Carter Cook

Photo by: Tim Cowie/Tim Cowie Photography

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Cornelius, N.C.
High School:
Community School of Davidson

SENIOR (2021-22)
• Appeared in eight events, posting a stroke average of 76.48 over 21 rounds
• Defeated VCU's Clifford Foster 3 & 2 at the Black & Blue Cup
• Shot 73-77-74/224 (+11) at Irish Creek Intercollegiate, tying for 77th
• Sandwiched a 76 (+4) between a pair of 75s at Seahawk Intercollegiate, tying for 48th at 226 (+10)
• Shot 75 (+3) in Round 2 at Forest Creek Collegiate after opening with an 84 (+12) ... Tied for 66th
• Shot 79-81/83/243 (+27) to finish in 97th at Ross Collegiate Classic
• Shot 78 (+6) in Richmond's match win vs Columbia
• Competed as an individual at the Grandover Collegiate ... Shot 75-75-76/226 (+10) to tie for 54th
• Tied for 60th at River Run Collegiate ... Shot 78-75-80/233 (+17)
• Shot 70-74-73/217 (+1) in season-opening VCU Shootout, helping Richmond to its first tournament win since the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship ... 217 (+1) was lowest career score in a 54-hole tournament ... 70 (-2) in Round 1 tied his lowest career round ... 70 (-2) in Round 1 contributed to team score of 276 (-12), tied for the second-lowest round in program history ... Finished tied for 35th

JUNIOR (2020-21)
• Stroke average of 74.40 over 10 rounds was more than two shots lower than his 2019-20 average of 76.58
• Shot 231 (+18) to tie for 76th at Irish Creek Collegiate ... Rebounded from an opening 83 with rounds of 75 and 73
• Playing as an individual, tied for fifth at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate after shooting 213 (+3) ... 69 (-1) in Round 3 was lowest gross score of his college career ... His first top-10 finish as a Spider
• Shot 73 (+1) in Richmond's home match vs Longwood, winning his head-to-head match to help UR to an 8.5 to 0.5 win
• Tied for 30th at the Ross Collegiate Classic at 227 (+11) ... Lowest 54-hole score and best tournament finish of his Spiders career
• One of a program-record six Spiders named a Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar

SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
• Finished 76th at the Mobile Sports Authority Collegiate with a score of 231 (+15)
• Competed as an individual at the Autorader Collegiate Classic ... Finished tied for 63rd at 228 (+12) ... Improved his score in each round (82-74-72)
• Competed as an individual at the River Run Collegiate ... Finished tied for 44th at 228 (+12) ... Shot 70 (-2) in the final round, third best in the 88-man field
• Made his Spiders debut at the VCU Invitational ... Placed 71st with a score of 232 (+16)

BEFORE RICHMOND
• Spent his freshman season (2018-19) at Bucknell ... Played in nine stroke-play events with a 76.1 stroke average ... Best finish was a tie for 14th at the Robert Trent Jones Shootout ... Best round was 70 (E) at Bucknell Invitational
• Four-year letterman, two-time captain in high school
• 2018 Southern Piedmont Conference Player of the Year ... Four time All-Conference honoree
• Led team to runner-up finishes at NCHSAA 1A state tournament in 2016 and 2017, finishing sixth on individual leaderboard in 2017 and 10th in 2016
• Medalist at 2016 U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifier in Medina, Ohio
• Finished third at 2017 AJGA First Tee of Greater Baltimore Junior Championship

PERSONAL
• Son of Dan and Kim ... Has a sister, Jane
• Father played rugby, baseball, and soccer at the U.S. Naval Academy