Matthew McCarty - Golf News, Rumors, & Updates

Tied for ninth at Cadillac Championship McCarty recorded a nine-under cumulative score at the Cadillac Championship to finish tied for ninth.

Impact McCarty went under par in all four rounds at Trump National Doral, but he was inconsistent from day-to-day. His 21 made birdies were tied for second most in the tournament, but he also ranked T68 in the field with 14 bogeys. McCarty also finished third in SG: Approach (plus-5.70 strokes gained) and T21 in driving accuracy. It was his second top-10 finish of the season and his best performance since his T2 at The American Express. McCarty will tee off next week at the Truist Championship.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Jumps to T12 at RBC Heritage McCarty fired a three-under 68 in the final round of the RBC Heritage to finish in a four-way share of 12th.

Impact McCarty made his biggest move up the leaderboard Saturday, when he finished with a five-under 66 score with six birdies and one bogey. He gained 2.78 strokes off the tee to rank 10th in the tournament in that category while finishing T8 in driving accuracy and T12 in birdies made. It was a nice follow-up performance to McCarty's T24 finish at The Masters, and his performance at Harbour Town was his best since The American Express in January (T2). He'll pair up with Mac Meissner at the Zurich Classic next week.

APRIL 20 • ROTOWIRE

T39 at Valero Texas Open McCarty posted a one-under 71 during the final round of the Valero Texas Open to finish in a 10-way share of 39th.

Impact McCarty opened the tournament with a two-over 74 but rebounded with a four-under 68 in the second round to make the cut line. He ranked in the top-20 in both driving accuracy and GIR but finished 65th in SG: Putting, losing 2.87 strokes in that category. McCarty has made the cut in seven of 10 PGA Tour events this season, but he has finished outside the top-20 in each of his last seven outings. He's in the field for The Masters next week, where he finished T14 in his debut appearance at Augusta National in 2025.

APRIL 6 • ROTOWIRE

Making VTO debut McCarty (undisclosed) is listed in the field for this week's Valero Texas Open.

Impact McCarty elected against playing in Houston last week after notching back-to-back missed cuts at THE PLAYERS and the Valspar Championship, but he'll tee it up Thursday at TPC San Antonio for his Valero Texas Open debut.

MARCH 30 • ROTOWIRE

Out for Houston McCarty is out for the 2026 Houston Open, according to Rob Bolton of PGATour.com.

Impact March has been a rough month for McCarty, and he will sit out its remainder with an undisclosed problem, which gives him a chance to regroup. He recently finished the Valspar Championship with a score of nine-over par across two rounds, an unimpressive outing.

MARCH 23 • ROTOWIRE

Difficult week at Bay Hill McCarty closed the week with a one-over par 73 in the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational to finish tied for 41st.

Impact McCarty got off to a slow start at the Arnold Palmer Invitational as he really struggled with with all parts of his game in the first round. McCarty was able to card a three-over 75 in the first round as he lost strokes in all Strokes Gained categories. McCarty quickly put that opening round performance behind him as he rebounded with rounds of 70-71 to make the cut and get back to level par for the tournament. On the week, McCarty's biggest weakness was with his ball striking both in SG: Approach and SG: Off the Tee, each of which saw him lose more than two strokes to the field. On the positive side, McCarty was able to find success with the flat stick as he gained close to three and a half strokes on the field in SG: Putting. This is a positive that he can take into his next start at The Players Championship.

MARCH 10 • ROTOWIRE

Eighth in putts per GIR at Riviera McCarty closed with a two-under 69 on Sunday at The Genesis Invitational to finish seven-under and tied for 24th.

Impact McCarty broke par in all four of his rounds at Riviera Country Club, ultimately ranking eighth among the field in putts per GIR and 20th in SG: Putting en route to 18 total birdies. He's now gained strokes with the flat stick in five consecutive outings, securing three top-25 finishes in the process. Since the turn of the calendar year, McCarty has improved from 55th to 39th in the Official World Golf Ranking, though he won't be in attendance for the upcoming Cognizant Classic.

FEBRUARY 23 • ROTOWIRE

Ties for 67th at Pebble McCarty fired a four-under 68 on Sunday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to finish three-under and tied for 67th.

Impact McCarty racked up six final-round birdies at Pebble Beach, gaining 3.02 strokes with the flat stick while sinking 126 feet of putts Sunday. However, he ended the Signature Event ranked just 71st among the field in SG: Approach and T62 in GIR percentage. McCarty has now lost a collective 12.64 strokes from tee to green across his past two starts, but he'll head to Riviera this week for his Genesis Invitational debut.

FEBRUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

T18 at Farmers Insurance Open McCarty closed with a two-under 70 on Sunday at the Farmers Insurance Open to finish 11-under and tied for 18th.

Impact McCarty followed up his T2 effort in La Quinta with another top-20 result at Torrey Pines, where the flat stick remained a positive as he gained 3.4 strokes putting across three measured rounds on the South Course. He also hit 36 of 56 fairways in regulation throughout the week, good enough to rank T7 among the field in driving accuracy. The Scottsdale, Arizona native will peg it again this week on home turf at the WM Phoenix Open.

FEBRUARY 2 • ROTOWIRE

Notches T2 finish in Palm Springs McCarty finished in a share of second place at The American Express after shooting a four-under 68 in the final round.

Impact This is a week where you need the putter to be working and it certainly was for McCarty as he ranked second in the field in putts per GIR. McCarty posted 15-under after the first two rounds at the two easier courses this week, but then back-to-back 68s at the Stadium Course helped him secure a four-way share of second. This was a great bounce-back after a disappointing T55 in the season-opener at the Sony Open last week. McCarty will be in the field next week at the Farmers Insurance Open.

JANUARY 26 • ROTOWIRE

Ties for 55th in Hawaii McCarty shot an even-par 70 on Sunday at the Sony Open in Hawaii to finish three-under and tied for 55th.

Impact McCarty gained 3.55 strokes ball striking throughout his week at Waialae Country Club, but he ranked just 71st in SG: Around-the-Green while converting only eight of 16 scrambling opportunities. Nonetheless, McCarty averaged four birdies per round in Hawaii, and he'll tee it up again this week at The American Express.

JANUARY 20 • ROTOWIRE

Teeing it up in Australia McCarty (undisclosed) is listed in the field for this week's Crown Australian Open.

Impact McCarty withdrew prior to The RSM Classic in mid-November due to an undisclosed reason, but he'll return this week on the DP World Tour for his first tournament appearance since a T3 result at the Bank of Utah Championship in late October.

DECEMBER 2, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Out of RSM Classic McCarty withdrew from The RSM Classic on Saturday, Rob Bolton of PGATour.com reports.

Impact It's unknown why McCarty elected to pull out of the tournament. Dylan Frittelli will enter the field as McCarty's replacement.

NOVEMBER 16, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

T3 in title defense McCarty shot a one-under 70 in the final round to finish in a share of third place at the Bank of Utah Championship.

Impact McCarty had a solid chance to go back-to-back at this event, but he got off to a rough start on Sunday with bogeys on three of his first six holes. McCarty bounced back with birdies on three of the next four holes, but he was too far back at that point, especially considering how well Michael Brennan was playing. McCarty led the field at Black Desert in SG: Putting, but was outside the top-40 in SG: Approach and SG: Around-the-Green. He moves up to 74th in the FedExCup Fall standings and will look to make a few corrections before his next start.

OCTOBER 27, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Surges with Sunday 60 McCarty jumped into a share of 14th place after firing an 11-under 60 in the final round of the Baycurrent Classic.

Impact McCarty had a solid start with four birdies in the first eight holes Sunday but really caught fire on the back-nine with eight consecutive birdies. Needing just a par on the closing hole to shoot 59, he hit his tee shot out of bounds and ultimately carded his only bogey of the day to shoot 60. McCarty's 24 birdies for the week ranked second in the field. It's his fourth top-15 finish of the year and second in his last three starts.

OCTOBER 13, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Top-10 finish in NC McCarty fired a six-under 64 in the final round of the Wyndham Championship to finish in a share of eighth place.

Impact McCarty rebounded from an over-par third round to card seven birdies Sunday and climb 13 spots on the leaderboard and into the top-10. He was solid all around, gaining shots in every strokes gained category for the week and ranked in the top-10 in fewest bogeys and scrambling. Although McCarty will miss out on the playoffs, his PGA Tour card is locked up through next year after winning last fall.

AUGUST 4, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Leads in SG: Putting in Toronto McCarty posted a three-under 67 on Sunday at the RBC Canadian Open to finish in a share of fourth place.

Impact McCarty started the day just one shot off the lead, but he got off to a poor start with a bogey on the opening par-5. He was still in contention for much of the day, but a costly bogey on the long par-4 16th ended his hopes of winning the tournament. The PGA Tour rookie was led by his play on the greens as he led the field for the week in SG: Putting. It's McCarty's first top-10 finish since winning the Sanderson Farms Championship last October.

JUNE 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Surges with Sunday 64 McCarty fired a final round seven-under 64 at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson to finish in a share of 15th place.

Impact McCarty jumped 22 spots on the leaderboard Sunday after tying for the fourth lowest round of the day, which was highlighted by an eagle and seven birdies (to go along with two bogeys). Although he lost strokes on the greens for the tournament, he made up for it by ranking seventh in SG: Tee-to-green. McCarty has been in good form recently with four top-20s over his last six starts.

MAY 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

T14 in Masters debut McCarty recorded a one-under 71 on Sunday at The Masters Tournament to finish in a share of 14th place.

Impact McCarty got off to a hot start in his Augusta National debut with rounds of 71-68 but played his final 21 holes in two-over to fall out of the top-10. The PGA Tour rookie only dropped shots on 10-of-72 holes at the difficult venue. Following a slow start to the year, McCarty has shown much better form over the last month with three top-20 finishes across his last four events.

APRIL 14, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

LIV Golf at The Masters 2025: Bryson DeChambeau shines in second round

Here are the highlights from the second round of the Masters on Friday, with Justin Rose in the lead after shooting 1-under 71.

APRIL 11, 2025 • FOX SPORTS

LIV Golf at The Masters 2025: Bryson DeChambeau shines in second round

T53 in Sentry debut McCarty carded a one-under 72 on Sunday at The Sentry to finish eight-under and tied for 53rd.

Impact McCarty managed to break 70 in just one of his four rounds at Kapalua, averaging only four birdies per round while much of the field took advantage of easy scoring chances in bunches. Nonetheless, McCarty ranked T7 among his peers in driving accuracy and T24 in scrambling, but he lost 5.585 strokes on his approach shots. The 27-year-old is now slated to make his Sony Open in Hawaii debut at Waialae Country Club this week.

JANUARY 7, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Wins in second start McCarty fired a final round four-under 67 to claim the victory at the Black Desert Championship by three strokes.

Impact McCarty entered Sunday's action with a two-shot lead, and he got off to a good start with an opening birdie and went bogey-free on the front-nine. Sitting with a one-shot lead with five holes to play, he hit his tee-shot on the driveable par-4 14th to three-feet and made the eagle putt to extend his lead to three. Ultimately, McCarty wasn't challenged down the stretch and coasted to his first PGA Tour win in just his second start after getting a three-win promotion from the Korn Ferry Tour. He ranked in the top-10 for the week in SG: Off-the-tee, around the green and putting; and was the only player in the field to make three birdies.

OCTOBER 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

T63 in PGA Tour debut McCarty carded an even-par 72 on Sunday at the Sanderson Farms Championship to finish eight-under and tied for 63rd.

Impact McCarty, who won three times on the Korn Ferry Tour this summer, made the cut in his PGA Tour debut this past week at the Country Club of Jackson where he ranked third among the field in driving accuracy and T18 in GIR percentage. However, he lost a collective 2.9 strokes on and around the greens in Mississippi. McCarty is slated to peg it again this week at the Black Desert Championship.

OCTOBER 9, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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LIV Golf at The Masters 2025: Bryson DeChambeau shines in second round