Miriam Ayora - Women's Golf - Arkansas Razorbacks

Miriam Ayora

Sr. | Barcelona, Spain | Leadbetter Golf Academy at Championsgate

SCOREBOARD BY CLIPPD RANKING: No. 93 (as of 4/17/2024)

HONORS
SEC Golfer of the Week | March 22, 2023

2023-24 BESTS
Low Round: 67, Round 2 at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (10/9-10/23)
Low Tournament: 215 (71-74-70), at the Carmel Cup (9/1-3/23)
Best Finish: 3, at the Blessings Collegiate Invitational (10/2-4/23)

COLLEGIATE BESTS
Low Round: 67, Round 2 at the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (10/9-10/23) and Round 1 at the Ally at Old Waverly (10/25/21)
Low Tournament: 209 (70-70-69), at the MountainView Collegiate (3/17-19/23)
Best Finish: 3, at the Blessings Collegiate (10/2-4/23)

RECORD BOOK
(as of 4/18/24)
Career
4: Eagles (7)
11: Scoring Average (73.94)
12: Birdies (252)
14: Par or Better Rounds (29)

Season
10: Par 5 Scoring (4.8142), 2022-23
10: Eagles (2), 2022-23 & 2021-22
12: Scoring Average (72.54), 2023-24

Tournament
T27: Low Round: 67, at Jackson T. Stephens Cup (10/9/2024)

AS A JUNIOR (2022-23)
One of two Hogs to play in all 10 tournaments and 29 rounds … Led the squad with a 73.21 scoring average (1.41 vs. par), 334 pars and tied for a team’s best 10 rounds at par or under … Her scores counted in all but one round for a 96.6 percentage, which was the best on the team … Ranked the highest on the team with a No. 128 ranking, according to Golfstat … Paced the team in five of 10 tournaments … Commenced the season with a 4-over 220 (72-74-74) for a tie for 13th at the Carmel Cup … Followed that up with a career-best finish at the Blessings Collegiate, registering a tie for seventh with a 5-over 221 (72-74-75) … Registered a solid performance at the competitive Jackson T. Stephens Cup with another top 10 finish after registering a tie for eighth with a 3-under 213 (73-71-69) … Began the spring slate with an even 216 (70-72-74) at the Moon Golf Invitational … Awarded SEC Golfer of the Week following an 11th place showing at the MountainView Collegiate, in which she logged a career-low 7-under 209 (70-70-69) and a season-high 14 birdies … Led the Hogs at the SEC Championship with a 229 (75-78-76) and tied for 28th (75-75-74=224) at the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Played in 31 rounds in all 11 events … Earned two top 10 finishes throughout the year … Logged two rounds in the 60s and six rounds at par or better … Had an impressive performance at the Blessings Collegiate after carding a 218 (74-68-76) to log a career-best ninth place … Earned a career-low 67 in the first round of The Ally at Old Waverly to finish the tournament 1-under 212 with 10th place … Finished the Moon Golf Invitational with a 223 (78-74-71) … Came up big for the Hogs at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional with a 19th-place finish after logging a 222 (74-72-76) to send the team to the NCAA Championship.

AS A FRESHMAN (2020-21)
Showed potential in the three events that she played in, two in the lineup and one as an individual … Finished in the top-20 at the UCF Challenge, her first collegiate event … Fired a career-low 69 in the first round of that event … Carded a 229 (75-75-79) at the Moon Golf Invitational … Played as an individual at the LSU Tiger Golf Classic.

PRIOR TO ARKANSAS/AMATEUR
Ayora, who came to Fayetteville by way of the Leadbetter Golf Academy at Championsgate in Davenport, Fla., arrives at the Blessings as a budding Spanish player … Won the 2023 Campionat de Catalunya Absolut … Tied for third at the 2023 Campeonato de España Amateur … The Barcelona native had plenty of good finishes at top-flight Spanish events, including a top-10 finish at the 2018 Spanish Championship (73-73-74-69), a top-five finish at the Campeonate de Espnana FFAA Absoluto Femenino (76-73) and wins at the 2019 Optimist (74-67) and at the 2019 Catalunya Championship (76-65-67).

Senior (2023-24)      
TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParPlaceW-L
Carmel CupSept. 1-3, 2023371-74-70=215-1T1335-12
Blessings Collegiate Invitational Oct. 2-4, 2023270-70=140-4347-2
Jackson T. Stephens CupOct. 9-11, 2023372-67-80=219+3T2613-25
Purdue Puerto Rico ClassicFeb. 4-6, 2024374-72-70=216ET2367-22
Moon Golf InvitationalFeb. 17-20, 2024372-75-72=219+3T2664-25
Darius Rucker IntercollegiateMarch 4-6, 2024372-75-69=216+3T2861-27
MountainView CollegiateMarch 15-17, 2024375-72-76=223+7T4932-48
The BruzzyMarch 30-31, 2024371-74-71=216+6T1458-13
SEC Championship Stroke PlayApril 12-14, 2024375-75-71=221+11T4718-46
SEC Championship Match Play vs. Texas A&MApril 15, 2024d. Zoe Slaughter (TAMU), 5&4
Season Totals261886 (Avg. 72.54)395-220 (.642)

Junior (2022-23)      
TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParPlaceW-L
Carmel CupSept. 2-4, 2022372-74-74=220+4T1335-12
Blessings Collegiate InvitationalOct. 3-5, 2022372-74-75=221+5T750-6
Jackson T. Stephens CupOct. 10-11, 2022373-71-69=213-3T831-7
Battle at the BeachOct. 28-30, 2022373-73-71=217+4T2959-28
Moon GolfFeb. 19-21, 2023370-72-74=216ET3265-31
Darius Rucker IntercollegiateFeb. 27-March 1, 2023379-73-73=225+12T5832-57
MountainView CollegiateMarch 17-19, 2023370-70-69=209-71179-10
Liz Murphey Collegiate ClassicMarch 24-26, 2023274-75=149+5T3746-36
SEC ChampionshipApril 12-14, 2023375-78-76=229+13T4323-42
NCAA Palm Beach Gardens RegionalMay 8-10, 2023375-75-74=224+8T2836-27
Season Totals292123 (Avg. 73.21)+1.41456-256 (.640)

Sophomore (2021-22)      
TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParPlaceW-L
Cougar ClassicSept. 13-14, 2021374-77-76=227+11T7911-81
Blessings CollegiateOct. 4-6, 2021374-68-76=218+2T943-8
Jackson T. Stephens CupOct. 18-20, 2021381-71-75=227+11T1818-17
The Ally at Old Waverly*Oct. 25-27, 2021367-74-71=212-11062-9
Moon Golf InvitationalFeb. 20-22, 2022378-74-71=223+7T5034-49
Darius Rucker IntercollegiateFeb. 28-March 2, 2022378-75-76=229+16T6822-67
MountainView CollegiateMarch 18-20, 2022378-79-76=230+14T7216-71
Liz Murphey CollegiateMarch 25-27, 2022378-79-77=234+18T5230-51
SEC ChampionshipApril 13-15, 202220-71-81=152+8--
NCAA Ann Arbor RegionalMay 9-11, 2022374-72-76=222+9T1940-18
NCAA ChampionshipMay 20-22, 2022285-0-75=160+16--
* Competed as individual
Season Totals312334 (Avg. 75.29)276-371 (.427)

Freshman (2020-21)      
TournamentDate(s)RoundsScoresParPlaceW-L
UCF ChallengeJan. 31-Feb. 2, 2021369-73-77=219+3T1966-18
Moon Golf InvitationalFeb. 14-16, 2021375-75-79=229+13T7911-78
LSU Tiger Golf Classic*April 6-7, 2021379-76-78=233+17T6513-64
* Competed as individual
Season Totals9681 (Avg. 75.67)90-160 (.360)
SeasonRoundsStrokesLo72Lo54Lo18LoRndRndsin60sPar/-EventsTop1Top5Top10W-LWLPctAvg.
2020-219681-2196969113---90-160.36075.67
2021-22312334-21267672611--2276-371.42775.29
2022-23292123-209696921010--2456-256.64073.21
2023-24261886-21567672129-11395-220.64272.54
Career957024-209676772933-151217-1007.54773.94