Matt McCarty is on the verge of going from relative unknown to household name among golf fans.
The 2025 Masters debutant surged up the leaderboard at Augusta on Friday, carding a second-round 68 with eight birdies to enter the clubhouse tied for fourth. That means he's likely to enter the weekend in prime position to become the first Masters rookie to win a green jacket since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979.
With his game under the sport's biggest microscope, fans are going to get a very close look at how he handles his clubs — which means they're also going to notice what he has stamped on his wedge.
If and when the camera zooms in on his 50-degree club, you'll likely see the phrase "Butter Fingers" stamped onto the wedge. No, your eyes aren't deceiving you. The term is a bit of an inside joke between McCarty and his caddie after a blooper on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Per PGATour.com in 2024:
“I got ‘Butter Fingers’ stamped on my 50-degree,” McCarty explains. “I dropped my club on the ball, got a shot penalty in a Korn Ferry event in Sarasota this summer, so my caddie [Devrath Das] thought it’d be funny to put ‘Butter Fingers’ on it, so that’s where we’re at…we haven’t dropped it since, I guess that’s good mojo.”
Add another one to the list. Six birdies in the last eight holes. #themastershttps://t.co/csVP5IPr1Lpic.twitter.com/oAMW6p28o9
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 11, 2025
There you have it. If you hear fans shouting the cruel name at McCarty this weekend, just know they mean it as a term of endearment.
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