University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

2025-26 Golf Roster

Carter Schmitt hits a drive at The Clerico
DALLAS, TX - OCT 8: Carter Schmitt at the Trinity Forest Invitational on October 8, 2024 at the Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, TX. (Photo by George Walker/DFWsportsonline)
Photo by: George Walker/DFWsportsonline
Schmitt, Carter

Carter Schmitt

  • Height:
    5-11
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Baton Rouge, La.
  • High School:
    Catholic
  • Prev School:
    Missouri University of Science & Technology
2024-25
• Played in the final four events during the fall, compiling a 73.25 scoring average through 12 rounds.
• Debuted with the Ragin' Cajuns at the Git-R-Done Invitational (75-72-67-214) where he recorded a top-20 finish and a season-best 54-hole score.
• Posted a 4-over-220 at the Trinity Forest Invitational with a pair of subpar rounds (71-72-77).

PRIOR TO LOUISIANA
• Played in six events as a freshman during the 2023-24 season at Division II Missouri Science and Technology
• Averaged 72.92 in 13 rounds of play
• Top finish (tied for third) came in spring opener at Maverick Spring Invitational
• Best 54-hole finish (3-under-210) came as an individual at The Perkins Intercollegiate
• Produced five rounds of par or better with two rounds in the 60's
• Low round (6-under-66) came at Doc Spragg Fall Invitational

PREP/AMATEUR
• Was the 2023 Louisiana Division I state runner-up in Louisiana and a member of the all-state team
• An All-Metro Baton Rouge selection for three straight seasons (2021-23)
• District champion on an individual basis in 2022 and regional champion in 2021 and 2022
• Named as his team's most valuable player at Catholic High School
• Claimed the 2024 Baton Rouge Open finishing at 11-under-133 (67-66).

PERSONAL
• Born December 10, 2004 in Baton Rouge
• The son of Allie and Philip Schmitt
• Has one sister, Amelie
• Father played golf at LSU and on the PGA tour
• A Mechanical Engineering major
 
YEAR-BY-YEAR
Year Tournaments Rounds Strokes Avg. Best 18 Best 54 Top 5 Top 10 Top 20 Best Finish
2023-24 6 13 948 72.92 66 (-6) 210 (-3) T3
2024-25 3 9 653 72.56 67 (-4) 214 (+1) 0 0 1 T16
Total 9 22 1601 72.77 66 (-6) 210 (-3) 1 2 3 T3
CAREER BESTS
Low 18 66, at Doc Spragg Fall Invitational (Oct. 16-17, 2023)
Low 54 210, at The Perkins Intercollegiate (Oct. 2-3, 2023)
Best Ind. Finish T3, at Maverick Spring Invitational (March 4-5, 2024)
Top 5 Finishes 1
Top 10 Finishes 2
Top 20 Finishes 3
Rounds Par or better 9
Rounds in the 60s 3
TOURNAMENT-BY-TOURNAMENT RESULTS
2023-24
Place Date Tournament Scores
T27 Sept. 5, 2023 Arch Cup 74
T6* Oct. 2-3, 2023 The Perkins Intercollegiate 70-72-68-210 (-3)
T49 Oct. 16-17, 2023 Doc Spragg Fall Invitational 76-66-80-222 (+6)
T24 Oct. 28-29, 2023 Panther Invitational 75-74-149 (+5)
T3* March 4-5, 2024     Maverick Spring Invitational 72-70-142 (-2)
T52 March 16-17, 2024 SVSU Spring Invitational 77-74-151 (+7)
2024-25
T16 Sept. 23-24, 2024 Git-R-Done Invitational 75-72-67-214 (+1)
T52 Oct. 6-8, 2024 Trinity Forest Invitational 71-72-77-220 (+4)
T33* Oct. 14-15, 2024 Everett Buick GMC Classic 71-75-73-219 (+3)

* - Played as an individual
Theo Sliman Media Availability (Mar 4, 2024)
Monday, March 04
Head Coach Theo Sliman Media Availability (Mar. 6, 2023)
Monday, March 06
Ragin' Cajuns Legacy Series: The Sliman Golf Family
Wednesday, March 27
34th Annual Louisiana Classics (Day 2)
Tuesday, February 26