Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League

 
Katie Miller arrived at York’s Springwood Golf Club in 2002 with an opportunity to make history and the Hempfield senior didn’t leave anything to chance. Miller took a five-shot lead after the first round of the state tournament and cruised to a dominant 11-stroke victory the next day, becoming only the second girl statewide to win three PIAA golf championships. She also won the PIAA title as a freshman and sophomore, and finished as the state runner-up her junior season. Her WPIAL tournament record included four Top 3 finishes including a championship in 2002. She was the WPIAL runner-up in 2001 and 1999, and tied for third in 2000.  Her first PIAA title came as a freshman on Penn State’s White Course. Miller’s rounds of 75 and 70 earned her a five-stroke victory. A year later, Miller returned to Penn State, shot rounds of 73 and 74, and won again, this time by three strokes. After a runner-up finish her junior season, Miller returned as a senior and ran away with the title with a 5-over 149, making her the first WPIAL girls golfer with three state titles. Along with golf, Miller lettered in track and basketball at Hempfield. After high school, Miller was a two-time All-ACC golfer at the University of North Carolina, where she started every tournament for the Tar Heels in her four seasons. She competed professionally on the LPGA Futures Tour for two seasons (2009-10) before reclaiming her amateur status in 2014. A year later, Miller won the Pennsylvania Women’s Amateur in 2015 at Sewickley Heights Golf Club, she also claimed PA Amateur titles in 2007 and 2017. She continued her professional career in golf and had 14 starts in United States Golf Association national championships.