2010-11 Women's Golf
Martina Gavier
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cordoba, Argentina
- Prev School:
- Academia Arguello Bilingual School
- High School:
- Academia Arguello Bilingual School
What's In My Bag |
| Driver: Ping G15 |
| Fairway Woods: Ping G10 |
| Irons: Titleist AP2s |
| Wedges: Titleist Vokeys |
| Hybrids: Cobra Baffler |
| Putter: Scotty Cameron |
| Ball: Titleist ProV1 |
Getting to Know Martina |
| Greatest golf memory: Winning my match on the last hole in front of crowds to leadArgentina to championship of South America Amateur teamchampionship |
| Person I admire the most: My brother |
| One place I have always wanted to visit is: New Zealand |
| When I was 6 years old, I started playing golfbecause: My grandfather |
| I chose Kent State because of: Mike Morrow and the people around him |
| Achievement I'm most proud of: Medalist for NCAA Central Regional in May 2010 |
| My dream foursome would include: My grandpa, Tom Watson, Seve Ballesteros and me |
| Hobbies and outside interests: Soccer, reading, music |
New York or Los Angeles |
2010-11 – Senior Season
• 2011 MAC Golfer of the Year for the second straightseason
• Posted a team-record 65 at the third round of theMercedes-Benz Women’s Championship Oct. 10
• Garnered All-America Scholar accolades from the NGCAfor the fourth consecutive year, becoming just the third Kent Stategolfer to do so
• Also earned academic honors from CoSIDA (second-teamAcademic All-District IV second team) and the MAC (AcademicAll-MAC)
• For her career, posted 20 top-ten finishes (12top-fives) in 45 events
• Broke par during six rounds in 2010-11
• Averaged 75.5 stroke average in 13 events as KentState’s No. 1 position golfer
• Finished second at Mary Fossum Invite Sept. 25-26 andfourth at Warren Invitational Oct. 2-3 to start off fall season
2009-10 – Junior Season
• Had back-to-back victories at the end of thespring, claiming medalist honors at the 2010 MAC Championship April23-25 before capturing the title at the NCAA Central Regional May6-8
• Named 2010 MAC Golfer of the Year
• Also earned MAC All-Tournament team honors
• Garnered third-team ESPN The Magazine AcademicAll-America accolades (as selected by CoSIDA); also earnedfirst-team all-district IV honors
• 2010 Academic All-MAC
• 2010 National Golf Coaches Association All-AmericaScholar selection
• Led Kent State with a 75.4 scoring average in 36rounds
• Finished fourth in a field of 120 at Liz MurpheyCollegiate Classic March 26-28
• Opened with a 70 at the Las Vegas Collegiate ShowdownOct. 26-28, her low score of the fall
• Went 2-1 at the NGCA Match Play Championship
2008-09 – Sophomore Season
• Earned first team All-MAC honors for the second straightyear
• Was third on the team with a 76.41 scoring average
• Second on the squad with a .926 counter percentage
• Led the Flashes with a tie for 27th at the NCAA CentralRegional (74-76-80=230)
• Had a stretch of four top 10s in five events in thespring
• Run was highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the LadyBuckeye Invitational (72-75-75=222) to help the Flashes to arunner-up showing
• Finished 10th (77-78=155) to help team claim LadiesMidwest Shootout crown
• Only played in two tournaments in the fall whilerepresenting Argentina in the 2008 World Team AmateurChampionship
• Posted a perfect 3-0 record to help KSU to theconsolation bracket title at the NGCA Match Play Championship
• Tied for sixth at the Mary Fossum Invitational(75-69-78=222), helping the Flashes to the tournament title
• Matched her career low with a 69 in the second round
2007-08 – Freshman Season
• An immediate contributor to the Kent State line-up, shewas named the MAC Freshman of the Year while earning a spot on theAll-MAC first team
• Third on the squad with a 75.79 scoring average
• Also named to the NGCA All-Scholar Team
• Finished seventh in the MAC Championship
• Tied for 10th at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic withrounds of 78-74-73=225
• Tied for ninth at the Central District Championship(76-75-74=225) to open the spring
• Capped off the fall by tying for 11th place finish atthe Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown after carding a trio of 73s
• Fired a career-low 69 in the opening round of the LadyNorthern Invitational to help the Flashes win the team title,effort was part of a ninth-place finish, shooting 69-80-75=224
• Finished fifth at the Mary Fossum Invitational in herfirst collegiate appearance, shooting 76-73-76=225
Amateur
• Will play World Amateur Team Championship for Argentinain Argentina in October, 2010
• Shot 69-68 to finish second in the qualifying stage of the2010 US Amateur Public Links and advanced to the quarterfinalround
• Advanced to the roud of 16 at 2010 North & SouthAmateur Championship
• Placed 10th at the Canadian Women's Amateur(75-71-70-78)
• Finished second at 2010 South American Amateur Championship(74-73-74-75)
• Advanced to the round of 16 at the 2009 North & SouthChampionship after earning medalist honors in the qualifying round(72)
• Finished tied for 18th in the stroke portion of the 2009U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links (73-71=144)
• Also competed in the 2009 U.S. Women’s Amateur
• Represented Argentina at the 2008 World AmateurTeam Championships, her second appearance at the event
• Finished 19th as Argentina finished tied for 17th in theteam competition
• Capped off an impressive summer by claiming the 2007South American Amateur Championship, winning her semifinal match 3& 2 before earning the title with a 3 & 1 victory
• Also had top 10 finishes at the Copa Friocol (5th),Argentina Golf Association Ranking Tournament (6th), ChileanAmateur Championship (9th) and South American Junior Championship(3rd)
• Started the year off with a bang, winning the NationalMatch Play Amateur Championship
• Competed for Argentina at the 2006 World Amateur TeamChampionships in South Africa
Personal
• Parents are Miguel Gavier and Maria Marta Bancalari
• Has a brother, Ignacio
• Majoring in international relations
• Enjoys music, soccer and reading
