Jim Carter (golfer)

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Jim Carter
Personal information
Full name Jim Laver Carter
Born June 24, 1961 (1961-06-24) (age 50)
Spring Lake, North Carolina
Nationality  United States
Residence Scottsdale, Arizona
Career
College Arizona State University
Turned professional 1985
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Nationwide Tour 1
Other 6
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open T24: 2002
The Open Championship T69: 2002
PGA Championship T56: 1989

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

Carter was born in Spring Lake, North Carolina. 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. 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 13 of the 16 years between 1990 and 2005. His best finish in a major championship was T-24 at the 2002 U.S. Open.[1] Carter lives in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Amateur wins (7)

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runners-up
1 Feb 27, 2000 Touchstone Energy Tucson Open -19 (66-68-69-66=269) 2 strokes Chris DiMarco, Tom Scherrer
Jean van de Velde

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runners-up
1 Sep 4, 1994 NIKE New Mexico Charity Classic -16 (69-66-71-66=272) 1 stroke Emlyn Aubrey, Chad Ginn

Other wins (6)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1987 1988 1989
The Masters DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T71 T55 CUT
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP T66 CUT
Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T46
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT T56 CUT
Tournament 2000 2001 2002
The Masters DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP T24
The Open Championship CUT DNP T69
PGA Championship WD DNP CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1053. Retrieved 2008-01-24. 

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