Mia Ayer 2018-19 Women's Golf Roster

As A Sophomore

• Finished the 2017-18 season with a 75.96 stroke average (fifth-lowest on the team).
• Carded one under par round and competed in nine tournaments for the Irish in 2017-18.
• Tied for 36th at the 2017 Bettie Lou Evans Invitational (Oct. 6-8). Competing as an individual, she shot 81-71-78=230 (+14).
• Made her season debut in the starting five for the Irish at The Landfall Tradition (Oct. 27-29), shooting rounds of 74-84=158 (+14).
• Concluded the Florida State Matchup (Feb. 9-11) shooting rounds of 74-77-76 (+11).
• Finished the Westbrook Invitational (Feb. 25-26) second among the Irish, shooting rounds of 74-71-71=216 (E) to tie for 33rd.
• Shot rounds of 73-71-82=226 (+10) at the Bryan National Collegiate (April 6-8) to conclude the regular season.
• Tied for 34th at the ACC Championships (April 21-23), shooting rounds of 75-79-73=227 (+11).

As A Freshman

• Finished the 2016-17 season with a 77.08 stroke average (5^th lowest on team).
• Finished T-4^th on team with even and under par rounds, carding two, one round under par and one round at even par.
• Competed in eight of Notre Dame’s nine events in the 2016-17 season, starting in the top five all of those events.
• 16 of her 24 rounds counted towards the team score.
• Finished 59^th at the opening fall tournament, The Schooner Fall Classic (Sept. 24- 26) shooting rounds of 77-80-79=236 (+23).
• Finished T-48^th at the Jim West Challenge (Oct. 9-10) shooting rounds of 71-77-76=224 (+8).
• Finished T-25^th at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational (Oct. 17-18) shooting rounds of 80-75-70=225 (+9).
• Finished T-60^th at The Landfall Tradition (Oct. 28-30) shooting rounds of 79-72-77=228 (+12).
• Finished T-60^th at the opening spring tournament, the Seminole Match-Up (Feb. 10-12) shooting rounds of 80-77-79.
• Finished T-63^rd at the Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 26-27) shooting rounds of 76-74-81=231 (+15).
• Finished T-46^th at the Notre Dame Clover Cup (Mar. 17-19) shooting rounds of 77-75-75=227 (+11).
• Finished T-89 at the Bryan National Collegiate (Mar. 31-  Apr. 02) shooting rounds of 84-73-86=243 (+27).

HIGH SCHOOL

• Graduated from Midway High School in Waco, Texas.
• Tied for 11th at 2016 Texas Region II-6A Tournament (150, +8), placing second among individual participants to book her ticket for state tournament.
• Tied for 13th at 2016 Texas Class 6A state tournament (150, +8).
• Won 2015 Texas District 16-6A tournament (142, -2).
• Tied for 10th at 2015 Texas Region II-6A Tournament (152, +10), advancing to state tournament on second sudden-death playoff hole.
• Tied for 32nd at 2015 Texas Class 6A state tournament (162, +18).
• Won 2014 Texas District 8-5A tournament (154, +12).
• Placed second at 2014 Texas Region I-5A tournament (142, -2).
• Tied for eighth at 2014 Texas Class 5A state tournament (148, +8).

JUNIOR GOLF

• Logged 77.33 stroke average in abbreviated three-tournament American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) season during 2016 calendar year, highlighted by eighth-place finish in Bishops Gate Golf Academy Junior Championship at Horseshoe Bay (227, +11).
• Compiled 75.76 stroke average in nine AJGA tournaments during 2015 calendar year, posting six top-10 finishes, including runner-up showings at the Insperity Invitational AJGA Junior Championship (73, +1) and Lockton Kansas City Junior (220, +4).
• Added four more top-10 finishes, including two tournament wins during 2014 AJGA season.
• Won 2014 AJGA Junior at Southwind and AJGA/CJGA (Canadian Junior Golf Association) Junior Championship.
• Finished 10th on points list during 2013 Legends Junior Tour season after posting four top-five finishes, including runner-up placements at Bluebonnet Championship (148, +4) and AJGA Abilene Junior registered 77.92 stroke average in 12 tournaments on Texas Junior Golf Tour during 2012-13 season, posting three wins and 10 top-10 finishes.
• Earned victories at 2013 Fazio Challenge at Stonebriar (153, +9), 2013 Hyatt Hill Country Championship (154, +10) and 2013 Traditions Spring Break Invitational at A&M (151, +7).

AWARDS/HONORS

• Two-time second-team all-state selection (2013-14 and 2015-16).
• Three-time all-region choice (first team in 2013-14 and 2015-16, second team in 2014-15).
• Three-time first-team all-district honoree (2013-14 through 2015-16).
• National Merit Commended Scholar and National Honor Society member.
• As of June 27, 2016, she ranked No. 12 in Class of 2016 by National Junior Golf Scoreboard.
• Ranked No. 24 according to Golfweek Power 50.
• Ranked No. 26 by Golfweek/Sagarin junior rankings.
• Ranked No. 27 by AJGA/Polo rankings.

PERSONAL DATA

• Daughter of Dr. Kae Hosoda-Ayer and Dr. Christopher Ayer.
• Will be the third native Texan to play for Notre Dame, all within the past decade (Stacy Brown from The Woodlands from 2004-07, and Talia Campbell from Dallas from 2013-16).
• Mother is assistant professor of piano at Baylor University School of Music and is a concert pianist.
• Father is professor of music at Stephen F. Austin State University and is a renowned clarinetist.
• Parents have performed together throughout North America and Asia as group called Duo Karudan.
• Enrolled in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters and is majoring in both Anthropology and Japanese.
• Studied abroad during the summer of 2018 in Rome.