Carter Jenkins is excited to play in the 2024 U.S. Open, but the recent death of friend Grayson Murray still weighs heavily on his heart.
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it might not be Raleigh but Pinehurst is as close to home as a first major can get for Carter Jenkins home state home home state close enough after nearly 100 events on PGA tour Canada and the corn fairy tour the 28-year-old has a chance to compete with the world’s best golfers at one of the world’s best courses when I step onto that first T box that moment I’m sure will will probably hit me like a ton of bricks come Thursday it’s taken a lot just to get to this point Jenkins had to come out on top in a playoff at final qualifying at Duke University golf club was there pressure at the end of the day it’s just more golf you know and if you can keep it that simple and just go about your own business then it’s it really is just golf that perspective has been pivotal for the past couple of weeks as he’s grieved the death of childhood friend Grayson Murray a professional golfer and Raley native that died by suicide in late May Jenkins said he feels like there’s been someone watching over him on the golf course ever since and I I like to think that there will continue to be that presence for the rest of my life because he was he was a special person like I said yeah he will he will always be with me from this day until my last day so what does he do for this day for the US Open the goal is to win but to remember it’s just golf I’m just here I’m just here for the moment I’m here for the opportunity I’m here for the championship and I’m going to give it everything that I got and like I said we’ll see where we fall on Sunday Lis Fernandez WL Sports Pinehurst
