| Maverick McNealy | |||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||
| Full name | Maverick Scott McNealy | ||||||
| Born | November 7, 1995 Portola Valley, California, U.S. | ||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||||||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||||||
| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | ||||||
| Career | |||||||
| College | Stanford | ||||||
| Turned professional | 2017 | ||||||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour | ||||||
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour | ||||||
| Highest ranking | 57 (January 15, 2023)[1] (as of November 3, 2024) | ||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||||||
| PGA Championship | T23: 2024 | ||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2014, 2017 | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2017, 2024 | ||||||
| Achievements and awards | |||||||
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Maverick Scott McNealy (born November 7, 1995)[2] is an American professional golfer and 2018 graduate of Stanford University with a degree in Management Science and Engineering. In late 2016 and early 2017, he was the number one ranked golfer in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.
McNealy qualified for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst at the age of 18.[3] During the 2014−15 golf season, McNealy shot a 61 in the final round of the Pac-12 Conference Championship tournament, tying the 18-hole Stanford record held by Tiger Woods and Cameron Wilson.[4] In 2015, he won the Haskins Award, which is presented annually to the best collegiate male golfer in the United States, becoming the third Stanford University golfer to win the award since 1971 (the other two being Woods and Patrick Rodgers).[5]
Despite being America's most highly rated professional golf prospect in 2016, McNealy considered passing on professional golf for a career in business.[5][6] In August 2017, McNealy confirmed that he would turn professional after the 2017 Walker Cup. His professional debut was at the Safeway Open.
His father, Scott McNealy, co-founded Sun Microsystems, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation for $7.4 billion in 2010.[6]
- ^ "Week 2 2023 Ending 15 Jan 2023" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "Maverick McNealy". Stanford University. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ Porter, Kyle. "Star amateur golfer's dad: Waiters are more productive than Tiger Woods". CBS Sports. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
- ^ Newport, John Paul (May 8, 2015). "The Golf Upstart of Silicon Valley". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ a b Costa, Brian (June 6, 2016). "Why America's Best Golf Prospect May Never Turn Pro". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ a b Knowlton, Emmett (June 7, 2016). "The son of a Silicon Valley legend is one of the best amateur golfers in the world, but he may never turn pro". Business Insider.