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University of Illinois Athletics

2014-15 Women's Golf Roster

Michelle Mayer

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Flossmoor, Ill.
  • High School Homewood-Flossmoor

Biography

Career Bests

Best Finish: T-6th - Wolverine Invitational (Sept. 22-23, 2012)
Low Round: 74 - Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 24-25, 2013)
Low 54-Hole Score: 233 - Westbrook Spring Invitational (Feb. 24-25, 2013)

Senior - 2014-15

  • Competed at the Illinois Challenge
  • Teamed up with Stephanie Miller to win four-ball match over their Illinois State counterparts, 2 up

Junior - 2013-14

  • Competed in four tournaments
  • Recorded an 83.00 scoring average
  • Best finish came at the Lady Buckeye Invitational where she tied for 68th with a 251 (+35)
  • Lowest tournament score came at the Briar's Creek Invitational where she produced a 244 (+28)
  • Recorded a season low round of 79 (+7) three times

Sophomore - 2012-13

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Took part in 10 tournaments as a sophomore, averaging 80.50 strokes over 30 rounds
  • Tied Ember Schuldt for tops on the team at the par 71 Wolverine Invitational, shooting a 232 (+19), including a then-personal-best 74 (+3) in the third round, to finish tied for sixth at the tournament and help lead the Illini to a third place finish in Ann Arbor
  • Shot a career-low 233 (+17) at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, earning a career-best 74 (+2) in the final round

Freshman - 2011-12

  • Tallied an 81.71 stroke average in 14 rounds
  • Competed in five tournaments, three times for Illinois and twice as an individual
  • Turned in a season-low tournament total of 234 (+18) at the Big Ten Championships, where she also had a season-best finish of T-33rd
  • Notched her season low round of 76 in the final round of the Big Ten Championships

High School

  • Four-time IHSA (Illinois High School Association) State Qualifier, placing 4th her junior year and 10th her senior year
  • High School team won the 2010 2A Illinois State Championship
  • Two-time Regional Champion
  • Three-time Sectional Runner- Up
  • Four-time SWSC All-Conference
  • Four-year varsity golf letterwinner
  • Named 2010 Chicago Sun Times Female Athlete of the Year
  • Named Homewood-Flossmoor High School's Outstanding Senior Female Athlete in 2011

Personal

  • Born June 10, 1993
  • Daughter of David and Rosemary Mayer
  • Has two sisters, Carly and Rachel, who play golf at Loyola University of Chicago
  • Hobbies include water polo and photography
  • Lists her father as the most influential in her athletic career, as well as her best friend and fellow competitor Ashley Armstrong
  • Favorite athlete is Lorena Ochoa
  • Graduated in the top 10 of her class
  • Majoring in business

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2013-14 4 12 996 83.00 79 244 (+28)
2012-13 10 30 2,415 80.50 74 233 (+17)
2011-12 5 14 1,155 81.71 76 234 (+18)
Totals 19 56 4,566 81.54 74 233 (+17)

Individual Results

2013-14 Tournament Score Finish
Oct. 12-13 Diane Thomason Invitational 82-88-85 = 255 73rd
Mar. 24-25 Briar's Creek Invitational 81-83-80 = 244 78th
April 7-8 Web.com Intercollegiate 79-79-88 = 246 T-98th
April 19-20 Lady Buckeye Invitational 84-88-79 = 251 T-68th
2012-13 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 10-11 Colonel Wollenberg's Ram Classic 81-76-90 = 247 82nd
Sept. 17-18 Dale McNamara Invitational 82-83-79 = 244 T-71st
Sept. 22-23 Wolverine Invitational (Par 71) 83-75-74 = 232^ T-6th
Oct. 13-14 Hoosier Fall Invitational 81-79-85 = 245 56th
Oct. 28-30 Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite 84-87-79 = 250 79th
Feb. 24-25 Westbrook Spring Invitational 81-78-74 = 233 T-48th
March 8-10 Clover Cup 81-86-84 = 251 T-92nd
April 8-9 Marsh Landing Invitational 83-86-78 = 247 99th
April 20-21 Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational 78-80-85 = 243 46th
April 26-28 Big Ten Championships 78-76-83 = 237 T-45th
2011-12 Tournament Score Finish
Sept. 30-Oct. 2 Bettie Lou Evans Invite* 85-84-78 = 247 T-54th
Oct. 10-11 Lady Northern Intercollegiate (Par 71) 85-80-77 = 242 T-56th
April 9-10 Knights & Pirates Invitational* 84-83-78 = 245 T-79th
April 21-22 Lady Buckeye Invitational 92-84-D = D -
April 27-29 Big Ten Championships 79-79-76 = 234 T-33rd

* Competed as individual
^ Led the team

Historical Player Information

  • 2011-12Freshman

  • 2012-13Sophomore

  • 2013-14Junior

  • 2014-15Senior