Maverick McNealy

ABOUT THE GOLFERS

I was born November 7, 1995 in Stanford, California, the oldest of four brothers (Dakota, Colt, and Scout). We all played ice hockey for the San Jose Jr. Sharks and competitive amateur golf.

I attended Stanford University from 2013-2017, earning a degree in Management Science and Engineering. While at Stanford, I set the school record for career scoring average (70.13), tied the school record for the number of individual wins (11), and spent 47 weeks as the world’s top-ranked amateur golfer. I also won the Fred Haskins, Ben Hogan, and Jack Nicklaus awards as collegiate player of the year, the Mark McCormack Medal as the world’s #1 amateur and the Byron Nelson award for golf, academics, and community service.

In 2017 I made my professional debut at the Safeway Open. I earned my PGA Tour card on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019, and made three top-10s on the 2019-2020 PGA Tour season en route to finishing 68th in the FedEx Cup standings.

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My name is Brandon Wu and I’m from Scarsdale New York. I have been playing golf since I was a little kid, and now, I’m chasing my dreams as a professional. Two of my passions in life are education and sports, and I am constantly looking for ways to combine the two.

I started playing golf when I was about 7 years old. I played my college golf at Stanford, finishing 4th in Career Scoring Average at Stanford behind Maverick McNealy, Patrick Rodgers, and Tiger Woods, and culminating with an NCAA Championship my senior year. In 2019, I became the first amateur to qualify for the US Open and Open Championship since 1967! I missed my Stanford graduation to play the final round at the US Open received my diploma at Pebble Beach. I also won a team Gold Medal for Team USA at the Pan Am Games that summer, and was a part of the victorious US Walker Cup Team.

My family instilled the importance of education in me at a young age and I want to help all kids have access to the same academic opportunities I had, so everyone of them will be able to find their own passions.

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MAVERICK'S GOALS FOR THE 2020-2021 PGA TOUR SEASON

GOALS FOR THE 2020-2021 PGA TOUR SEASON

400 BIRDIES AND REACH $1,000,000 FOR EDUCATION

RAISED SO FAR

$533,000.00+

$ PER BIRDIE

$266+ PER BIRDIE

DONORS

37 DONORS

BIRDIES

150

BIRDIES

Maverick’s ROAD AHEAD

Arnold Palmer Invitational

March 1-7, 2021, Orlando, FL
The Arnold Palmer Invitational is played at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge, a private golf resort owned since 1974 by Arnold Palmer. A course rich in history, it was the 1st planted with Tifway (Tifton 419) Bermuda grass. In Summer, 2009 Palmer decided to renovate the course with the specific goals of the renovation on three distinct areas: Agronomic/Maintenance (redesign of all 18 greens), Playability and Aesthetics which included the reworking of all the bunkering and major changes in four holes that altered the yardage from 7,103 to 7,196 and from par 71 to par 72.

The Players Championship

March 8-14, 2021, Ponte Vedra, FL
Working with golf course architect Pete Dye, PGA Tour Commissioner Deane Beman wanted a course design that would favor no particular player or style of play. To meet this goal, an extensive effort was made to design a balanced golf course. There had to be a selection of short, medium and long holes within the categories of par-3s, par-4s and par-5s. There had to be both right and left doglegs. The course routing was laid out so no two consecutive holes ever played in the same direction. With this concept, wind direction would have a more balanced influence on the field of players. The inaugural Players Championship was held at TPC Sawgrass in 1982. The original design was met with mixed reactions, many of them highly critical. Adding to the controversy was the fact that many of the day’s top players didn’t make the cut – including Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. The 17th hole is perhaps the most famous Par-3 in the world--an island green surrounded by water.

The Honda Classic

March 15-21, 2021, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
The Honda Classic is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour in south Florida. It was founded 48 years ago in 1972 as Jackie Gleason's Inverrary Classic. The Honda has been hosted by PGA National Resort and Spa since 2007. The Champion course was redesigned in 2002 by Jack Nicklaus. The tough three hole stretch of the par-3 15th, par-4 16th, and par-3 17th holes is known as "The Bear Trap," after Nicklaus, who is nicknamed the Golden Bear.

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Puerto Rico Open

FFebruary 22-28, 2021, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
The Puerto Rico Open is the only PGA Tour event held in Puerto Rico. The tournament is played at the Par-72, 7,569-yard Grand Reserve Golf Club and was designed by Tom Kite.

Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship

March 22-28, 2021, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
This PGA-alternate event (since 2018) is being hosted by the Par-72, 7,670-yard Corales Golf Club. Designed by Tom Fazio, it is set between miles of natural cliffs, coral reefs, majestic coralina quarries, and the Caribbean Sea.

The Emerald Coast Classic

March 29-April 4, 2021, Sandestin, FL
The Emerald Coast Classic is a new tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2021. It will be hosted at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort's Raven Golf Club. The unique Par-71, 6,900-yard course is carved through the marshes and pine trees.

2020-2021 PGA TOUR RESULTS


DATE	TOURNAMENT NAME	POS	SCORE	TO PAR	BIRDIES	FEDEX CUP RANK
Feb 18-19, 2021	Genesis Invitational	CUT	143	+1	9	33
Feb 11-14, 2021	AT&T Pebble Beach	2	272	-16	21	30
Jan 28-29, 2021	Farmers Insurance Open	CUT	148	+3	4	93
Jan 21-24, 2021	The American Express	71	291	+3	18	82
Dec 3-6, 2020	Mayakoba Golf Classic	T12	270	-14	24	65
Nov 19-20, 2020	The RSM Classic	CUT	146	+4	4	88
Nov 5-8, 2020	Houston Open	T20	276	-4	17	75
Oct 29-Nov 1, 2020	Bermuda Championship	T21	277	-7	16	86
October 8, 2020	Shriners Hospitals for Children Open	CUT	141	-1	5	118
October 1, 2020	Sanderson Farm Championship	T17	276	-12	25	76
September 10, 2020	Safeway Open	CUT	140	-4	7

2020-2021 KORN FERRY TOUR RESULTS

Brandon Wu


DATE	TOURNAMENT NAME	POS	SCORE	TO PAR	BIRDIES	KORN FERRY STANDING
February 15, 2021	LECOM Suncoast Classic	T14	276	-8	17	-
February 22, 2021	Puerto Rico Open	-	-	-	-	-
March 22, 2021	Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship	-	-	-	-	-

Previous Season

JOIN ME AS WE ADVANCE THE STATE OF EDUCATION

To kick off my first season on the PGA Tour, I want to do even more to move the ball forward in education. I’ve been incredibly fortunate in my education and I believe that every student should have the benefits of a high quality education. And that’s why I’m supporting Curriki.

Curriki makes it possible for students in underserved schools to have the same high quality curriculum as the most prestigious schools. In doing so, Curriki has reached an estimated 200 million students around the world for more than 10 years and I know they’ll be able to make an even bigger impact on learning in the years to come.

I’ve been volunteering with Curriki since I was in high school, so it’s an organization that is very special to me.

Please join me in Birdies for Education!

– Maverick

PLEDGE AND HELP ADVANCE THE STATE OF EDUCATION

ABOUT BIRDIES FOR EDUCATION

Making a Difference in Education One Putt at a Time.

Birdies for Education was created in 2019 by PGA TOUR player Maverick McNealy to raise funds for education non-profit, Curriki.org.

Giving back. It’s what drives me to play my best game every time. Every kid deserves a solid, high-quality education and my fundraising campaign supports Curriki.org, a non-profit organization that is completely focused on making sure kids have opportunity to go anywhere and do anything they want in life. Even the PGA Tour.

In 2020, I am joined by fellow Stanford Alum, Brandon Wu.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION MATTERS

420Million Children

The estimated number of children worldwide who would be lifted out of poverty if provided with a proper secondary education

69Million Teachers

The estimated number of teachers needed to provide every child in the world a primary and secondary education.

1out of 10

The estimated number of young people on track to gain basic secondary-level skills

LET'S MAKE IT 10 OUT OF 10!

WAYS YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE

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