Roberto Castro

For the Mexican footballer, see Roberto Carlos Castro.

Roberto Castro
Castro with his coach
Personal information
Full nameRoberto Mario Castro
Born (1985-06-23) June 23, 1985 (age 39)
Houston, Texas
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg; 12.0 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceAtlanta, Georgia
Spouse
Katie Castro
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(m. 2013)​
Career
CollegeGeorgia Tech
Turned professional2007
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking64 (October 20, 2013)[1]
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 2014, 2017
PGA ChampionshipT12: 2013
U.S. OpenCUT: 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2014, 2017
Achievements and awards
Byron Nelson Award2007

Roberto Mario Castro (born June 23, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Amateur career

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Castro played college golf at Georgia Tech. While at Georgia Tech, he was named first-team All-American in 2005, second-team All-American in 2007, and honorable mention All-American in 2004 and 2006. Castro was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) team every year during his four years at Georgia Tech and was named ACC Rookie of the Year in 2004. He won one collegiate event, the 2007 Puerto Rico Classic. He won the 2007 Byron Nelson Award, which was given to the nation's top senior golfer.

In 2005, Castro was the captain of the United States Palmer Cup team that defeated Europe 14–10.[2] He was also a member of the 2006 team that lost 19½–4½.

In 2008 Castro was awarded the prestigious NCAA Top VIII Award.

Professional career

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Castro played on the eGolf Professional Tour from 2007 to 2010 and won five events during that time. He played in 12 events on the Nationwide Tour in 2010 and recorded a runner-up finish at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. His first full year on the Nationwide Tour came in 2011 where he recorded four top-10 finishes and placed 23rd on the money list, good enough for a PGA Tour card for 2012. He also tied for 13th at qualifying School, improving his status. On May 9, 2013, Castro shot a 63 on the opening day of The Players Championship to equal the course record set by Fred Couples (1992) and Greg Norman (1994). He had his best finish on the PGA Tour in June 2013, when Castro finished as runner-up, three strokes behind Bill Haas at the AT&T National. He finished 2nd again in 2016 after losing in a playoff at the Wells Fargo Championship against James Hahn.

Personal life

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Castro was born in Houston, Texas. His father is from Peru and his mother is from Costa Rica.[2] Castro is the nephew of former LPGA Tour golfer Jenny Lidback.[3] Castro has two younger brothers, both of whom also played collegiate golf. Alex Castro played for Georgia State University from 2007 to 2011[4] and youngest brother Franco began his career at LSU[5] before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2012.[6] Castro and his wife Katie reside in Atlanta, Georgia, with their two daughters. He is a member of the Ansley Golf Club.

Amateur wins

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  • 2001 AJGA Greater Greensboro Chrysler Junior

Professional wins (6)

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eGolf Professional Tour wins (5)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 Jun 28, 2007 Spring Creek Classic 67-68-67=202 −14 3 strokes United States Andy Bare
2 Jul 18, 2008 River Hills Open 69-66-68=203 −13 4 strokes United States Joel Hendry
3 Jun 27, 2009 Spring Creek Championship 69-65-70-68=272 −16 2 strokes United States Blaine Peffley
4 Aug 29, 2009 The Championship at Savannah Harbor 65-66-69-69=269 −19 1 stroke United States Matt Davidson
5 Feb 26, 2010 Savannah Quarters Classic 70-69-70=209 −7 1 stroke United States William McGirt, United States Scott Parel

Other wins (1)

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Playoff record

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PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2016 Wells Fargo Championship United States James Hahn Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament CUT CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship T12 CUT T66
Tournament 2019
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 2
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 1 (twice)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
The Players Championship T19 CUT T56
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

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Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017
Championship T58 T45
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T30
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 42 2013 Ending 20 Oct 2013" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b United States wins Palmer Cup
  3. ^ Castro leads after second-round 63 in Kansas Archived 2011-02-13 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Alex Castro - Georgia State Athletics
  5. ^ Franco Castro - LSU Athletics
  6. ^ Franco Castro Bio - Charlotte 49ers
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