Chris Ayers is an assistant coach for the University of Connecticut men's golf team in Storrs, Connecticut. He joined UConn after building experience as both an instructor and competitive player. Ayers has worked with First Tee of Connecticut since 2023, given private instruction at Goodwin Park Golf Course and Mulligans Golf Center, and volunteered as an assistant coach for Wethersfield High School golf beginning in 2023.
Before entering the college coaching ranks, Ayers compiled a notable playing record. He ranked No. 11 among junior college golfers nationally in 2017-18 after posting a 73.0 scoring average, then transferred to Old Dominion, where he was a three-year starter. In 2019-20, he recorded a 71.7 average, finished 71st nationally in Division I, and received first-team All-State recognition in Virginia for college golf. He later continued at the University of West Florida and earned Academic All-American honors in 2021-22.
