Sofia Mayer while playing golf for Berean Christian School.
When Royal Palm Beach resident Sofia Mayer steps on a golf course, she looks like she belongs, she acts like she belongs, she dresses like she belongs, and, most importantly, she swings a golf club like she belongs on a golf course.
Fifteen-year-old Mayer and the game of golf are a perfect fit. It has been that way for nearly 10 years, ever since she was first introduced to the game as a six-year-old.
Since Mayer is homeschooled, she decided to align herself with the varsity golf team at Berean Christian School this fall. The team practices and plays at the Village Golf Club in Royal Palm Beach.
Back in mid-September, in the midst of the high school golf season, Mayer had a unique competitive golf opportunity to pursue in Mississippi. She was a member of the BallenIsles PGA Junior League team, which had qualified to compete in the PGA Junior League Regionals held at the Sunkist Country Club in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was a mixed team event, and Mayer played with a student from Suncoast High School. While in Mississippi, she played a nine-hole practice round and two nine-hole competitive rounds. The BallenIsles team finished in fifth place.
Despite not winning, she enjoyed the two team dinners, and she had a great time traveling to Mississippi to play in such a prestigious amateur golf event. It was Mayer’s first time playing competitive golf in Mississippi. While there, she hit some memorable shots and made quite a few big putts.
“I putted very well that week, including a big 45-foot putt in one match,” Mayer said.
When she’s back home in Palm Beach County, Mayer is dedicated to improving her golf game. Whether that improvement results in her eventually playing college golf and possibly reaching the LPGA Tour remains to be seen.
“I practice at least 10 hours a week, where I am constantly working on my chipping, pitching and putting,” Mayer said. “I always need to work on my putting.”
One of her most memorable golf experiences took place earlier this year when she worked a number of the TGL Golf events held in Palm Beach Gardens and broadcast on ESPN. She was nominated for the job by Glen Beaver, her golf instructor, who is based at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park.
Mayer was assigned a number of jobs during the weekly two-hour broadcasts, which did involve meeting and working for the pro golfers. She met a number of prominent PGA Tour pros, such as Rickie Fowler, Tommy Fleetwood, Patrick Cantlay, Kevin Kisner and Justin Thomas. Mayer is hoping that she gets rehired for the next TGL season early next year.
When it comes to specific product brands in golf, Mayer enjoys using a driver from Cobra, a golf ball from Titleist, a golf glove from FootJoy and golf shoes from Adidas. Her two favorite golf courses in Palm Beach County are the East Course at the BallenIsles Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens and Palm Beach Par 3 in Palm Beach.
When Mayer is not playing competitive golf, she enjoys recreational rounds of golf with her dad Joey. Outside of golf, she enjoys playing volleyball and volunteering at her church, Connect Church in Royal Palm Beach.
