Matt McCarty

Matt McCarty (born December 11, 1997) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He joined in 2024 from the Korn Ferry Tour after becoming the 13th person to earn a three-win promotion. He plays left-handed.

Amateur career McCarty attended Santa Clara University between 2016 and 2021, majoring first in finance and then in marketing in graduate school. He earned three All-West Coast Conference honors three times and reached the quarterfinals at the 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball together with teammate Derek Ackerman, after the duo finished at 13-under-par 128 in stroke play, best in the field.

Professional career McCarty turned professional in 2021 and played on the Forme Tour, where his best finish was a T5. He won the Wyoming State Open.

In 2022, McCarty joined the Korn Ferry Tour, where his best finishes were T5 at the 2022 Chitimacha Louisiana Open and T3 at the 2023 Bahamas Great Abaco Classic, before securing three victories in a six-week span in 2024 to earn his PGA Tour card. McCarty locked up the number one spot on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour with one event left, fully exempt for the remainder of 2024 and all of 2025 and earning him exemptions into the 2025 Players Championship and 2025 U.S. Open. He was also awarded with Player of the Year honors.

In 2024, McCarty won his first PGA Tour title at the Black Desert Championship, finished at 23-under 261. It was McCarty's third career PGA Tour event and second as a member, his first being the 2022 U.S. Open. He is the second person, and first since Jason Gore in 2005, to earn a three-win promotion and PGA Tour win in the same season. Following the win, his exemption was extended to 2026 and also earned entry to the 2025 Sentry, Masters Tournament, and PGA Championship as a Tour winner. The win also moved McCarty into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

Amateur wins 2014 Arizona Junior Match Play Championship 2018 The Farms Invitational, Bayonet Amateur Championship

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Professional wins (5) PGA Tour wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (3) Legend Finals events (1) Other Korn Ferry Tour (2)

Other wins (1) 2021 Wyoming State Open

Results in major championships Tournament 20222023202420252026 Masters TournamentT14T24 PGA ChampionshipCUTCUT U.S. OpenCUTCUTCUT The Open ChampionshipCUTCUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" = tied