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Hey everyone I am Cory Siegfried and this is my interview series - The Turn. Welcome to a different side of golf. Our first season will include 9 episodes with one released every 9 days. In these episodes, we’ll approach what each individual does both on and off the golf course with a business perspective in mind.
Our first guest is Denny McCarthy, a PGA Tour professional and the number one ranked putter on Tour for the past two seasons including this current one. Denny and I were teammates at Virginia during his first year, where he entered as one of the most sought after recruits in the country among the likes of Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth. He was subsequently named ACC freshman of the year and an eventual two time all-American.
He has won the Junior PGA Championship, the Porter Cup, the Maryland Amateur twice, the Maryland Open three times, and has represented the United States at the Junior Ryder Cup, the World Amateur Team Championship, the Walker Cup. He has also competed in seven US Amateurs, and has qualified for two U.S. Opens. Before turning pro, Denny was ranked as one of the top 50 amateurs in the world. He is currently ranked 72nd in the FedEx Cup standings(as of 8/1/2020) and has notched a few top-ten finishes.
We spoke two weeks ago while he was in Ohio at Muirfield, in between the Workday Charity Open and the Memorial. Most recently, he’s been mentioned in headlines as one of the first Tour players to test positive for Covid-19 at the Travelers Championship. We touch on that briefly, talk about his transition to Tour life, how he’s surrounded himself with the right team to help cultivate his personal brand, and how golf has helped him create opportunities for others.
Denny also shares an incredible story about his first round with Tiger Woods at their home club in Florida right in the beginning quarantine. I hope you enjoy this as much as we did.
