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Lima, Peru native Kiara Hayashida won the 2007 South American Amateur.

Know Your Bulldogs: Kiara Hayashida

August 29, 2011 | Women's Golf

Aug. 29, 2011

Kiara Hayashida joined the Georgia women's golf team in 2009 after playing at Pepperdine as a freshman. After a back injury sidelined her for much of the 2009-10 season, Hayashida cracked the Bulldogs' lineup for the final four tournaments of the 2010-11 campaign. She contributed a solid 83.3 percent counting rounds, including a 1-under 27 in the opening round of the SEC Championships.

Favorite Movies: Despicable Me, Gladiator, Invictus
Favorite Movie Star: Adam Sandler
What actress would you pick to play you in a movie: Don't know
Place you'd most like to visit: Alaska to see the Aurora Borealis
What would be your dream job: Be paid to sit on the beach! That would be amazing but not real :(
Favorite TV Show: Friends
Favorite Reality TV Show: None
Favorite Books: El Canalla Sentimental by Jaime Bayly
Number of facebook friends: 824
Favorite golf club: Pitching Wedge
Favorite golf course: Augusta National
Favorite golfer: Adam Scott
Course I would most like to play: Pebble Beach of the Old Course at St. Andrews
Pre-round superstitions or rituals: I mark my ball on the green with the same marker
Greatest achievement in golf: Being the 2007 South American Champion
Have you ever made a hole in one(s). One...it was in Lima at the Lima Golf Club
You plus what other three people would comprise your dream playing foursome: Roger Federer, Adam Scott and Ellen DeGeneres
Golf is the world's greatest game because…it brings you a challenge every day
Golf is the world's most frustrating game because…it's so unpredictable
Who has had the most influence on your golf career: My grandpa
The person I would most like to meet is: Roger Federer
If I could play another sport it would be: Soccer or Snowboarding
Describe Kelley Hester in 10 words or less: Kelley is a very fun-loving, caring coach
Teammate's attribute you most admire: Milena's passion for working out!
People would be surprised to know…that my little brother (who is eight years younger than me) and I share the same birthday

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