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Scott McCarron
Personal information
Full nameScott Michael McCarron
Born (1965-07-10) July 10, 1965 (age 59)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceLa Quinta, California, U.S.
Spouse
Jenny McCarron
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(m. 2016)​
Children2[1]
Career
CollegeUCLA
Turned professional1992
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins20
Highest ranking20 (March 3, 2002)[2]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
PGA Tour Champions11
Other6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT10: 1996
PGA ChampionshipT10: 1997
U.S. OpenT10: 1997
The Open ChampionshipT18: 2002
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Champions
Charles Schwab Cup winner		2019
PGA Tour Champions
money list winner		2019
PGA Tour Champions
Player of the Year		2019

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

McCarron was born in Sacramento, California and graduated from Vintage High School in Napa, California.[3] He was a member of the golf team at UCLA, graduating in 1988 with a major in History.[4] 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.[4] He turned professional in 1992,[4] and joined the PGA Tour in 1994.

McCarron won three times on the PGA Tour, with his victories coming in 1996, 1997 and 2001.[4]

McCarron has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Ranking.

McCarron was injured in the summer of 2006 and missed the entire 2007 season.[4] He served as an analyst for The Golf Channel for its 2007 Masters coverage. He returned to the PGA Tour in 2008 and finished 108th on the money list to retain his card for 2009.

In 2010, McCarron became embroiled in controversy when he accused fellow PGA Tour player Phil Mickelson of "cheating" for using a Ping-Eye 2 wedge made before April 1, 1990 that is allowed under a legal technicality.[5][6][7] McCarron publicly apologized to Mickelson a few days after.[8] 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.[9]

On May 5, 2019, McCarron won the Insperity Invitational on the PGA Tour Champions for his tenth Champions tour title.[10] 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.[11]

On January 15, 2020, McCarron received the Jack Nicklaus Trophy as the 2019 PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year.[12]

Professional wins (20)

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PGA Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Mar 24, 1996 Freeport-McDermott Classic −13 (68-67-69-71=275) 5 strokes United States Tom Watson
2 May 11, 1997 BellSouth Classic −14 (70-69-66-69=274) 3 strokes United States David Duval, United States Brian Henninger,
United States Lee Janzen
3 Apr 1, 2001 BellSouth Classic (2) −8 (68-67-72-73=280) 1 stroke Canada Mike Weir

PGA Tour playoff record (0–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2003 Las Vegas Invitational Australia Stuart Appleby Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2004 Reno–Tahoe Open Australia Stephen Allan, United States Hunter Mahan,
United States Vaughn Taylor 		Taylor won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (6)

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PGA Tour Champions wins (11)

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Legend
PGA Tour Champions major championships (1)
Charles Schwab Cup playoff events (1)
Other PGA Tour Champions (9)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 5, 2016 Principal Charity Classic −15 (68-68-65=201) 1 stroke United States Billy Andrade, Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2 Nov 6, 2016 Dominion Charity Classic −13 (67-67-69=203) Playoff United States Tom Byrum
3 Feb 12, 2017 Allianz Championship −17 (66-66-67=199) 1 stroke Paraguay Carlos Franco, United States Kenny Perry
4 Jul 16, 2017 Constellation Senior Players Championship −18 (67-68-69-66=270) 1 stroke United States Brandt Jobe, Germany Bernhard Langer
5 Aug 20, 2017 Dick's Sporting Goods Open −20 (71-61-64=196) 1 stroke United States Kevin Sutherland
6 Sep 3, 2017 Shaw Charity Classic −16 (63-64-67=194) 1 stroke Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
7 Jun 24, 2018 American Family Insurance Championship −15 (70-67-64=201) 1 stroke United States Jerry Kelly
8 Sep 2, 2018 Shaw Charity Classic (2) −15 (67-65-63=195) 1 stroke United States Joe Durant, United States Scott Parel,
United States Kirk Triplett
9 Apr 21, 2019 Mitsubishi Electric Classic −7 (68-70-71=209) 2 strokes United States Joe Durant, United States Kent Jones,
United States Jerry Kelly, United States Kirk Triplett
10 May 5, 2019 Insperity Invitational −17 (67-65-67=199) 2 strokes United States Scott Parel
11 Jun 9, 2019 MasterCard Japan Championship −13 (69-67-67=203) 3 strokes United States Billy Andrade, United States Kirk Triplett

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2016 Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship Scotland Colin Montgomerie Lost to birdie on third extra hole
2 2016 Dominion Charity Classic United States Tom Byrum Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament T10 T30 T16 T18 CUT T23
U.S. Open T82 T10 T40 T30 CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT T18 T34 CUT
PGA Championship T47 T10 CUT T70 T39 T14 CUT T59 T24
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 5
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 4
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 7
Totals 0 0 0 0 3 9 25 18
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (1996 Masters – 1997 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Players Championship CUT CUT T35 CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
The Players Championship T66 T44 CUT CUT T53 CUT CUT CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
The Players Championship CUT CUT
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2002 2003
Match Play 2 R64
Championship 6
Invitational T75
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Senior major championships

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Wins (1)

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Year Championship 54 holes Winning score Margin Runners-up
2017 Constellation Senior Players Championship 6 shot deficit −18 (67-68-69-66=270) 1 stroke United States Brandt Jobe, Germany Bernhard Langer

Results timeline

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Results not in chronological order before 2022.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
The Tradition – 6 T2 T5 T66 NT T35 T16 T36 T22
Senior PGA Championship – T7 T5 T3 2 NT T34 T33 T12 T51
U.S. Senior Open – CUT T37 T52 T6 NT T49
Senior Players Championship – 13 1 T4 T7 T28 T37 T55 T30 T60
Senior British Open Championship T25 2 T23 T3 NT T25
  Win
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Schupak, Adam (April 23, 2017). "He Said 'I Do' at a Golf Tournament a Year Ago. His Game Has Never Been Better". The New York Times. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "Week 9 2002 Ending 3 Mar 2002" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  3. ^ James, Marty (February 4, 2012). "Vintage High grad Scott McCarron entering golf hall of fame". Napa Valley Register. Napa, California. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Profile from PGA Tour's official site". Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  5. ^ "Scott McCarron contends Phil Mickelson is 'cheating'". Seattle Times. Associated Press. January 29, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Doug (January 29, 2010). "Phil Mickelson Cheating? Scott McCarron Accuses Lefty of Using Special Wedge". Huffington Post. Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved September 23, 2010.
  7. ^ "McCarron: I Never Called Mickelson A Cheater". NBC Sports. Associated Press. February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2010.
  8. ^ "Scott McCarron apologises for accusing Phil Mickelson of cheating". The Guardian. February 3, 2010.
  9. ^ "Scott McCarron makes up 6-shot deficit to win Senior Players major". ESPN. Associated Press. July 16, 2017.
  10. ^ "McCarron claims Insperity for 10th Senior Title". Associated Press. May 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Strege, John (November 10, 2019). "Jeff Maggert's improbable hole-out eagle to win the Charles Schwab Cup Championship allows Scott McCarron to win the Schwab Cup". Golf Digest. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  12. ^ Kelly, Todd (January 15, 2020). "Scott McCarron named 2019 PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year". Golfweek.
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