Kaira Martin
Virginia
2014-15 (Senior)
• Did not play in any tournaments
• Recognized on ACC Academic Honor Roll
2013-14 (Junior)
• Played in the Mo-Morial and Tar Heel Invitational tournaments
• Finished 43rd at Mo-Morial while competing as an individual, her best collegiate finish
2012-13 (Sophomore)
• Played in the Mason Rudolph Intercollegiate in the fall and the Gator Invitational in the spring
• Finished 45th at 17-over 233 at Mason Rudolph
• Had a season-low round of 76 at Gator Invitational
2011-12 (Freshman)
• Played in the Stanford Intercollegiate, Landmark Tradition and LSU Classic tournaments
• Was a non-scoring individual at Stanford and LSU
• Best single-round score was 74 she posted at Stanford
Amateur and Junior Notes
• Finished ninth at 2013 Women’s TRANS National Amateur
• Competed in the 2013 U.S. Women’s Public Links Championship
• A two-time AJGA Rolex Junior honorable mention All-American
• As a 2011 senior, ranked as high as the sixth, eighth and 11th player in the 2011 Class by the AJGA Polo Rankings, Junior Golf Scoreboard and Golfweek
• Since 2005 has won six tournament championships including four AJGA titles and posted 10 top-five finishes at AJGA events
• Competed at the 2010 U.S. Amateur, 2009 U.S. Girls Junior and 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championships
• In 2009 and 2010 she was first at the AJGA’s Midwest Juniors Championship
• Took top honors at the 2008 Arizona State Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championships
• Represented the United States in the 2010 Aaron Baddeley International Junior Championship in China
Xavier Prep / Personal
• Two-Time National High School Golf Coaches Association Girls All-American
• While competing at Xavier Prep she was named the 2009 Arizona State High School Girls Golfer of the Year
• That year she set the all-time Arizona 5A tournament scoring record by shooting 11-under 133
• In 2009 she won the Arizona 5A High School title
• Helped her team set the all-time national high school unbeaten streak during her career at Xavier Prep
• Between 1996 and 2009 the team won 145 consecutive matches
• Earned all-state honors in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
• Received the President’s Award for Educational Achievement
• Parents are Katie and Stewart
• Born in Honolulu, Hawaii
• Grandfather, R.J. Martin, played college baseball at Western Carolina
• Father received his M.S. at UVa’s McIntire School of Commerce
Kaira Martin’s Career Statistics
2012-2013646777.83762013-2014646577.5075
YEAR | ROUNDS | STROKES | AVG | LOW |
2011-2012 | 9 | 713 | 79.22 | 74 |
CAREER | 21 | 1645 | 78.33 | 74 |
Kaira Martin’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 43, Mo Morial, Sept. 9-11, 2013
Career Top-10 Finishes: 0
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 226, Stanford Intercollegiate, Oct. 14-16, 2011
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 74, Stanford Intercollegiate, Oct. 15, 2011
2011-12 Tournament Results
Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
Oct. 14-16 | Stanford Intercollegiate* | 75-74-77 | +13 | 226 | 68 | na |
Oct. 28-30 | Landmark Tradition | 87-79-83 | +33 | 249 | 84 | 5 |
March 9-11 | LSU Golf Classic | 76-82-80 | +26 | 238 | 53 | na |
2012-13 Tournament Results
Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
Sept. 21-23 | Mason Rudolph Championship | 79-77-77 | +17 | 233 | 45 | 5 |
March 15-17 | Gator Invitational | 82-81-76 | +24 | 234 | 64 | 4 |
2013-14 Tournament Results
Date | Tournament | Score | Par | Total | Overall Place | UVa Place |
Sept. 9-11 | Mo Morial* | 76-81-75 | +16 | 232 | 43 | na |
Oct. 11-13 | Tar Heel Invitational | 80-76-77 | +17 | 233 | 85 | 5 |
* Competed as a non-scoring individual