PGA Tour pro reflects on teeing up Shriners Children’s Open as 56th in the FedExCup Fall standings

Maverick McNealy will make his 138th start this week on the PGA Tour at the 2024 Shriners Children's Open. The tournament will begin on Thursday, 17 October, and conclude on Sunday, 20 October.

McNealy is still searching for his first PGA Tour win. As per CBS Sports, he has decent odds of +4000 to win the tournament. He finished 53rd in the FedExCup standings and is positioned 56th in the FedExCup Fall standings.

In the pre-tournament press conference, the 28-year-old was asked about his thoughts on entering the week ranked 56th in the FedExCup fall standings and the opportunity to gain some additional Signature Event starts in 2025. Maverick McNealy said, via ASAP Sports:

"Yeah, the start of the season is so important. If you get off to a good start and high on the points list it matters so much. Getting the first few Signature Events at AT&T and Genesis would be massive. They're two poa annua events that I play really well at. I've top 10'd at both of them."

McNealy was the runner-up at the 2021 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. He lost the tournament by two strokes to Daniel Berger. He tied for fifth in 2020. The PGA Tour player has tied for seventh at the 2022 Genesis Invitational. He further said:

"I think if I do get in those two, I would probably play six out of the first seven tournaments. Again, if you get high on the FedExCup list early it gives you a huge leg up on the rest of the year. That kind of starts here with me playing the next five out of six weeks trying to solidify a spot in the top 60."

In the last two starts, McNealy has had two missed cuts. He'd be hoping to move up the FedExCup fall standings at the Shriners Children's Open.

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A look at the PGA Tour player Maverick McNealy's performance in 2024

Maverick McNealy has had a decent 2024 season. In 23 starts on the PGA Tour, he has made 17 cuts. He has had four top-10 finishes and eight top-25 finishes.

McNealy's best performances include a T3 at the 3M Open, a T6 at the WM Phoenix Open, a T7 at the RBC Canadian Open and a T9 at THE PLAYERS Championship.

His other notable performances include a T12 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, a T13 at the Mexico Open at Vidanta and a T17 at Charles Schwab Challenge. He has had total official earnings of $2,922,633 so far this season on the PGA Tour.

Let's take a look at Maverick McNealy's performances in the 2024 PGA TOUR Tournaments:

• Sony Open in Hawaii: T57 (68-69-69-68, 274, -6)
• The American Express: Missed Cut (73-66-71, 210, -6)
• Farmers Insurance Open: T37 (67-70-72-75, 284, -4)
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T39 (72-69-69, 210, -6)
• WM Phoenix Open: T6 (65-67-71-67, 270, -14)
• Mexico Open at Vidanta: T13 (70-70-67-66, 273, -11)
• Cognizant Classic: T41 (70-70-67-70, 277, -7)
• THE PLAYERS Championship: T9 (67-68-68-72, 275, -13)
• Valspar Championship: T45 (69-71-71-72, 283, -1)
• Valero Texas Open: T58 (71-74-74-70, 289, +1)
• THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson: T41 (67-67-68-69, 271, -13)
• PGA Championship: T23 (66-72-69-67, 274, -10)
• Charles Schwab Challenge: T17 (70-72-70-66, 278, -2)
• RBC Canadian Open: T7 (74-65-66-65, 270, -10)
• Rocket Mortgage Classic: T44 (73-66-71-70, 280, -8)
• John Deere Classic: Missed Cut (67-75, 142, E)
• The Open: Missed Cut (71-81, 152, +10)
• 3M Open: T3 (70-66-63-70, 269, -15)
• Wyndham Championship: T45 (67-68-69-71, 275, -5)
• FedEx St. Jude Championship: T12 (70-68-69-64, 271, -9)
• Procore Championship: Missed Cut (75-73, 148, +4)
• Sanderson Farms Championship: Missed Cut (69-71, 140, -4)