Maverick McNealy betting profile: Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By Mastercard
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After he placed 73rd in this tournament in 2022, Maverick McNealy has a different result in mind as he enters play in the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in Orlando, Florida, USA, March 6-9.
The Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard tournament and course info
- Date: March 6-9, 2025
- Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
- Course: Arnold Palmer's Bay Hill Club & Lodge
- Par: 72 / 7,466 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
- Over his last three trips to the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, McNealy has an average score of 9-over, with an average finish of 61st.
- In McNealy's most recent appearance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, in 2022, he finished 73rd after posting a score of 14-over.
- When Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2024, he had 5.097 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in the field), 3.262 SG: Approach the Green (12th), and 4.348 SG: Putting (fifth).
- In addition, Scheffler's average driving distance was 291.9 (37th in field), he hit 69.44% of greens in regulation (second), and he averaged 27 putts per round (sixth).
McNealy's recent history at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
---|---|---|---|
3/3/2022 | 73 | 73-74-76-79 | +14 |
3/4/2021 | 49 | 71-72-72-77 | +4 |
3/5/2020 | MC | 73-75 | +4 |
McNealy's recent performances
- Over his last five events, McNealy has one top-five finish and two top-10 finishes.
- McNealy has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five appearances. Over that same span, he's 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.
- Off the tee, Maverick McNealy has averaged 309.7 yards in his past five tournaments.
- McNealy is averaging 2.707 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, McNealy is averaging 4.569 Strokes Gained: Total.
McNealy's advanced stats and rankings
- McNealy has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.175 this season (71st on TOUR). His average driving distance (305.8 yards) ranks 67th, while his 54.7% driving accuracy average ranks 142nd.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, McNealy ranks 13th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.780. Additionally, he ranks 44th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 71.76%.
- On the greens, McNealy's 0.591 Strokes Gained: Putting mark places him 20th on TOUR this season, and his 29.29 putts-per-round average ranks 132nd. He has broken par 27.08% of the time (18th).
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Driving Distance | 67 | 305.8 | 309.7 |
Greens in Regulation % | 44 | 71.76% | 68.61% |
Putts Per Round | 132 | 29.29 | 29.2 |
Par Breakers | 18 | 27.08% | 25.00% |
Bogey Avoidance | 68 | 12.27% | 13.61% |
McNealy's best finishes
- Although McNealy has not won any of the six tournaments he has participated in this season, he has earned one top-five finish and three top-10 finishes.
- In those six events, he made the cut six times, a success rate of 100%.
- McNealy, who has 664 points, currently sits seventh in the FedExCup standings.
McNealy's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, McNealy's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at The Sentry in January 2025, as he ranked fifth in the field with a mark of 3.699.
- McNealy delivered his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance this season at The Genesis Invitational, ranking second in the field at 6.550. In that event, he finished second.
- When it comes to Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, McNealy delivered his best mark this season at the Farmers Insurance Open, ranking 23rd in the field at 1.131. In that tournament, he finished 52nd.
- At The Genesis Invitational in February 2025, McNealy delivered a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 8.375 (his best mark this season), which ranked No. 1 in the field. He finished second in that tournament.
- McNealy posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (11.311) at The Genesis Invitational in February 2025. That ranked second in the field.
McNealy's Strokes Gained rankings
Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
---|---|---|---|
Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 71 | 0.175 | 0.046 |
Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 13 | 0.780 | 2.660 |
Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 154 | -0.292 | -0.845 |
Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 20 | 0.591 | 2.707 |
Average Strokes Gained: Total | 14 | 1.253 | 4.569 |
McNealy's past results
Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | 9 | 67-68-68-72 | -13 | 188 |
March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 45 | 69-71-71-72 | -1 | 10 |
April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 58 | 71-74-74-70 | +1 | 4 |
April 25-28 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | MC | 66-72 | -69 | -- |
May 2-5 | THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson | 41 | 67-67-68-69 | -13 | 12 |
May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 23 | 66-72-69-67 | -10 | 80 |
May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 17 | 70-72-70-66 | -2 | 45 |
May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 7 | 74-65-66-65 | -10 | 85 |
June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 44 | 73-66-71-70 | -8 | 10 |
July 4-7 | John Deere Classic | MC | 67-75 | E | -- |
July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 71-81 | +10 | -- |
July 25-28 | 3M Open | 3 | 70-66-63-70 | -15 | 163 |
August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | 45 | 67-68-69-71 | -5 | 10 |
August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 12 | 70-68-69-64 | -9 | 237 |
September 12-15 | Procore Championship | MC | 75-73 | +4 | -- |
October 3-6 | Sanderson Farms Championship | MC | 69-71 | -4 | -- |
October 17-20 | Shriners Children's Open | 16 | 69-70-67-64 | -14 | -- |
October 24-26 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | W/D | 71 | +1 | -- |
November 7-10 | World Wide Technology Championship | 6 | 69-66-67-69 | -17 | -- |
November 14-17 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 17 | 70-67-70-67 | -10 | -- |
November 21-24 | The RSM Classic | 1 | 62-70-66-68 | -16 | -- |
January 2-5 | The Sentry | 8 | 68-64-69-68 | -23 | 155 |
January 9-12 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 45 | 69-66-65-73 | -7 | 9 |
January 22-25 | Farmers Insurance Open | 52 | 70-73-73-77 | +5 | 7 |
January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 40 | 68-71-73-68 | -8 | 18 |
February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 9 | 70-68-63-69 | -14 | 75 |
February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 2 | 75-70-68-64 | -11 | 400 |
All stats in this article are accurate for McNealy as of the start of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard.
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