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Bo Carpenter

  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Tifton, Ga.
  • High school Tift County
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Tifton, Ga.
  • High school Tift County

Bo Carpenter Bio

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-15th at 1-over with rounds of 72-75-70 ; his final round 70 (-2) featured five birdies and a bogey free back nine
  • T-62nd 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-26th 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-24th

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 75thS. Junior Amateur at Daniel Island ; finished T-9th 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 22nd playoff hole to Joseph Buttress of Australia in the round of 32
  • T-3rd 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 50th 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
CAREER STATISTICS
Year Events Rounds Low 54 Low 18 Par/Better Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Strokes Average
2023-24 11 32 209 68 9 2 2,355 73.59
2024-25
Total 11 32 209 68 9 2 2,355 73.59

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