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American professional golfer

Amari Avery
Personal information
Born (2004-12-30) December 30, 2004 (age 19)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Southern California
Turned professional2024
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT45: 2023
Women's PGA C'shipDNP
U.S. Women's OpenT48: 2023
Women's British OpenDNP
Evian ChampionshipDNP

Amari Avery (born December 30, 2004) is an American professional golfer who played for the USC Trojans woman's golf team. She was featured in the 2013 films The Short Game and Trophy Kids.

Early life and education

Her father is African-American and her mother Filipino. She began taking golf lessons in Anaheim, California before she entered kindergarten. Avery was one of eight entrants into the 2012 U. S. Kids Golf tournament featured in the film The Short Game. She was eight years old at the time. She was also featured in the 2013 film Trophy Kids.

In August 2020, Avery committed to play golf at the University of Southern California.

Amateur career

By the age of six Avery had won dozens of youth golf tournaments which included the Junior World Golf Championships.

In 2021 she played in the Augusta National Women's Amateur, finishing 29th in the field.

In 2023 she played in the Chevron Championship, her third start as an amateur on the LPGA Tour and the first time making the cut at a tour event. The same year, she played in the U.S. Women's Open, after winning the 36-hole qualifier in Rancho Santa Fe, California, among 64 competitors. She made the cut at the U.S. Women's Open and finished tied for 48th place.

Professional career

Avery turned professional in 2024 following the NCAA Championship. She made her professional debut at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship on the Epson Tour.

Amateur wins

  • 2017 Corey Pavin Invitational, ClubCorp Mission Hills Desert Junior, Callaway Golf Junior Championship
  • 2019 California Women's Amateur Championship
  • 2022 ICON Invitational, The Gold Rush, NCAA Stanford Regional, Windy City Collegiate Classic
  • 2023 Leadership And Golf Invitational

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U.S. national team appearances

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References

  1. "Amari Avery". Fox Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Porath, Brendan (March 29, 2021). "No Longer a 'Tigress,' Amari Avery Will Try to Make Augusta Roar". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Gibson, Charlotte (July 1, 2023). "How Amari Avery, the 'next Tiger Woods,' drove her own dream". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  4. Rapold, Nicolas (September 19, 2013). "A Mean Swing, Between the Cuddles and Flatulence Jokes: 'The Short Game,' a Documentary About Young Golfers". The New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  5. Romine, Brentley (April 1, 2023). "More than just Tiger Woods comps, budding superstar Amari Avery eyes history at Augusta". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  6. Strege, John (February 21, 2018). "'The Short Game' star Amari (Tigress) Avery is maturing as she succeeds in junior golf. Same goes for her father". Golf Digest. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  7. "Amari Avery". University of Southern California Athletics. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  8. "Amari Avery Ties For 29th At Augusta National Women's Amateur". USC. April 1, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  9. Nichols, Beth Ann (April 21, 2023). "2023 Chevron Championship: Amari Avery helped USC win Pac-12s earlier this week, and now she's tearing it up at a major – without any practice rounds". Golfweek. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  10. Ritter, Jeff (July 9, 2023). "2023 U.S. Women's Open Final Payouts: Allisen Corpuz Wins $2 Million Jackpot". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  11. "Players Turned Pro – Women". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  12. Otto, Luke (June 5, 2024). "Lindblad, Avery, and Castle Among the 15 Players Making Their Rookie Debuts". Epson Tour.
  13. ^ "Amari Avery". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved June 5, 2024.

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