Denny McCarthy

Denny McCarthy is a PGA Tour pro from United States rated 79 overall (grade B) in the 2025–26 pool — a Tour Winner build headlined by putting at A+, the standout of the nine zones on this card.

• At C, D. McCarthy's power rating is the clearest weak point in the profile (15th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — nearly the whole pool rates higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• Accuracy C — well below the pool average in the 2025–26 pool; nearly the whole pool rates higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• Iron Play B — a genuine liability in the 2025–26 pool; 69 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• Short Game sits at A- for D. McCarthy, well above the pool average across the 2025–26 pool: only 12 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting A+ — elite in the 2025–26 pool; only one other player in the pool rates higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• At B+, D. McCarthy's course iq rating is a shade above the pool average (62nd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 36 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• Nerve sits at B+ for D. McCarthy, modestly above average across the 2025–26 pool: 46 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• At B, D. McCarthy's consistency rating is a genuine liability (24th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 72 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine sits at B+ for D. McCarthy, modestly above average across the 2025–26 pool: 46 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Tour Winner. A solid tour winner's profile — no glaring weakness, a rating comfortably above the pool average, and enough all-around game to be a threat most weeks without a single standout attribute.

On raw attribute shape, nobody in the 2025–26 pool matches this card more closely than Eric Cole, Cameron Smith and Alex Noren, in that order of similarity.

• Eric Cole,
• Cameron Smith,
• Alex Noren

Of the 24 events on the schedule, Masters Tournament, Travelers Championship and TOUR Championship suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

• Masters Tournament — Major
• Travelers Championship — Marquee
• TOUR Championship — Playoff

At $4M (C tier), Denny McCarthy leaves $41M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 4 more S-tier chips, or 34 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (power, accuracy and iron play) include Rory McIlroy ($10M), Scottie Scheffler ($10M) and Collin Morikawa ($8M).

• Rory McIlroy ($10M),
• Scottie Scheffler ($10M),
• Collin Morikawa ($8M)

Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

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