Denny McCarthy earned low round honors on Sunday at the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Houston Open and finish tied for 11th with Adam Long, Luke List, and Matthew Wolff. McCarthy’s final round 64 (-6) moved him up 39 spots on the leaderboard.
The two-time Maryland Amateur (2013, 2014) and three-time Maryland Open (2010, 2013, 2015) champion got off to a slow start, making five birdies through his first three rounds. Starting at 2-over-par going into the final round, McCarthy made a bogey on the 3rd hole (12th hole) to go 3-over-par for the tournament. He bounced back by making a birdie on the 4th hole (13th hole). He ended up making two more birdies on his front nine to shoot a 2-under-par 35. On the back nine, McCarthy made four birdies and ended the tournament with a birdie-birdie finish. He finished the tournament at 4-under-par and finished Sunday with the lowest round of the day at 6-under-par 64. McCarthy moved up 20 spots to 38 on the FedEx Cup points list. McCarthy will be playing in this week’s RSM Classic in Sea Island, Georgia, where he has had some previous success, finishing T8 in 2020.
