Denny Francis McCarthy (born March 4, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Amateur career McCarthy was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. He played competitively on the junior golf circuit beginning at the age of 10, finding a lot of success on the MAPGA junior tour. He played varsity golf and basketball at Georgetown Preparatory School. He played college golf at the University of Virginia where he was a two-time All-American.
McCarthy played on the 2010 Junior Ryder Cup team along with Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, and Ollie Schniederjans.
While he was a senior at UVA, McCarthy led the United States to victory in the 2014 World Amateur Team Championship (Eisenhower Trophy) along with Beau Hossler and Bryson DeChambeau. He posted a final round 8-under 64 while being the only American to shoot in the 60s all four days. He finished the tournament 5th overall.
In 2015, he was selected to play on the U.S. Walker Cup team where he played team matches with his former Eisenhower Trophy teammate, Beau Hossler. His 2015 Porter Cup win and clutch play to help take home the Eisenhower Trophy earned him a spot on the team.
McCarthy won the Maryland Amateur twice (2013 and 2014) and the Maryland Open three times (2010, 2013, and 2015).
McCarthy finished tied for 42nd at the 2015 U.S. Open.
Professional career After playing in the 2015 Walker Cup, McCarthy turned pro and played on the Web.com Tour for the 2016 season. He finished the 2016 season with seven top-25 finishes including two top-10s in 21 events. He finished the year outside the top-25 and would remain on the Web.com Tour for the following season. In 2017, he finished with nine top-25 finishes including four top-10s in 22 events. After finishing outside the top-25 in the regular season, he locked up his PGA Tour card in the Web.com Tour Finals. McCarthy almost had his first PGA victory in April 2024 at the Valero Texas Open, he birdied the last seven holes to force a playoff, he lost in the playoff to Akshay Bhatia.
Personal life McCarthy has a brother and two sisters. Brother Ryan played college golf at Loyola University Maryland. Sister Cristina played college lacrosse at James Madison University and Georgetown University and sister Michaela played lacrosse at Virginia Tech.
McCarthy is also a cousin of comedian Greg Fitzsimmons.
Amateur wins 2010 Maryland Boys Junior Amateur, Junior PGA Championship 2011 Maryland Boys Junior Amateur 2012 Northern Intercollegiate 2013 Kenridge Invitational, Maryland State Amateur 2014 Jim West Intercollegiate (tie), Maryland State Amateur 2015 Porter Cup
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Professional wins (4) Web.com Tour wins (1) Legend Finals events (1) Other Web.com Tour (0) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 23, 2018Web.com Tour Championship−23 (64-65-67-65=261)4 strokes Lucas Glover
Other wins (3) 2010 Maryland Open (as an amateur) 2013 Maryland Open (as an amateur) 2015 Maryland Open (as an amateur)
Playoff record PGA Tour playoff record (0–2) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12023Memorial Tournament Viktor HovlandLost to par on first extra hole22024Valero Texas Open Akshay BhatiaLost to birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament2015 201620172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenT42CUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026Masters TournamentT45T29PGA ChampionshipT58T59T48T29CUTT8T44U.S. OpenT7T20T32T57The Open ChampionshipNTCUTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 6U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 5The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0Totals 0 0 0 0 2 3 18 13 Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2020 PGA Championship – 2023 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026The Players ChampionshipT41CT55T60T13T35T14CUT CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place C = canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 2023Match PlayT52 "T" = Tied
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Junior Ryder Cup: 2010 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy: 2014 (winners) Walker Cup: 2015
See also 2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates 2018 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
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