Bo Carpenter

AWARDS/HONORS

• 2023-24 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

2023-24 (FRESHMAN)

• Competed in 11 events, playing in the lineup for 10 tournaments in first season on campus ; logged a 73.59 scoring average with a pair of top-20 finishes ; had nine rounds of par or better and shot in the 60s five times
• Had his best showing of the season at the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional (May 13-15) ; T-15^th at 1-over with rounds of 72-75-70 ; his final round 70 (-2) featured five birdies and a bogey free back nine
• T-62^nd in his debut at the SEC Championship (April 22-24) with a score of 226 (+16)
• Had his first career top-20 in helping the team to victory at the Wofford Invitational (April 15-16) ; shot 217 (+7) with a 68 (-2) in the opening round
• Opened the spring leading the team with a T-26^th finish at the Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 11-13) ; shot career-best score of 209 (-7) with scores of 71-70-68
• Made his debut in Garnet and Black at the season-opening Folds of Honor Collegiate (Sept. 4-6) ; shot 218 (+5) to finish T-24^th

PRIOR TO SOUTH CAROLINA

• Ranked third in the state of Georgia and No. 65 nationally in the class of 2023 via Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Competed in the 75^thS. Junior Amateur at Daniel Island ; finished T-9^th in stroke play at 4-under with rounds of 70 (-1) and 69 (-3) ; in match play, defeated Japan’s Taishi Moto 2&1 in the round of 64 ; fell on the 22^nd playoff hole to Joseph Buttress of Australia in the round of 32
• T-3^rd at U.S. Junior qualifying with a 1-under 71 at Seminole Legacy Golf Club to earn one of four spots up for grabs to the U.S. Junior Amateur
• Finished fourth at the AJGA Junior Championship (6/5/23) in Tallahassee with a 54-hole total of 214 (-2)
• Took third at the 2022 Beth Daniel Junior Azalea in Charleston ; had the low round of the tournament with a 65 (-7)
• Placed solo fifth at the AJGA Atlanta Classic in 2022 ; shot 209 (-4) with scores of 69-74-66 Whitewater Creek Country Club
• Had a top-20 finish at the 50^th Southern Junior Championship in 2022 at Country Club of Charleston ; shot 209 (-1) with a final round 66 (-4)

PERSONAL

• Son of Chad and Allison – has a younger sister, Kate
• Sport and entertainment management major
• Quixote Club is favorite course in South Carolina
• Enjoys fishing ; also plays basketball and tennis
• Favorite food is steak
• Favorite TV show is Stranger Things
• Dream car is a Lamborghini Urus
• Advise for young people is to keep a positive mindset through adversity
• Chose South Carolina over Illinois, UNC Charlotte, Chattanooga and Wisconsin