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USA Today
14-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Matt McCarty odds to win the 2025 PGA Championship
Matt McCarty odds to win the 2025 PGA Championship PGA Championship details and info Date: May 15-18, 2025 May 15-18, 2025 Course: Quail Hollow Club Quail Hollow Club Location: Charlotte, NC Charlotte, NC Previous Winner: Xander Schauffele How to watch the PGA Championship Thursday: ESPN, The Golf Channel ESPN, The Golf Channel Friday: ESPN, The Golf Channel ESPN, The Golf Channel Saturday: CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), ESPN, NBC (WBGH-Binghamton, NY) CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), ESPN, NBC (WBGH-Binghamton, NY) Sunday: CBS (KBAK-Bakersfield, CA), ESPN, NBC (WBGH-Binghamton, NY), NBC (WBIR- Knoxville, TN) Watch golf on Fubo! McCarty odds to win the PGA Championship PGA odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 9:08 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. McCarty odds to finish in the top 5 at the PGA Championship McCarty odds to finish in the top 10 at the PGA Championship Other betting markets for McCarty at the PGA Championship McCarty recent performances McCarty has played 12 tournaments this season, with zero top-10 finishes. McCarty has finished in the top 20 three times in his past four events. McCarty will try to extend his streak of made cuts to eight by qualifying for the weekend in this tournament.
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
Masters first timer Matt McCarty catches fire, rises into contention on Friday
Masters first timer Matt McCarty catches fire, rises into contention on Friday AUGUSTA, Ga. — Matt McCarty started Friday with a double-bogey on No. 1. He followed it up by bogeying the par-5 2nd. Then, he caught fire. The first-time Masters competitor bettered par by seven shots over his final 16 holes and will enter the weekend at 5-under. 'I didn't get too rattled,' the 27-year-old said of his early miscues. 'Just stayed focused and didn't think about what happened earlier.' Following the opening holes, McCarty had elevated to 2-over for the tournament and admitted that his mindset shifted to one goal: make the cut. Then, starting on No. 6, he reeled off four-consecutive birdies to finish the first nine. 'I didn't hit a good shot until six,' McCarty said. It's McCarty's Masters debut, but not his first time at Augusta National. In 2009, as an 11-year-old, he attended the tournament with his father, Scott. 'I remember it being hilly,' Matt said. 'And good sweet tea and moon pies.' McCarty went 16 years without returning, until a four-day Masters tune-up Before the Players Championship. He created 'a mock tournament with myself,' to help prepare, McCarty said. 'The first day we were out here, it was kind of like this morning,' he said. 'Really soft and windy. It was good prep.' Following Friday's round, McCarty was asked whether he had made travel plans prior to Masters week. You know? In case his Friday heater hadn't occurred. 'I probably would have hung out for a couple days,' he said. 'But it's way better to do it this way.'
Washington Post
11-04-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
On a heater: McCarty's 8 birdies in 12-hole span leaves Masters rookie in the mix entering weekend
AUGUSTA, Ga. — When PGA Tour rookie Matt McCarty knocked his tee shot on the 180-yard, par-3 sixth hole at the Masters to within 8 feet to set up his first birdie and then sank a bending 28-foot putt for another on the par-4 seventh, his mother knew exactly what was coming next. She could tell just by her son's strut he was about to go on a heater. 'He tends to do that,' Deanna McCarty said. 'He gets in kind of a rhythm, and you can just see it in his walk. You can see it in how he carries himself. He did it in college, and he did it on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he just gets hot. He just gets super focused and locked in.' Five holes into the second round on Friday, the 27-year-old McCarty thought his first Masters appearance was going to be a short-lived one. He was 3-over par for the day and 2 over for the tournament with the cut line looming. And then the left-hander from Scottsdale, Arizona, settled down, and strung together eight birdies over the next 12 holes. It not only assured he'd be playing over the weekend, but also vaulted him near the top of the leaderboard at 5-under 139 for the tournament. 'Yeah, 100%, I was thinking about the cut,' said McCarty, who followed up a 71 on Thursday with a 68 despite a bogey on 18. 'I didn't really hit a good shot until 6. I think that was my first green of the day. I knew if I got back to the basics and kept it simple I'd be all right. 'I didn't get too rattled,' he added. McCarty had plenty of support to help keep him calm at Augusta National. Nearly two dozen family members and friends came to watch him play, including his parents, two sisters and his girlfriend. They rented three Airbnbs in the Augusta area and have been celebrating his inaugural appearance at the Masters all week. McCarty spent three seasons on the lower level Korn Ferry Tour, where he won player of the year in 2024 and earned his tour card following three wins. He secured a spot in the Masters when he won the Black Desert Championship — he shot 23-under 261 — in just his third career event on tour. McCarty isn't the first newcomer to play well at the Masters. Sweden's Ludvig Aberg finished second to Scottie Scheffler for the green jacket last year. McCarty remembers his first visit to Augusta National when he was 11, but his biggest takeaway was the tasty Moon Pies and sweet tea after walking up a bunch of hills. He played four practice rounds here last week to get reacquainted with the terrain and learn the speedy greens. He called it 'my own little tournament,' although the results weren't so great. 'I would have been a lot closer to making the cut than I am now after these first two days,' McCarty joked. Despite gaining some confidence from the practice rounds, McCarty admitted he was riddled with butterflies in his stomach when the tournament began. But he quickly turned that into a positive. 'Yeah, 100%,' McCarty said. 'I think you've got to kind of just reframe that. I think I've learned over the last few years, reframe that nervousness into excitement. Who's not excited to come out and play in the Masters? Who's not nervous to come out and play in the Masters?' If things go astray he can always lean on the support of his family, who've religiously followed him around the course cheering on every shot. 'Honestly, this is all still so surreal,' Deanna McCarty said. 'But we're so proud of him.' ___ AP golf:
Fox Sports
11-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox Sports
On a heater: McCarty's 8 birdies in 12-hole span leaves Masters rookie in the mix entering weekend
Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — When PGA Tour rookie Matt McCarty knocked his tee shot on the 180-yard, par-3 sixth hole at the Masters to within 8 feet to set up his first birdie and then sank a bending 28-foot putt for another on the par-4 seventh, his mother knew exactly what was coming next. She could tell just by her son's strut he was about to go on a heater. 'He tends to do that,' Deanna McCarty said. 'He gets in kind of a rhythm, and you can just see it in his walk. You can see it in how he carries himself. He did it in college, and he did it on the Korn Ferry Tour, where he just gets hot. He just gets super focused and locked in.' Five holes into the second round on Friday, the 27-year-old McCarty thought his first Masters appearance was going to be a short-lived one. He was 3-over par for the day and 2 over for the tournament with the cut line looming. And then the left-hander from Scottsdale, Arizona, settled down, and strung together eight birdies over the next 12 holes. It not only assured he'd be playing over the weekend, but also vaulted him near the top of the leaderboard at 5-under 139 for the tournament. 'Yeah, 100%, I was thinking about the cut,' said McCarty, who followed up a 71 on Thursday with a 68 despite a bogey on 18. 'I didn't really hit a good shot until 6. I think that was my first green of the day. I knew if I got back to the basics and kept it simple I'd be all right. 'I didn't get too rattled," he added. McCarty had plenty of support to help keep him calm at Augusta National. Nearly two dozen family members and friends came to watch him play, including his parents, two sisters and his girlfriend. They rented three Airbnbs in the Augusta area and have been celebrating his inaugural appearance at the Masters all week. McCarty spent three seasons on the lower level Korn Ferry Tour, where he won player of the year in 2024 and earned his tour card following three wins. He secured a spot in the Masters when he won the Black Desert Championship — he shot 23-under 261 — in just his third career event on tour. McCarty isn't the first newcomer to play well at the Masters. Sweden's Ludvig Aberg finished second to Scottie Scheffler for the green jacket last year. McCarty remembers his first visit to Augusta National when he was 11, but his biggest takeaway was the tasty Moon Pies and sweet tea after walking up a bunch of hills. He played four practice rounds here last week to get reacquainted with the terrain and learn the speedy greens. He called it "my own little tournament," although the results weren't so great. 'I would have been a lot closer to making the cut than I am now after these first two days," McCarty joked. Despite gaining some confidence from the practice rounds, McCarty admitted he was riddled with butterflies in his stomach when the tournament began. But he quickly turned that into a positive. 'Yeah, 100%," McCarty said. 'I think you've got to kind of just reframe that. I think I've learned over the last few years, reframe that nervousness into excitement. Who's not excited to come out and play in the Masters? Who's not nervous to come out and play in the Masters?' If things go astray he can always lean on the support of his family, who've religiously followed him around the course cheering on every shot. 'Honestly, this is all still so surreal,' Deanna McCarty said. 'But we're so proud of him.' ___ AP golf: recommended in this topic
