Scott McCarron


Scott Michael McCarron 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. 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 to work with his father in the family golf apparel business. He turned professional in 1992, and joined the PGA Tour in 1994.
McCarron won three times on the PGA Tour, with his victories coming in 1996, 1997 and 2001.
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. 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. McCarron publicly apologized to Mickelson a few days later. Thirty days later, the PGA Tour and USGA banned the use of the Ping-Eye 2 wedges.
McCarron has won eleven 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 maiden major by one shot.
On May 5, 2019, McCarron won the Insperity Invitational on the PGA Tour Champions for his 10th 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
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12003Las Vegas Invitational Stuart ApplebyLost to birdie on first extra hole
22004Reno-Tahoe Open Stephen Allan, Hunter Mahan,
Vaughn Taylor		Taylor won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (6)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jun 5, 2016Principal Charity Classic−15 1 stroke Billy Andrade, Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2Nov 6, 2016Dominion Charity Classic−13 Playoff Tom Byrum
3Feb 12, 2017Allianz Championship−17 1 stroke Carlos Franco, Kenny Perry
4Jul 16, 2017Constellation Senior Players Championship−18 1 stroke Brandt Jobe, Bernhard Langer
5Aug 20, 2017Dick's Sporting Goods Open−20 1 stroke Kevin Sutherland
6Sep 3, 2017Shaw Charity Classic−16 1 stroke Miguel Ángel Jiménez
7Jun 24, 2018American Family Insurance Championship−15 1 stroke Jerry Kelly
8Sep 2, 2018Shaw Charity Classic −15 1 stroke Joe Durant, Scott Parel,
Kirk Triplett
9Apr 21, 2019Mitsubishi Electric Classic−7 2 strokes Joe Durant, Kent Jones,
Jerry Kelly, Kirk Triplett
10May 5, 2019Insperity Invitational−17 2 strokes Scott Parel
11Jun 9, 2019MasterCard Japan Championship−13 3 strokes Billy Andrade, Kirk Triplett

PGA Tour Champions playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12016Pacific Links Bear Mountain Championship Colin MontgomerieLost to birdie on third extra hole
22016Dominion Charity Classic Tom ByrumWon with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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

Summary

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)

Senior results timeline

Results are not in chronological order before 2017.
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place