Scott_McCarron

Scott McCarron
Scott McCarron
Personal information
Full name	Scott Michael McCarron
Born	July 10, 1965 (age 58); Sacramento, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	La Quinta, California, U.S.
Spouse	Jenny McCarron (m. 2016)
Children	2
Career
College	UCLA
Turned professional	1992
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	20
Highest ranking	20 (March 3, 2002)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	3
PGA Tour Champions	11
Other	6
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T10: 1996
PGA Championship	T10: 1997
U.S. Open	T10: 1997
The Open Championship	T18: 2002
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour Champions; Charles Schwab Cup winner
PGA Tour Champions; Charles Schwab Cup winner	2019
PGA Tour Champions; money list winner	2019
PGA Tour Champions; Player of the Year	2019

Scott McCarron

American professional golfer

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.

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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]

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"McCarron: I Never Called Mickelson A Cheater". NBC Sports. Associated Press. February 1, 2010. Archived from the original on February 2, 2010.

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"Scott McCarron apologises for accusing Phil Mickelson of cheating". The Guardian. February 3, 2010.

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"Scott McCarron makes up 6-shot deficit to win Senior Players major". ESPN. Associated Press. July 16, 2017.

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"McCarron claims Insperity for 10th Senior Title". Associated Press. May 5, 2019.

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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.

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Kelly, Todd (January 15, 2020). "Scott McCarron named 2019 PGA Tour Champions Player of the Year". Golfweek.

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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	Tom Watson
2	May 11, 1997	BellSouth Classic	−14 (70-69-66-69=274)	3 strokes	David Duval, Brian Henninger, Lee Janzen
3	Apr 1, 2001	BellSouth Classic (2)	−8 (68-67-72-73=280)	1 stroke	Mike Weir

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

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	Billy Andrade, Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2	Nov 6, 2016	Dominion Charity Classic	−13 (67-67-69=203)	Playoff	Tom Byrum
3	Feb 12, 2017	Allianz Championship	−17 (66-66-67=199)	1 stroke	Carlos Franco, Kenny Perry
4	Jul 16, 2017	Constellation Senior Players Championship	−18 (67-68-69-66=270)	1 stroke	Brandt Jobe, Bernhard Langer
5	Aug 20, 2017	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	−20 (71-61-64=196)	1 stroke	Kevin Sutherland
6	Sep 3, 2017	Shaw Charity Classic	−16 (63-64-67=194)	1 stroke	Miguel Ángel Jiménez
7	Jun 24, 2018	American Family Insurance Championship	−15 (70-67-64=201)	1 stroke	Jerry Kelly
8	Sep 2, 2018	Shaw Charity Classic (2)	−15 (67-65-63=195)	1 stroke	Joe Durant, Scott Parel, Kirk Triplett
9	Apr 21, 2019	Mitsubishi Electric Classic	−7 (68-70-71=209)	2 strokes	Joe Durant, Kent Jones, Jerry Kelly, Kirk Triplett
10	May 5, 2019	Insperity Invitational	−17 (67-65-67=199)	2 strokes	Scott Parel
11	Jun 9, 2019	MasterCard Japan Championship	−13 (69-67-67=203)	3 strokes	Billy Andrade, Kirk Triplett

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

Tournament	1996	1997	1998	1999	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	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

Scott_McCarron

Scott McCarron

Professional wins (20)

PGA Tour wins (3)

Other wins (6)

PGA Tour Champions wins (11)

Results in major championships

Summary

Results in The Players Championship

Results in World Golf Championships

Senior major championships

Wins (1)

Results timeline

See also

References

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Tournament	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
The Tradition	–	6	T2	T5	T66	NT	T35	T16	T36
Senior PGA Championship	–	T7	T5	T3	2	NT	T34	T33	T12
U.S. Senior Open	–	CUT	T37	T52	T6	NT		T49
Senior Players Championship	–	13	1	T4	T7	T28	T37	T55	T30
Senior British Open Championship	T25	2	T23	T3		NT