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Golf

Gerina

Piller

Olympian 2016

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'7"

Age

39

Hometown

Dallas, TX

Education

Goddard High School (Roswell, New Mexico) '03 University of Texas at El Paso '07, Mathematics

Quick Facts
  • Married to PGA TOUR member Martin Piller
  • Did not start playing golf until the age of 15
  • One sister and three brothers
  • District 4-4A most valuable player honors as an outside hitter in high school volleyball after helping her team capture the state title her junior and senior year.
Career Highlights
  • Climbed into the top 15 in the Rolex Rankings with a tie for eighth at the U.S. Women’s Open on the week of the Olympic qualification process
  • Eight top-10 LPGA finishes in 2016, including a runner-up finish at the Volunteers of America Texas Shootout in April
  • 30 career top-10 finishes on LPGA
  • Two-time participant (2013, 2015) in the Solheim Cup representing the United States
  • Played collegiate golf at the University of Texas, El Paso (UTEP), and won four tournaments as a senior in 2007
  • 2007 Conference USA Individual champion, Player of the Year and the UTEP Female Athlete of the Year
Olympic Experience
  • 1-time Olympian;
    • Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 11th (Individual - Women)
World Championships Experience
  • Most recent: 2021 – 17th (Individual - Women)
  • Years of participation: Individual - Women 2019, 2021
  • Top finish: 17th – 2021 (Individual - Women)

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