Netflix golf prodigy Avery enjoying life as pro

Amari Avery on the first green at Pinehaven Country Club during round two of the Epson Tour’s Twin Bridges Championship on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The golf prodigy was featured in a Netflix documentary called “The Short Game” when she was 8 years old.

USC graduate and golf prodigy Amari Avery of Riverside, Calif., has played Augusta and Pebble Beach as an amateur and made her fifth professional start on the Epson Tour at the 2024 Twin Bridges Championship. Avery follows through on her tee shot at the second hole at Pinehaven Country Club during round two on Saturday, July 20, 2024.

Amari Avery makes her approach shot on the 18th fairway at Pinehaven Country Club during round two of the Epson Tour’s Twin Bridges Championship on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The golf prodigy was featured in a Netflix documentary called “The Short Game” when she was 8 years old.

Amari Avery putts on the first hole at Pinehaven Country Club during round two of the Epson Tour’s Twin Bridges Championship on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The USC grad and golf prodigy from Riverside, Calif., has played Augusta and Pebble Beach as an amateur and made her fifth professional start at Pinehaven Country Club.

Andre Avery caddies for his daughter Amari Avery during the second round of the 2024 Twin Bridges Championship on Saturday, July 20, 2024. He followed the Earl Woods style of being a golf parent and nicknamed his daughter “Tigress.” The daughter-father team are featured in the Netflix documentary “The Short Game.”

Amari Avery was just 8 years old when she was one of a select group of junior golfers featured in a Netflix documentary called “The Short........

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