Martin Piller (born November 14, 1985) is an American
professional golfer
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.
Piller was born in
Dallas, Texas
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and grew up in
Duncanville, Texas
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.
[PGA Tour Media Guide profile]
He graduated from
Texas A&M University
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. He turned professional in 2008 and won his first start as a pro at the
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.
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Piller has played on the ]Nationwide Tour
The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at tha ...
since 2009. His first win on Tour was the 2010 Stadion Athens Classic at UGA
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. He finished the year 8th on the money list and earned his 2011 PGA Tour
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card.
In January 2011, Piller married Gerina Mendoza, who was a rookie on the LPGA Tour in 2011. The couple has one child, a son, Ajeo James, born April 26, 2018.
Professional wins (7)
Web.com Tour wins (6)
Other wins (1)
*2008 Texas State Open The Texas State Open is the Texas state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Northern Texas section of the PGA of America
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See also
* 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates
* 2015 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
* 2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
*List of golfers with most Web.com Tour wins
This is a list of golfers who have won four or more events on the Korn Ferry Tour since it was established in 1990.
Many of the players on the list have won events on other tours and unofficial events.
Players under the age of 50 are shown in bo ...
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American male golfers
Texas A&M Aggies men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Golfers from Dallas
Sportspeople from Plano, Texas
1985 births
Living people