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Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Why Matt McCarty's caddie stamped 'butter fingers' onto the Masters contender's wedge
Matt McCarty is on the verge of going from relative unknown to household name among golf fans. The 2025 Masters debutant surged up the leaderboard at Augusta National Golf Club on Friday, carding a second-round 68 with eight birdies to enter the clubhouse tied for fourth. That means he's likely to enter the weekend in prime position to become the first Masters rookie to win a green jacket since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 and just the fourth ever. Advertisement With his game under the sport's biggest microscope, fans are going to get a very close look at how he handles his clubs — which means they're also going to notice what he has stamped on his wedge. If and when the camera zooms in on his 50-degree club, you'll likely see the phrase "Butter Fingers" stamped onto the wedge. No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. The term is a bit of an inside joke between McCarty and his caddie after a blooper on the Korn Ferry Tour. Matt McCarty's birdie spree in the middle of Friday's second round leave him high on the leaderboard heading into the weekend at the Masters. Per in 2024: 'I got 'Butter Fingers' stamped on my 50-degree,' McCarty explains. 'I dropped my club on the ball, got a shot penalty in a Korn Ferry event in Sarasota this summer, so my caddie [Devrath Das] thought it'd be funny to put 'Butter Fingers' on it, so that's where we're at…we haven't dropped it since, I guess that's good mojo.' There you have it. If you hear fans shouting the cruel name at McCarty this weekend, just know they mean it as a term of endearment. McCarty on short list of lefty winners PGA Tour McCarty's win last fall made him the 18th lefthander to win on the PGA Tour. In 2025, he's among a record number of left-handers competing at the Masters. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Masters rookie Matt McCarty has Butter Fingers stamped on his wedge
USA Today
11-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Who is Matt McCarty? 3 things to know about Masters left-hander with Butter Fingers stamp
Who is Matt McCarty? 3 things to know about Masters left-hander with Butter Fingers stamp Matt McCarty is surging up the leaderboard at Augusta National on Friday at the Masters, leading to a simple question from many golf fans tuned into the action: Who is this guy? After rattling off seven birdies in a 10-hole stretch, the Santa Clara University product found himself in contention alongside the likes of Justin Rose, Ludvig Aberg, and Bryson DeChambeau. The 27-year-old lefty from Scottsdale, Arizona, hasn't been on the PGA Tour long. While he turned pro in 2021, he didn't reach the sport's top circuit until 2024 after a whirlwind run on the Korn Ferry Tour. As McCarty seeks to become the first Masters debutant to win a green jacket since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979, and just the fourth ever, here's a few quick facts to catch you up to speed on the surprise contender. McCarty won Black Desert Championship to earn Masters invite McCarty actually fulfilled two qualifications to earn a spot at the 2025 Masters, winning a PGA Tour event last October and placing among the top 50 leaders on the final Official World Golf Ranking for the previous calendar year. At the Black Desert Championship, a new PGA Tour event in southern Utah, McCarty finished 23-under and three strokes ahead of runner-up Stephan Jaeger. Earned PGA Tour card via Three-Victory Promotion Not only did McCarty complete the the vaunted Three-Victory Promotion from the Korn Ferry Tour to the PGA Tour last season, he became the first pro to do so in single year since 2016 (Wesley Bryan). It's the 13th Three-Victory Promotion since the policy was enacted in 1997 and the first since Mito Pereira in 2021. McCarty got it done in his 23rd Korn Ferry start. He's since earned $1.86 million on the PGA Tour, making the cut nine times in 15 starts. McCarty's wedge is stamped with 'Butter Fingers' Usually you don't want to advertise the term Butter Fingers if you're a pro athlete. McCarty has to see it every time he chips. The phrase is stamped onto his 50 degree wedge as a bit of an inside joke with his caddie. Per 'I got 'Butter Fingers' stamped on my 50-degree,' McCarty explains. 'I dropped my club on the ball, got a shot penalty in a Korn Ferry event in Sarasota this summer, so my caddie [Devrath Das] thought it'd be funny to put 'Butter Fingers' on it, so that's where we're at…we haven't dropped it since, I guess that's good mojo.' As always: it's not weird if it works. And everything seems to be working for McCarty as he heads into the weekend. McCarty on short list of lefty winners PGA Tour McCarty's win last fall made him the 18th lefthander to win on the PGA Tour. In 2025, he's among a record number of left-handers competing at the Masters.
