2020-21 (SR): Named to the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll … Played in six rounds across two tournaments for the Monarchs … Posted a scoring average of 75.3 … Placed in a tie for 29th at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate at 222 (+12) – his best finish, best 54-hole aggregate total and his best score to par on the season … Fired an even-par 70 in the first round of the Golden Horseshoe … Carded a 14-over 230 and finished in a tie for 50th at the Old Corkscrew Intercollegiate … Also shot an even-par 72 in the opening round of the event.
2019-20 (JR): Competed in five tournaments … Recorded his best finish as a Monarch at the Golfweek Program Championship, placing in a tie for fourth place … Collected two more top-15 finishes, tied for 11that the VCU Invitational and tied for 13that the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate … His 5-under par at the VCU Invitational was his lowest score of the season and helped lead ODU to its first-place finish … Had a average round score of 71.7, the second-lowest on the team.
2018-19 (SO): Competed in four tournaments in his first season as a Monarch ... Recorded his best finish at the ODU/OBX Intercollegiate, tying for 29th and helping ODU to a 4th-place team finish ... Also finished 42nd at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate ... Had a season stroke average of 74.8.
AT MIDLAND COLLEGE: Played at Midland Junior College in Texas ... Ranked as high as No. 11 among juco players in the nation with a 73.14 scoring average ... Midland ended the fall ranked as the No. 3 team in the nation ... Notched three top-10 finishes for Midland in the fall and helped guide the Chaparrals to three tournament titles.
PREP: A two-time All-State selection at Wethersfield ... Helped lead the team to a third-place finish in the state his senior year.
PERSONAL: Son of Stephen and Patty Ayers ... His father, Stephen, was an All-American basketball player at Central Connecticut State ... Favorite food is Chinese food ... Likes the Yankees and Eagles and his favorite pro athlete is Carson Wentz ... Favorite movies are Step Brothers and Tin Cup ... Hobbies include basketball, football and working out ... Played his first competitive golf round at age 16 ... Majoring in leadership.
Chris Ayers Season 2018-19
Height6-1
Academic YearJunior
HometownWethersfield, Conn.
Previous SchoolMidland College
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