Live From: 21st MGA Carter Cup
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. (August 1, 2023) -- Barnes Blake fired a course-record tying 8-under 64 on Tuesday afternoon on Baltusrol Golf Club's Lower Course, as the Westfield, N.J., native and Baltusrol member set a new Carter Cup scoring record of 11-under par en route to the eight-shot win.
Blake caught fire early, turning in 6-under 30 and coming in with with three more birdies and a lone bogey for his 64. The win makes Blake just the second person to win both the Met Junior and Carter Cup in the same season, joining Pat Fillian, the director of golf and COO at Echo Lake Country Club. Blake is also the first Baltusrol member to win the Carter Cup in its 21-year history.
Full recap to come.
The Carter Cup stands as a coveted invitation in the junior ranks. It was first played in 2003 and is named in honor of Michael P. Carter, an accomplished junior player at Baltusrol and standout member of the golf team at New Jersey’s Delbarton School who died in a car accident in 2002. Carter had won the junior club championships at both Baltusrol and Winged Foot and at the time of his death played for Penn State.