Gerina Piller

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Gerina Piller
— Golfer —
Personal information
Full name Gerina Piller
Born (1985-03-29) March 29, 1985
Roswell, New Mexico, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Nationality  United States
Residence Plano, Texas
Spouse Martin Piller (since 2011)
Career
College University of Texas at El Paso
(graduated 2007)
Turned professional 2007
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2010)
Former tour(s) Futures Tour (2007–10)
Professional wins 0
Best results in LPGA Major Championships
Kraft Nabisco C'ship T41: 2013
LPGA Championship T6: 2012
U.S. Women's Open T31: 2013
Women's British Open T36: 2013
The Evian Championship T67: 2013

Gerina Piller (née Mendoza born March 29, 1985) is an American professional golfer, currently playing on the LPGA Tour. She turned pro in 2007 following a decorated career as a collegiate golfer at the University of Texas El Paso. In 2009, Mendoza appeared on the Golf Channel reality television competition The Big Break.[1]

Childhood and amateur career

Born Gerina Mendoza in Roswell, New Mexico, she attended Goddard High School where she won the New Mexico state golf championship in 2003 and also was an all-state volleyball player. [2]

She enrolled in at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in 2003 where she played all four years, winning four tournaments in her senior year. She was the 2007 Conference USA individual champion, Player of the Year and the UTEP Female Athlete of the Year. [2][3]

Professional career

Mendoza turned pro in September 2007 and attempted to qualify that fall for the LPGA Tour. She did not succeed and played in 2008 on the Futures Tour. She attempted again to qualify for the LPGA Tour in 2008, again failing. In 2009, she earned conditional status on the LPGA Tour for 2010 and played the entire season on the Futures Tour, where she recorded seven top-10 finishes and a career-best tie for second at both the iMPACT Classic and the USI Championship.[3] She finished 5th on the Futures Tour money list in 2010, earning her full playing privileges on the LPGA Tour for 2011.

She finished 68th on the LPGA official money list in 2012, retaining her full playing card for 2012. Piller improved in 2012, with two top-ten finishes and a 48th place finish on the year-end LPGA official money list.

Personal life

Mendoza married fellow professional golfer Martin Piller in January 2011.[4] They live in Plano, Texas.[5][6]

LPGA Tour career summary

Year Tournaments
played 		Cuts
made* 		Wins 2nd 3rd Top 10s Best
finish 		Earnings
($) 		Money
list rank 		Scoring
average 		Scoring
rank
2011 14 9 0 0 0 1 T10 103,322 68 72.75 61
2012 24 17 0 0 0 2 T6 258,395 48 71.41 64
2013 26 23 0 1 0 8 2 572,690 26 71.22 23
  • Official through November 24, 2013.[7]

* Includes matchplay and other events without a cut.

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament 2011 2012 2013
Kraft Nabisco Championship DNP CUT T41
LPGA Championship CUT T6 CUT
U.S. Women's Open DNP T50 T31
Women's British Open CUT CUT T36
The Evian Championship ^ T67

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year Ranking
2008 630[8]
2009 411 [9]
2010 334[10]
2011 215[11]
2012 95[12]

Team appearances

Professional

References

  1. ↑ "Big Break Prince Edward Island - Gerina Mendoza". The Golf Channel. Retrieved July 30, 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "UTEP Athletics official biography". University of Texas El Paso. Retrieved July 30, 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "LPGA Profile". LPGA. Retrieved July 30, 2013. 
  4. ↑ Mendoza, Gerina; Piller, Martin (May 23, 2011). "Hearts of Texas". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 30, 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Pros Mendoza, Piller Tie the Knot in Texas". LPGA. Retrieved July 31, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Nichols, Bill (April 23, 2013). "Nichols: Plano couple Martin and Gerina Piller stay on course while forging pro careers". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 31, 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Gerina Piller stats". LPGA. Retrieved November 25, 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 21, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 21, 2009. Retrieved July 30, 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2013. 

External links

United States Solheim Cup team – 2013
United States
Lost: 10–18
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