Maverick Scott McNealy (born November 7, 1995) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He reached number one in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2015. McNealy turned professional in 2017 and won his first tournament on the PGA Tour in 2024.
Early life and amateur career McNealy was born in Stanford, California, on November 7, 1995, to Susan and Scott McNealy. In 1982, Scott co-founded Sun Microsystems, a technology company which was acquired by Oracle Corporation for $7.4 billion in 2010.
McNealy was one of four children, all boys. Scott McNealy, who played collegiate golf at Harvard University, introduced his sons to golf at a young age. Scott stated in 2014: "I told the boys, never mind a silver spoon; you’ve got a platinum spoon in your mouth. Everybody’s going to think it was given to you. So you have to outwork and outclass everyone on the planet or they’re just going to think you’re a child of privilege." Alongside golf, McNealy competed in basketball, soccer, and hockey during his youth. He was part of two California state hockey championships with the San Jose Junior Sharks.
McNealy qualified for the 2014 U.S. Open at Pinehurst at the age of 18. 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. 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).
Despite being America's most highly rated professional golf prospect in 2016, McNealy considered passing on professional golf for a career in business. In August 2017, McNealy confirmed that he would turn professional after the 2017 Walker Cup. His professional debut was at the Safeway Open.
Professional career McNealy played on the Web.com Tour in 2018. He played in 18 tournaments, making the cut in 12. His best finish was a tie for third at the United Leasing & Finance Championship. McNealy earned a total of $84,261 and finished 65th on the money list for 2018. He did not earn a PGA Tour card for the 2018–19 season but he did earn full status on the Web.com Tour for the 2019 season.
McNealy earned his PGA Tour card for the 2019–20 season, via his finish on the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour.
In November 2024, McNealy won the RSM Classic for his first PGA Tour victory in his 134th start. McNealy birdied the final hole to win by one.
McNealy reached a career high Official World Golf Ranking of 10 in April 2025. That year, he was one of sixteen players to make the cut in all four majors.
Personal life McNealy met his wife Maya Daniels, a kinesiologist, at a physical therapy clinic in Las Vegas. They married in 2023 and had their first child in 2025.
As of 2023, McNealy is a licensed pilot, flying himself in a Cirrus SR22 single-engine propeller plane to compete in the 2025 Genesis Invitational golf tournament held in Pacific Palisades, California. His brother, Scout, was his caddie for the 2025 PGA Tour season.
Professional wins (1) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Nov 24, 2024RSM Classic−16 (62-70-66-68=266)1 stroke Daniel Berger, Luke Clanton (a), Nico Echavarría
Amateur wins 2014 OFCC Fighting Illini Invite, SW Invite 2015 The Prestige at PGA West, The Goodwin, Pac-12 Championships, NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, Northern California Amateur Match Play, OFCC Fighting Illini Invite, U.S. Collegiate Championship, Gifford Collegiate-CordeValle 2016 Western Intercollegiate, Nike Collegiate Invite
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Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament 2014 2015 2016 20172018Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTPGA Championship Tournament 20192020202120222023202420252026Masters TournamentT32T18PGA ChampionshipCUTT75CUTT23T33T18U.S. Open37T32The Open ChampionshipNTCUTT23CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 4U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1Totals 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 9 Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2025 Masters – 2026 U.S. Open)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament202120222023202420252026The Players ChampionshipCUTT46T60T9CUTT32
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament 20222023Match Play17T52ChampionsNT1 1Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic "T" = Tied NT = No tournament Note that the Champions was discontinued from 2023.
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Arnold Palmer Cup: 2015 (winners), 2017 (winners) Walker Cup: 2015, 2017 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy: 2016
See also 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates
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