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Kaira Martin

Senior
Class
Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Hometown
Xavier Prep
High School
Kaira Martin - Women's Golf - Virginia Cavaliers

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