at the RBC Heritage in April 2023, as he ranked third in the field with a mark of 5.198.
- At the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in June 2023, McCarthy delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 11.279 (his best mark last season), which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished second in that event.
- McCarthy posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (13.176) at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (June 2023), which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished second in that event.
McCarthy's Strokes Gained Rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
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Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 90 | 0.035 | -1.208 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 85 | 0.102 | 0.208 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 58 | 0.143 | 0.659 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 3 | 0.724 | 0.002 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 18 | 1.004 | -1.007 |
Stats in the table above cover last FedExCup season.
McCarthy's Results Last Season
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 15-18 | Fortinet Championship | 25 | 71-70-69-71 | -7 | 28 |
September 29 - October 2 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 39 | 71-68-71-71 | -7 | 15 |
October 6-9 | Shriners Children's Open | MC | 71-69 | -2 | -- |
October 20-23 | THE CJ CUP in South Carolina | 37 | 68-73-70-70 | -3 | 18 |
October 27-30 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 6 | 63-69-69-67 | -16 | 95 |
November 10-13 | Cadence Bank Houston Open | 53 | 67-72-70-75 | +4 | 6 |
November 17-20 | The RSM Classic | 46 | 66-70-68-71 | -7 | 9 |
December 9-11 | QBE Shootout | 5 | 60-67-62 | E | -- |
January 12-15 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 32 | 65-68-68-70 | -9 | 20 |
January 19-22 | The American Express | 50 | 65-71-68-70 | -14 | 8 |
February 2-5 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 4 | 69-69-71-64 | -14 | 115 |
February 9-12 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 75-72 | +5 | -- |
February 16-19 | The Genesis Invitational | 14 | 71-71-64-71 | -7 | 58 |
February 23-26 | The Honda Classic | MC | 75-69 | +4 | -- |
March 9-12 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 13 | 68-72-69-72 | -7 | 61 |
March 16-19 | Valspar Championship | 19 | 72-69-72-70 | -1 | 40 |
April 13-16 | RBC Heritage | 25 | 71-66-69-69 | -9 | 33 |
May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 8 | 71-67-71-66 | -9 | 73 |
May 18-21 | PGA Championship | 29 | 75-70-72-68 | +5 | 26 |
May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 71-71 | +2 | -- |
June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 2 | 71-72-68-70 | -27 | 315 |
June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 20 | 71-67-73-70 | +1 | 44 |
June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 7 | 60-65-70-67 | -18 | 88 |
July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 6 | 68-64-66-70 | -16 | 81 |
July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 76-78 | +12 | -- |
August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 71-68 | -1 | -- |
August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 66 | 67-73-70-74 | +4 | 14 |
August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 10 | 69-69-65-70 | -7 | 262 |
November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 5 | 65-67-66-65 | -19 | -- |
All stats in this article are accurate for McCarthy as of the start of the Sony Open in Hawaii.
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