Jim Carter (golfer)

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Jim Carter
Personal information
Full nameJim Laver Carter
NicknamePrez
Born (1961-06-24) June 24, 1961 (age 63)
Spring Lake, North Carolina, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona, U.S.
Career
College Arizona State University
Turned professional1985
Current tour(s) Champions Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins12
Highest ranking 85 (August 20, 1989) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other10
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship T56: 1989
U.S. Open T24: 2002
The Open Championship T69: 2002

Jim Laver Carter (born June 24, 1961) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Champions Tour. He has also played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

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Biography

Carter was born in Spring Lake, North Carolina. As a high school senior, he led Mesa High's boys golf team to an Arizona state championship in 1979. [2] He attended Arizona State University in Tempe and was a distinguished member of the golf team – a two-time first-team All-American and an All-Pac-10 conference selection, as well as the 1983 NCAA Champion (Arizona State University's first individual champion in men's golf). He also represented the U.S. Collegians at the USA vs. Japan Matches at Pebble Beach and was named Ambassador. He won the 1981 and 1984 Arizona State Amateur Championship, and the 1983 and 1984 Southwest Amateur Championship. He was three times named Arizona's amateur golfer of the year. He was honored with the Arizona State University Athlete of the Year award in 1984. He was also awarded the conference PAC-10 Medal, the highest honor a student athlete can receive. In 1995, he was inducted into the Arizona State University Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2007 he was inducted into the Mesa City Sports Hall of Fame.

Carter turned pro in 1985. In contrast to his college career, Carter's level of success as a tour professional has been very modest. He won once on the Nationwide Tour in 1994, and once on the PGA Tour in 2000. Qualifying for the PGA Tour has been a constant struggle; however, he managed to qualify for the elite tour in 15 of the 19 years between 1987 and 2005. His best finish in a major championship was T-24 at the 2002 U.S. Open. [3] Carter lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

In 2011, Carter played in The Senior Open Championship (missed cut) and U.S. Senior Open (finished tied for 50th), his first two career Champions Tour events. He finished 6th at the 2011 Champions Tour Q School, just missing out on earning a Champions Tour card, but earned automatic entry as Q School medalist Jeff Freeman did not turn 50 until April 2012. [4]

Personal life

Carter earned a Business degree in 1984 from Arizona State University. He is a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona. [5]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (12)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Feb 27, 2000 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open −19 (66-68-69-66=269)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Chris DiMarco, Flag of the United States.svg Tom Scherrer,
Flag of France.svg Jean van de Velde

Nike Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Sep 4, 1994 Nike New Mexico Charity Classic −16 (69-66-71-66=272)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Emlyn Aubrey, Flag of the United States.svg Chad Ginn

Nike Tour playoff record (0–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 1993 Nike Utah Classic Flag of the United States.svg Curt Byrum, Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Moore,
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Murphy 		Murphy won with birdie on third extra hole
Byrum and Carter eliminated by birdie on second hole
2 1994 Nike Dominion Open Flag of the United States.svg Sonny Skinner Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (10)

Results in major championships

Tournament1987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002
U.S. Open T71T55CUTT46CUTT24
The Open Championship CUTT69
PGA Championship T66CUTCUTT56CUTWDCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
"T" = tied
Note: Carter never played in the Masters Tournament.

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 33 1989 Ending 20 Aug 1989" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ "2007 Mesa City Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". mesasports.org. 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2021. [Carter] helped Mesa High to state golf title his senior year [1979].
  3. ↑ "Golf Major Championships" . Retrieved January 24, 2008.
  4. ↑ Carter an excited rookie, though starts are limited
  5. ↑ "Jim Carter". PGA Tour. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
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