Joshua McCarthy Career Statistics
CAREER: Over five seasons, ended up ranking seventh in career scoring average (71.91) at Pepperdine ... Appeared in 53 tournaments and 160 rounds (tied for third all-time) ... On other career lists, ranked fourth in below-par rounds (64), fourth in top-20 finishes (33) and tied for sixth in top-10 results (19) ... Three-time All-Region and three-time All-WCC first team ... Became the third Wave ever to play in three NCAA Championships.
PEPPERDINE 2020-21: Received
Golfweek All-American honorable mention status in his fifth year ... Was also
GCAA/PING All-West Region ... Ranked #41 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #109 by Golfstat ... Averaged 71.28 strokes in six tournaments and 18 rounds ... Was medalist at a pair of WCC-only fall events, the Pasadera Collegiate Invitational and the Rustic Collegiate Classic ... Had three top-10s, four top-20s and eight below-par rounds ... Shot a 14-under 196 (64-68-64) and defeated his teammate Dylan Menante in a playoff to win at Pasadera ... Shot a 7-under 206 (75-63-67) to win at Rustic Canyon by three shots ... Placed second at the Southwestern Invitational with a 1-under 215 (72-73-70) ... Best round was a 7-under 64 at Rustic Canyon ... Utilized a COVID-19 redshirt year to play a fifth season.
PEPPERDINE 2019-20: Posted a 70.72 scoring average in his first senior season ... Ranked #139 by Golfstat and #152 by Golfweek/Sagarin ... Appeared in six tournaments and 18 rounds and had three top-10 finishes, four top-20 results and 10 below-par rounds ... Took second at The Joust as an individual (70-69-73=212) ... Tied for fifth at the Nick Watney Invitational as an individual with a 9-under 204 (69-69-66) ... Tied for 10th at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational with an 8-under 205 (68-67-70) ... Season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PEPPERDINE 2018-19: Repeated on the
GCAA/PING All-West Region team and
All-WCC first team as a junior ... Ranked #70 nationally by Golfweek/Sagarin and #93 by Golfstat ... Had a 71.73 scoring average, #10 on Pepperdine’s single-season scoring list ... Led the team with 17 below-par rounds, which ranks tied for eighth in school single-season history ... Also led the team with six top-10 and eight top-20 finishes ... Played at all 13 tournaments and in all 40 rounds ... Took third place at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate with a 7-under 209 (72-71-66) and third at the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational with a 13-under 203 (66-67-70) ... Was fifth at The Prestige with a 4-under 209 (71-70-68) ... Tied for sixth at the WCC Championships with a 3-under 213 (70-66-77) ... Tied for 11th at the NCAA Austin Regional with a 1-under 212 (67-71-74) ... Tied for 61st at the NCAA Championships (79-73-76-77=305) ... Had three 6-under 66s on the season, which came at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, the Warrior Princeville Makai Invitational and the WCC Championships ... Had below-par rounds at nine tournaments, and had multiple under-par rounds six times ... Led Pepperdine at four of the first six tournaments of the season.
PEPPERDINE 2017-18: Picked to the
GCAA/PING All-West Region team and
All-WCC first team as a sophomore ... Ranked #87 by Golfweek/Sagarin and #114 by Golfstat ... Had a 71.90 scoring average, then #10 on Pepperdine’s single-season list ... Tied for the team lead in top-10 (six) and top-20 (nine) finishes ... Played in 14 tournaments and 41 rounds, both team highs ... Had 16 below-par rounds ... Had a stretch in the spring with eight straight top-20 finishes, five of which were top 10 ... Tied for third at the WCC Championships with a 5-under 211 (68-73-70) ... Tied for fifth at the NCAA Norman Regional with a 6-under 210 (74-65-71), which enabled him to qualify for the NCAA Championships as an individual ... His 7-under 65 was Pepperdine’s second-best round in NCAA postseason history ... Was tied for 43rd at the NCAA Championships after three rounds (78-67-75=220), but didn’t make the cut and ended tied for 84th ... His 5-under 67 tied Pepperdine’s second-best single-round score at an NCAA Championships ... Took second place at the Waves Challenge (73-79-69=221) and tied for ninth at the Southwestern Invitational at 217 (73-74-70) ... Had below-par rounds in 11 of 14 tournaments and had multiple under-par rounds five times ... Led, or tied for the team lead, four times.
PEPPERDINE 2016-17: Earned
All-WCC first team honors as a freshman ... Was in the lineup for every event and played in all 14 tournaments and 43 rounds ... His scoring average of 72.84 then ranked #4 among Pepperdine freshmen ... Set a Pepperdine record with 43 rounds, and tied another freshman record with eight top-20 finishes ... His 13 below-par rounds were the third-most by a Pepperdine freshman ... Tied for second place at the Western Intercollegiate with a 1-under 209 (70-69-70) ... Tied for 20th at the WCC Championships (76-68-73=217) ... Tied for 12th at the NCAA Stanford Regional (71-69-70=210), the third-best finish by a Pepperdine freshman at a regional ... Tied for 56th at the NCAA Championships (69-75-73-80=297) ... Had at least one below-par round in 11 of 14 tournaments, including all nine spring events ... Best round was a 4-under 67 in the second round of the Alister MacKenzie Invitational and a 4-under 68 in the first round of the Southern Highlands Collegiate and the second round of the WCC Championships ... Led the Waves twice, at the Western Intercollegiate and at The Goodwin (tied for 13th, 68-76-70=214) ... Was listed by Golfweek in the preseason as one of the nation’s top 15 freshmen to watch.
JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Played in the 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2020 U.S. Amateurs (reached the round of 32 in 2018) ... Won the 2020 AGC Winter Invitational ... Won the 2019 NCGA Amateur Match Play Championship ... Took third at the 2018 Sahalee Players Championship ... Reached the quarterfinals of the 2017 California Amateur ... Qualified for the 2016 Ellie Mae Classic, a Web.Com Tour event ... 2015 Rolex Junior All-American honorable mention ... 2014 NCGA/NCPGA Player of the Year ... 2013 JGANC Player of the Year ... 2013 AJGA Junior All-Star ... First-place finishes at the 2015 AJGA Junior at Spanos Park, 2015 NorCal Jr. Players Championship, 2015 Concord City Junior, 2014 AJGA Junior at Lone Tree and 2013 AJGA Junior at Diablo Grande … Ninth place at the 2014 USGA Junior Amateur Championship … Six NCGA Junior Tour victories and 12 AJGA top 10 finishes … Represented Northern California at two Junior Americas Cups … Won the 2014 Hogan Cup with Northern California … Ranked as high as 32nd by Polo and 43rd by Golfweek.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from De La Salle High School, located in Concord, Calif., in 2016 ... 2016 East Bay Times Golfer of the Year ... Four-time All-East Bay first team and All-East Bay Athletic League first team … As a senior, was co-champion of the EBAL, tied for second at the NorCal Championships and tied for eighth at the CIF State Championship ... Second place at 2014 Northern California CIF Championships and third place at 2013 CIF State Championship ... Team won two North Coast Section titles and one NorCal title ... Made the honor roll.
PERSONAL: Majoring in rhetoric and leadership ... Born in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... Son of John and Michele McCarthy ... His father played basketball at Cal State East Bay ... Has one sister, Emma, who runs track at Saint Mary’s ... Chose Pepperdine because “it is a great school in a Christian environment. The golf program competes at the highest level, and I liked how the coaches motivated and cared about their players. Over the last few years I really appreciated Coach Beard coming out to watch me play, and how personable he was with me and my family. The entire community around Pepperdine is amazing. There is a certain warmth that is different than other places.”
FAVORITES: Enjoys playing other sports and video games ... Lists his sports hero as Stephen Curry ... Favorites include Phil Mickelson (pro golfer), Pebble Beach (golf course), The Greatest Game Ever Played (movie), hamburgers (food) and basketball (sport other than golf) ... Favorite thing about golf is “how it involves both physical and mental aspects.”
