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The first two days of the PGA Championship offered a significant test for golfers at Aronimink, but Maverick McNealy came away at the top of the leaderboard.
McNealy used a strong second round to climb up the leaderboard and take a co-lead heading into the weekend as he looks for his first major win. The American golfer has been around the PGA Tour for half a decade, but has only recently seemed to find the form necessary to compete with the best.
For McNealy to win he will have to withstand a charge from some big names on Saturday and Sunday, but he is certainly capable of doing it. Get to know one of the names leading the PGA Championship.
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Who is Maverick McNealy?
McNealy is a golfer on the PGA Tour who turned pro in 2017 after attending Stanford. McNealy got his PGA Tour card in 2020, and over the past decade, he has one win on the PGA Tour, which came at the RSM Classic in 2024,
Overall, McNealy has 11 finishes in the top five and has earned over $22 million as a PGA Tour professional. McNealy’s highest ranking on the OWGR is 10, which is where he was in April of 2025, but he is currently ranked No. 33 in the world.
Maverick McNealy PGA Championship scorecards
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Round 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 69 |
| Round 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 67 |
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Maverick McNealy majors history
This is McNealy’s 14th appearance at a major, with his first coming all the way back at the 2014 U.S. Open as a teenager. McNealy missed the cut in six of his first eight major starts, but since the start of last year has performed much more consistently.
McNealy had four major finishes between 23rd and 37th in 2025, which was the first time he played all four majors in one year. Then, McNealy had his best major finish at the 2026 Masters, when he ended the tournament tied for 18th.
Where is Maverick McNealy from?
McNealy was born and raised in California, as he’s spent most of his life in the Portola Valley area. McNealy then attended Stanford University, where he was a top-ranked amateur and racked up many awards and honors in his collegiate career.
How old is Maverick McNealy?
McNealy is 30 years ld and has been a professional golfer since 2017. He joined the PGA Tour in 2020, when he was 25, and has been on the tour since.