Maverick McNealy may not be a household name in the world of golf just yet, but the American is already richer than any player in the world not named Tiger Woods

LA JOLLA, Calif. – Maverick McNealy is named after the Ford Maverick car but he flew up the leaderboard in the final round of the Genesis Invitational like Maverick, the Top Gun pilot, by making nine birdies in his first 13 holes. He eventually finished second.

PGA Tour golf stars are known for raking in the big bucks, with the very top players accumulating vast fortunes. But Maverick McNealy might just be the wealthiest golfer you might never have heard of.

Maverick McNealy kept his calm even after getting surpassed by Ludvig Aberg by one shot with a birdie on 18 at the Genesis Invitational.

Maverick McNealy is making a big name for himself both on and off the course, but who is he sharing his adventures with?

If Maverick McNealy's big Sunday at the Genesis Invitational is an indication of things to come, he may earn a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team this fall.

Maverick McNealy says he's ready to take a bigger role as a Tour policy board member. "If there's a time to be on the board, it's now."

The Northern Irishman finished a disappointing joint-17th at last weekend's Genesis Invitational, but it was a lesser-known name who made waves both on and off the course in Southern California

Ludvig Åberg won the Genesis Invitational by one shot over Maverick McNealy at Torrey Pines Golf Club. McNealy led for much of the tournament but bogeyed the 14th hole and couldn't recover. Ludvig Åberg finally has a follow-up PGA Tour hit, and it was a huge one.

The Genesis Invitational was the PGA Tour's third Signature Event, for a $20 million purse. The results shook up the money list.

Maverick McNealy is named after the Ford Maverick ... and this week he flew to a PGA Tour event for the first time in a Cirrus SR 22 single-engine piston prop plane. McNealy, 29, said he flew ...