William McGirt
Height: 5'8" (1.73 m)
Weight: 195 (88 kg)
Age: 43 (June 21, 1979)
Birthplace: Fairmont, North Carolina
Residence: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Family:
Wife, Sarah; Miles Cameron, Caroline James
Education:
Wofford College (2001, Business Economics)
Special Interests:
Fishing, watching TV
Turned Professional:
2004
City plays from:
Bluffton, SC, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURPast champion beyond 150 in 2021-22 FedExCup (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2016 (1) the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2016 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#8 : 2016 Sanderson Farms ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#38 : 2016 PGA ChampionshipCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,530,000 : 2016 the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide (Finished 1)Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 269 | 845 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 56 | 160 | 108 | 2 | $11,298,778 | ||
| 2023 | 11 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 197 | $140,052 | ||||||
| 2022 | 17 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 181 | $412,275 | |||||
| 2021 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 8 | 235 | $44,290 | |||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 247 | $19,158 | ||||||||
| 2018 | 26 | 78 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 116 | $933,327 | |||||
| 2017 | 28 | 83 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 85 | $1,225,005 | |||
| 2016 | 28 | 98 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 24 | $3,614,972 | |||
| 2015 | 30 | 103 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 69 | $1,004,696 | ||||
| 2014 | 29 | 96 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 10 | 61 | $1,275,738 | |||||
| 2013 | 24 | 75 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 100 | $867,384 | ||||
| 2012 | 30 | 96 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 50 | $1,228,947 | ||||
| 2011 | 32 | 103 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 83 | $532,933 | ||||||
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2018 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2017 | T22 | T22 | CUT | T55 | CUT | T9 | T28 | ||
| 2016 | T43 | T10 | CUT | CUT | T7 | ||||
| 2015 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2014 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2013 | T43 | ||||||||
| 2012 | CUT | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2018 | CUT | |||
| 2017 | T54 | T30 | ||
| 2016 | T41 | CUT | T20 | T17 |
| 2015 | CUT | T12 | T49 | |
| 2014 | T5 | T69 | 65 | |
| 2013 | CUT | CUT | ||
| 2012 | T10 | T26 | 68 | |
| 2011 | T24 | T42 | ||
Personal
- Got his start in the game because, in his own words, "My aunt had me on the golf course as soon as I could walk."
- Only marks his ball with a quarter.
- Favorite professional team is the Atlanta Braves and favorite college team is the Wofford Terriers.
- Favorite book is Caddy for Life, the story of Tom Watson's caddie, by Bruce Edwards.
- Received scholarship offers to play golf and baseball in college. Was all-conference in baseball twice in high school.