Amari Avery
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United States| Amari Avery | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 30, 2004 |
| Sporting nationality | United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Southern California |
| Turned professional | 2024 |
| Current tour | Epson Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Epson Tour | 1 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T45: 2023 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | DNP |
| U.S. Women's Open | T45: 2025 |
| Women's British Open | DNP |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Amari Avery (born December 30, 2004)[2] is an American professional golfer who played for the USC Trojans women's golf team. She was featured in the 2013 films The Short Game and Trophy Kids.
Her father is African-American and her mother Filipino.[3] She began taking golf lessons in Anaheim, California before she entered kindergarten.[4] Avery was one of eight entrants into the 2012 U. S. Kids Golf tournament featured in the film The Short Game.[5] She was eight years old at the time.[6] She was also featured in the 2013 film Trophy Kids.[7]
In August 2020, Avery committed to play golf at the University of Southern California.[3][8]
Amateur career
By the age of six, Avery had won dozens of youth golf tournaments which included the Junior World Golf Championships.[3][4]
In 2021, she played in the Augusta National Women's Amateur,[3] finishing 29th in the field.[9]
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.[10] 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.[11]
Professional career
Avery turned professional in 2024 following the NCAA Championship.[12] She made her professional debut at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship on the Epson Tour.[13] She earned her first professional win at the 2026 IOA Championship on the Epson Tour. She was the third African-American to win on the tour after LaRee Sugg in 1998 and Sadena Parks in 2014.[14]
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
Source:[15]
Professional wins (1)
Epson Tour wins (1)
Results in LPGA majors
| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevron Championship | T45 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | T48 | T45 | |
| Women's PGA Championship | |||
| The Evian Championship | |||
| Women's British Open |
"T" = tied