Denny McCarthy Betting Profile: WM Phoenix Open
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Denny McCarthy hits the links in the 2024 WM Phoenix Open February 8-11 coming off a 26th-place finish in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in his most recent tournament.
The WM Phoenix Open Tournament & Course Info
- Date: February 8-11, 2024
- Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
- Course: TPC Scottsdale
- Par: 71 / 7,261 yards
- Purse: $8.8M
- Previous Winner: Scottie Scheffler
At the WM Phoenix Open
- McCarthy's average finish has been 59th, and his average score E, over his last four appearances at the WM Phoenix Open.
- McCarthy last participated in the WM Phoenix Open in 2023, missing the cut with a score of +5.
- Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 2.74 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (18th in field), 9.588 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 4.157 in SG: Putting (13th).
- En route to his victory last year, Scheffler posted an average driving distance of 317.1 (26th in field), hit 77.78% of greens in regulation (third), and took 28 putts per round (12th).
McCarthy's Recent Performances
- Over his last five events, McCarthy has one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- Over his last five events, McCarthy has finished in the top 10 twice.
- In his last five events, his average score has been -12.
- In terms of driving distance, Denny McCarthy has averaged 283.8 yards in his past five starts.
- McCarthy has an average of 2.292 Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- McCarthy is averaging 2.208 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
McCarthy's Advanced Stats and Rankings
- McCarthy had a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.035 last season, which ranked 90th on TOUR. Meanwhile his average driving distance (295.5 yards) ranked 143rd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, McCarthy ranked 85th on TOUR with a mark of 0.102.
- On the greens, McCarthy's 0.724 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranked third last season, while he averaged 28.33 putts per round (23rd).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Last 5 Starts | Overall |
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Average Driving Distance | 143 | 295.5 | 283.8 |
Greens in Regulation % | 101 | 66.94% | 74.27% |
Putts Per Round | 23 | 28.33 | 28.4 |
Par Breakers | 84 | 22.11% | 26.61% |
Bogey Avoidance | 21 | 12.44% | 7.31% |
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 tournaments, he made the cut on 24 occasions.
- Last season McCarthy's best performance came at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. He shot -27 and finished second in that event.
- McCarthy's 1179 points last season placed him 27th in the FedExCup standings.
McCarthy's Best Strokes Gained Performances
- Last season McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at THE PLAYERS Championship in March 2023, as he posted a 3.624 mark, which ranked him 12th in the field. He finished 13th in that tournament.
- McCarthy's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort last season came at the Valspar Championship, where he ranked ninth in the field with a mark of 4.256 (he finished 19th in that tournament).
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McCarthy's best performance last season was in April 2023 at the RBC Heritage, where he ranked third in the field with a mark of 5.198. He finished 25th in that tournament.
- At the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday in June 2023, McCarthy recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season (11.279), which ranked No. 1 in the field.
- McCarthy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (13.176) in June 2023 at the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday, which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished second in that tournament.
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 | -1.205 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 85 | 0.102 | 0.818 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 58 | 0.143 | 0.297 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 3 | 0.724 | 2.292 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 18 | 1.004 | 2.208 |
McCarthy's Past Results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
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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 | -- |
January 4-7 | The Sentry | 43 | 70-69-71-67 | -15 | 18 |
January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 24 | 68-70-66-66 | -10 | 33 |
February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 26 | 68-70-70 | -8 | 60 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McCarthy as of the start of the WM Phoenix Open.
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