Tigers
TIGERS
CARTER TOMS 5 FT, 9 IN HEIGHT
FRESHMAN CLASS
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA HOMETOWN
C.E. BYRD HS HIGH SCHOOL
HS
EXPERIENCE
PRIOR TO LSU One of the top recruits in the state of Louisiana in the Class of 2016 … Cemented his position as one of the state’s top junior golfers by capturing the Louisiana High School Athletics Association Division I State Championship with a brilliant performance at The Farm d’Allie in Carencro … Crowned the LHSAA Division I State Champion with an 11-shot victory as the only player in the field to finish under par in the 36-hole event … Fired rounds of 5-under par 67 in the first round and 4-under par 68 in the second round to finish at 9-under par and win the state title … Guided C.E. Byrd High School to its third-straight LHSAA Division I team state crown with his performance … Placed fourth individually at the state tournament to highlight his junior season with his high school team … Also earned individual finishes of seventh place as a freshman in 2013 and 24th place as a sophomore in 2014 at the Division I state tournament … Crowned the district and regional individual champion as a freshman in 2013 … Finished runner-up at the district tournament in 2014 and regional tournament in 2015 … Tied for third place individually at the 2015 Louisiana Golf Association Junior Amateur Championship held at Carter Plantation in Springfield … Fired a 36-hole score of 3-under par 141 during the event, including rounds of 2-under 70 in the first round and 1-under 71 in the second round … Earned his best finish in four appearances at the LGA Junior Amateur Championship following finishes of 35th place in 2012, 16th place in 2013 and 18th place in 2014 … A two-time winner as a member of the Arrowhead Junior Golf Tour with victories at Sherwood Forest in 2012 and The Island in 2014 … Earned his first career top-10 finish while competing in the American Junior Golf Association by tying for eighth place 2013 Arrowhead AJGA Junior at The Bluffs in St. Francisville, Louisiana … Also earned three other top-20 finishes at the Arrowhead AJGA Junior at The Bluffs (T12) and AJGA St. Louis Junior (T17) in 2014 and St. Francisville Area Foundation at The Bluffs (T12) in 2015 … Competed in the 2015 Junior PGA Championship held at Miramont Country Club in Bryan, Texas … Carded scores of 75 and 71 for his opening two rounds at the Junior PGA Championship in the summer of 2015 … Also competed as a member of the West squad at the Louisiana Junior Cup in 2013, 2014 and 2015.
a three-time All-American, three-time First-Team All-SEC performer and two-time SEC Player of the Year at LSU from 1985-89 … Father is also a 13-time PGA TOUR winner and 2001 PGA Champion during a decorated professional career … An honor student at C.E. Byrd High School while maintaining a 3.85 grade-point average during his prep career … Member of the National Honor Society … Ranked No. 50 in his senior class of 500 students at C.E. Byrd High School … Chosen by the faculty to be on his school’s Student Advisory Council all four years of high school … A member of the Byrd’s Student Council, Hive Leader for the student section at football and basketball games, Flag Runner for the football team as a junior and senior and secretary of the school’s Key Club service organization … Staff
member of High Life, Byrd’s student newspaper, serving as the sports editor during his senior year … Plans to major in petroleum engineering at LSU.
PERSONAL Full name is Carter Phillip Toms … Born on July 29, 1997 … Parents are David and Sonya Toms … Has a younger sister named Anna … Father, David, was
2016-17 MEN’S GOLF MEDIA GUIDE
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