“It's never just going to totally go to f***ing shit” - Denny McCarthy says his golf game gets better ‘after a drink or two’

Denny McCarthy is playing in the BMW Championship at Castle Pines Golf Club in Castle Rock, Colorado. From there, McCarthy joined the latest episode of the Fore Play podcast to discuss a number of interesting topics.

One of the topics that has drawn the most attention from fans is McCarthy's revelation about the effects of alcohol on his game. According to McCarthy, his skills improve "after a drink or two".

Denny McCarthy (Image via Imagn).

That was part of what Denny McCarthy said:

"There's definitely a limit. I don't drink a ton when I play. But the handful of social rounds a year that I do play and drink. My ball striking feels like gets a little better after a drink or two." [1.43.16 onwards]

"If I keep having that, like, I get tired and loopy, and I'm just over the ball. But the putting is always going to be decent, it's never just going to totally go to f***ing shit."

Another topic Denny McCarthy discussed was the quality of his putting, which is among the best in the world. In this regard, he stated that he uses traditional methods to read the greens rather than modern tools such as the one known as "Aim Point".

McCarthy currently ranks first on the PGA Tour in putts per round (27.73) and third in "Stroke Gained: Putting" (0.698).

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Denny McCarthy's 2024 Season at a Glance

Currently ranked 38th in the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) and 30th in the FedEx Cup standings, Denny McCarthy is one of the best players yet to win on the PGA Tour. However, his 2024 season has been a creditable one.

McCarthy has played in 22 PGA Tour events, making 18 cuts. He has four top-10 finishes, with a tie for second as his best result. That came at the Valero Texas Open, where he lost in a playoff to Akshay Bhatia.

He played in all four Majors this season, making two cuts. He finished T45 at the Masters and T32 at the US Open.

Last weekend, he tied for 9th in the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the first event of the FedEx Cup playoffs. In the first round of the BMW Championship, he is 1-under through 8, with one birdie and no bogeys.

With this result, he is temporarily tied for 10th place with other 13 players including Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele, four shots behind Sungjae Im, the tournament leader, who is playing the 16th hole.

McCarthy has a nine-year career in professional golf and joined the PGA Tour in 2018. To date, he has played 187 tournaments at this level, making 129 cuts and posting 27 top 10s, including two runner-up finishes.