In high school (Tulsa, Oklahoma), she never finished worse than 4th in the state tournament, which she won in her junior year (2nd, 4th, 1st, 2nd).
As a professional, Alvarez qualified for the 2011 U.S. Women's Open in her first try, and using a local caddy, made the cut, finishing the tournament with an ever-par round of 71.
In 2012, Alvarez qualified for the U.S. Women's Open for the second year in a row, played the Symetra Tour and finished[permanent dead link] her season with a 64 at the Champions Golf Club, in Daytona Beach, Florida.
In December 2013, with her dad as caddy, Alvarez earned conditional status on the LPGA Tour for the 2014 season by finishing 29th place at the final stage of Q-school.
[2] She has been a speaker in several fronts and represented nationwide companies such as Clairbone in a program called "Love is not Abuse".