Carter Jenkins

Height:
6-4
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.
High School:
Leesville Road

General: From Raleigh, N.C…transferred from UNC Greensboro…both father and older sister graduated from UNC…majoring in sports administration.

Fall 2014 (UNCG)*: Finished tied for 9th at the Tar Heel Invitational, making the second straight season finishing 9th at the event…Placed 41st at the VCU Shootout…Finished 21st overall at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate…Won the weather-shortened AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic with an 8-under par 136 to win by two strokes.

2013-14 (UNCG)*: Named the Southern Conference Freshman of the year and to the All-SoCon Team…Named to the SoCon Academic Honor Roll…Finished first on the team and second overall in the league with a 72.47 stroke average…Posted eight Top 20 finishes, including six in the Top 10…Finished 9th at the Tar Heel Intercollegiate…Won his first career tournament at the Wolfpack Intercollegiate…Set the UNCG 54-hole record for a 13-under par 203 to win by two strokes…Posted his 3rd Top 10 at the AutoTrader.com Collegiate Classic, finishing 8th overall…Finished 6th at the Bridgestone Golf Collegiate…Finished 11th at the USF Invitational…Named Southern Conference Player of the Week (March 5) after his play at the USF Invitational…Placed 4th at the Middleburg Bank Intercollegiate…Placed 6th overall at the SoCon Championships…Helped UNCG place 7th overall at the NCAA Auburn Regional…Advanced through the U.S. Open local qualifying and took part in the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying…Won the 100th Annual Carolinas Amateur Championship, defending his title in Greenville, S.C.

Amateur*: Won the Rex Hospital Junior Invitational and earned a spot in the Web.com Tour Rex Hospital Open in the summer of 2013…Earned a sponsor’s exemption as he won the Junior Invitational by nine strokes, firing a 36-hole score of 134…Won the 99th Annual Carolinas Amateur Championship in 2013 at The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort…Named the 2012 North Carolina Junior Player of the Year by the Tar Heel Youth Golf Association and the Carolinas Golf Association…Holds the Wildwood Green course record for 18-holes with a 59 score in 2012…Became the first player all-time to win both the North Carolina Junior Championship and the Dogwood State Junior Championship in the same season…Posted back-to-back rounds of 66 to post a 132 in the 2012 U.S. Junior Amateur and finished 4th in the stroke play portion…Won the Sandhill’s Labor Day Tournament Championship and the Duke University Southwestern Junior Championship…Became the third youngest player to ever participate in the Nationwide Tour in 2012.

Prep: Four-year letter-winner at Leesville Road High School…Four-time recipient of the Tar Heel Golf Foundation Player of the Year…four-time All-Cap 8 Conference selection while earning All-State honors the past three years…Finished fourth in medal play during the 2011 North Carolina 4A State Championships.

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Favorite food: Grilled cheese and tomato soup

Favorite TV show: Friends

Favorite movie: Miracle

Career competitive round: 63 at the 2013 Tar Heel Golf Foundation Rex Hospital Open Qualifier at Wakefield Plantation

The best part about going to school at Carolina is: A real family support and feel

*Courtesy of UNC Greensboro