Scott McCarron

Scott Michael McCarron (born July 10, 1965) is an American professional golfer. McCarron was formerly a member of the PGA Tour but now plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

Early life and amateur career McCarron was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from Vintage High School in Napa, California. He was a member of the golf team at UCLA, graduating in 1988 with a major in History.

Unlike most golfers, McCarron did not transition right away from the college to the professional ranks – he gave up golf for four years (1988–1992) to work with his father in the family golf apparel business. McCarron publicly apologized to Mickelson a few days after. 30 days later, the PGA Tour and USGA banned the use of the Ping-Eye 2 wedges.

McCarron has won 11 times on the PGA Tour Champions, including one senior major, the 2017 Constellation Senior Players Championship. He made up a six-shot deficit in the final round to claim his first major by one shot.

On May 5, 2019, McCarron won the Insperity Invitational on the PGA Tour Champions for his tenth Champions tour title. The following month McCarron won the MasterCard Japan Championship by three strokes for his third win of the season.

On November 10, 2019, McCarron won the season-long Charles Schwab Cup and a $1,000,000 annuity on the PGA Tour Champions.

On January 15, 2020, McCarron received the Jack Nicklaus Trophy as the 2019 PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year.

Professional wins (20) PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

Other wins (6) 1994 Long Beach Open 1997 Franklin Templeton Shark Shootout (with Bruce Lietzke) 2000 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Brad Faxon) 2001 Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Brad Faxon) 2002 Fred Meyer Challenge (with Brian Henninger) 2016 TaylorMade Pebble Beach Invitational

PGA Tour Champions wins (11) LegendPGA Tour Champions major championships (1) Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)Other PGA Tour Champions (9)

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1996 Masters – 1997 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied

Senior major championships Wins (1) YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up 2017 Constellation Senior Players Championship 6 shot deficit −18 (67-68-69-66=270) 1 stroke Brandt Jobe, Bernhard Langer

Results timeline Results not in chronological order.

CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic