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Jake Carter
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Aiken, S.C.
- High School:
- South Aiken
Career Honors:
- ACC Academic Honor Roll (2017 and 2018).
Junior Season (2018-19):
- Made two appearances in the fall 2018 at the Rod Myers Invitational and the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational.
- Posted an average score of 75.67 in his two appearances.
Sophomore Season (2017-18):
- Played 21 rounds as a sophomore, finishing with a 74.05 scoring average.
- Tied for 18th at The Valspar Collegiate, shooting a 1-over 214.
- Tied for 27th at the Mobile Sports Authority Intercollegiate, tying for 27th with a 4-over 220.
- Tied his career low with a 70 in the second round in the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate.
Freshman Season (2016-17):
- Competed in three tournaments, finishing with a 74.78 stroke average.
- Played in the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate (+18), Querencia Cabo Collegiate (+9) and the Seminole Intercollegiate (+7).
- Low round of the year was a 2-under 70 in the first round of the Seminole Intercollegiate on March 10, 2017.
Before FSU:
- Enjoyed a highly accomplished career at South Aiken High School.
- Recorded back-to-back Southern Cross championships in 2015 and 2016 at his home course at the Palmetto Golf Club.
- Put together a tremendous senior season which included winning Region5-AAAA as well as Lower State.
- Two-time all-state selection in high school who won his regional title twice and a Lower State title four times.
- Also won two state championships.
- Committed to play for Florida State as a rising junior in the summer 2014.
- Top-50 amateur golfer according to Golfweek.
- Won two America Junior Golf Association events, finishing first at St. Francisville, La., in 2015 and winning the Junior All-Star Event at Eagle Ridge in 2012.
- Also had five Top-5 finishes and eight Top 10s in AJGA events.
- Honor Roll member all four years of high school.
All About Me:
- Parents: Brian and Nancy Carter.
- Major: Business Management.
- How did you first start getting into golf? Because of my dad when I was a little kid.
- What would you say is your greatest golf moment so far? When I shot 64 the last round of the Southern Cross and came back and won.
- Who is your favorite professional golfer? Kevin Kisner. I’ve known him since I was little.
- My favorite club in my bag is: Putter because I play well with it.
- I chose to play for Florida State Men’s Golf because: I liked the coaches and the school.
- What is something many people don’t know about you? I just started learning to play the guitar.
- What is the best advice you have ever received? Stick to the process.
- What music are you currently listening to? Country.
- What shows are you currently watching? Last Man Standing and The Ranch.
- What’s your favorite movie? American Sniper.
- Outside of golf, what are some of your passions in life? Hunting and fishing.
- What is the single greatest lesson golf has taught you? To be humble.
- What are the top three things on your bucket list?
- Go out west on a big hunting trip.
- If you could be any superhero, which one would you be? Superman because I could fly and would be super strong.
- What makes Florida State University a great place? The faculty and staff that help us every day.
Jake Carter By The Numbers
• Round: 70 (Seminole Intercollegiate, Spring 2017; Querencia Cabo Collegiate, Spring 2017; Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, Fall 2017; Rod Myers Invitational, Fall 2018).
• Tournament: 214 (Valspar Collegiate; Spring 2018)
• Best Finish: T18 (Valspar Collegiate; Spring 2018)
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