William McGirt
| Team: | PGA Golfer |
| Age / DOB: | (38) / 6/21/1979 |
| Ht / Wt: | 5'8" / 200 |
William McGirt rolls into the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in South Carolina trying to get back on track this week.
McGirt had finished 33rd or better in three straight tournaments from late February to mid-March before missing the cut in his most recent showing in the Houston Open. He is back in the state of South Carolina where he played his golf at Wofford College, so perhaps he'll get a little bump even in the low country. McGirt isn't a back to muscle it off the tee, but he still checks in 27th on the PGA Tour in Scoring Average (70.258), and he is one of the best in Sand Save Percentage (21st). He has been pretty decent getting to the green, particularly in the Scrambling area, but he has been a disaster with the putter and that makes him a risky DFS play. Apr 12 - 1:28 AM
William McGirt rolls into the Waste Management Phoenix Open this week putting the PGA Tour's fifth-ranked Scoring Average (69.642) on display.
McGirt was fairly mediocre at the Sony Open in Hawaii, posting a 65th-place finish. However, he was Top 25 or better in each of his first three events, including back-to-back Top 10s at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open and The RSM Classic. He doesn't do it with a lot of power, but he is very accurate. McGirt ranks 16th on the PGA Tour in GIR, and he is fairly adequate out of the sand which helps at TPC Scottsdale. McGirt has been a closer, too, ranking fifth on the PGA Tour in Back 9 Scoring Average (34.25). McGirt is a huge value with a minimal price tag in DFS, but huge upside to exceed salary expectations. Jan 31 - 11:14 PM
World No. 81 William McGirt smoothed a bogey-free 4-under-par 33-33=66 in the final round of The RSM Classic to finish up on 13-under 269, up four places to T9 with play still in progress. UPDATE: With play completed, McGirt finished T8.
The 37-year-old played his final 39 holes in blemish-free 12-under. After opening in 70-68-65, he began T13 on 9-under, one shy of the overnight top 10. The North Carolina native pelted all 14 fairways and hit 15 greens in regulation, gaining 1.504 strokes off-the-tee. He carded four birdies at holes 5, 9, 12 and 15, two from between 11 and 27 feet, posting 1.800 putts per GIR and 1.641 SG: Putting with 30 total putts. This was McGirt's fifth RSM, fourth cash, and first top 25. It's his third straight top 25 to start the season and second consecutive top 10, arriving off T10 two weeks ago at the Shriners. Sun, Nov 19, 2017 03:43:00 PM
World No. 75 William McGirt turned in a 3-under-par 34-34=68 after the final round of the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open for a 72-hole total of 6-under 278, good for a six-way T10, which is where he started the day.
This was the 38-year-old's seven appearance, third top 25 among five cashes, and second top 10 (T8/2016). It was his second top 25 of the season in as many starts, arriving off T25 at last week's Sanderson Farms, and his first top-10 finish since T3 at the RBC Heritage back in April. After kicking off with 68-73-69, the North Carolina native began T10 on 3-under, six back of 54-hole co-leaders Beau Hossler and J.J. Spaun. He conjured six (of 14) fairways and hit 14 greens in regulation, losing 1.010 strokes off-the-tee and 0.541 tee-to-green. McGirt squared a lone bogey-5 at 11, offset by four circles at 9 and 14-16, four from between 14 and 23 feet. He posted 1.714 putts per GIR and 2.772 SG: Putting with 29 total putts. Sun, Nov 5, 2017 10:32:00 PM