Matt McCarty
28-Year-Old Golfer
2025 Stats
Rank
82
Winnings
$1,909,482
Winnings/Entry
$76,379
Entries
25
Rounds
83
2026 Fantasy Outlook
McCarty stormed onto the season by winning in his fourth Tour start in the fall of 2024, and he followed it up with a respectable year that included nine top-20s over 26 events. With that said, he didn't have the ascension that many peopled expected, and he only seriously contended once. The lefty's game is built more around precision than distance, and when you combine that with losing strokes on approach, a lot of pressure is put around your short game to pick up the slack. There's still plenty of time for McCarty to improve as he enters his prime years, and he's more than capable of having some spike putting weeks and contending on shorter venues. Read Past Outlooks
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.
ANALYSIS
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.
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.
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
McCarty enters his rookie campaign with one PGA Tour win already credited to his name, having coasted to a three-shot triumph at the Black Desert Championship in October after earning a Three-Victory Promotion to the big leagues following a trio of Korn Ferry Tour wins in a short span from July's Price Cutter Charity Championship through August's Albertsons Boise Open. Given his late-summer dominance, he clinced the No. 1 spot on the KFT Points List, earning exemptions for the 2025 PLAYERS Championship and the U.S. Open. He also paced the KFT in putting average, scoring average, total birdies and consecutive cuts made this past season.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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