Roberto Castro

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Roberto Castro

| image = Jeff Paton with PGA Tour student Roberto Castro at the US Open 2012 2013-06-10 21-28.jpg

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| fullname = Roberto Mario Castro

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|6|23}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas

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| weight = {{convert|168|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}

| nationality = {{USA}}

| residence = Atlanta, Georgia

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| college = Georgia Tech

| yearpro = 2007

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

Amateur career

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.[https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/2005-06-09-palmer-cup_x.htm United States wins Palmer Cup] 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

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

Castro was born in Houston, Texas. His father is from Peru and his mother is from Costa Rica. Castro is the nephew of former LPGA Tour golfer Jenny Lidback.[http://www.pgatour.com/2010/tournaments/h023/08/06/rd2-wrapup/index.html Castro leads after second-round 63 in Kansas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110213163006/http://www.pgatour.com/2010/tournaments/h023/08/06/rd2-wrapup/index.html |date=2011-02-13 }} Castro has two younger brothers, both of whom also played collegiate golf. Alex Castro played for Georgia State University from 2007 to 2011[http://www.georgiastatesports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12700&ATCLID=1211446 Alex Castro - Georgia State Athletics] and youngest brother Franco began his career at LSU[http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=204959430 Franco Castro - LSU Athletics] before transferring to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2012.[http://www.charlotte49ers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=363397&SPID=44792&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=23200&ATCLID=205671354&Q_SEASON=2012 Franco Castro Bio - Charlotte 49ers] Castro and his wife Katie reside in Atlanta, Georgia, with their two daughters. He is a member of the Ansley Golf Club.

Amateur wins

2001 AJGA Greater Greensboro Chrysler Junior

Professional wins (6)

=eGolf Professional Tour wins (5)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|Jun 28, 2007

|Spring Creek Classic

|align=right|67-68-67=202

|align=center|−14

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Andy Bare

align=center|2

|align=right|Jul 18, 2008

|River Hills Open

|align=right|69-66-68=203

|align=center|−13

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Joel Hendry

align=center|3

|align=right|Jun 27, 2009

|Spring Creek Championship

|align=right|69-65-70-68=272

|align=center|−16

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Blaine Peffley

align=center|4

|align=right|Aug 29, 2009

|The Championship at Savannah Harbor

|align=right|65-66-69-69=269

|align=center|−19

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Davidson

align=center|5

|align=right|Feb 26, 2010

|Savannah Quarters Classic

|align=right|70-69-70=209

|align=center|−7

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} William McGirt, {{flagicon|USA}} Scott Parel

=Other wins (1)=

2009 Georgia Open

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

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|align=center|1

|2016

|Wells Fargo Championship

|{{flagicon|USA}} 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

align=left|Masters Tournament

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|CUT

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|CUT

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

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|CUT

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|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

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|CUT

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|CUT

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align=left|PGA Championship

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|T12

|CUT

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|T66

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!Tournament

!2019

align=left|Masters Tournament

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align=left|PGA Championship

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

align=left|The Open Championship

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

=Summary=

Totals	0	0	0	0	0	1	13	2
class=wikitable style=text-align:center !Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made
align=left\|Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
align=left\|PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2
align=left\|U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
align=left\|The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

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

align=left|The Players Championship

|T19

|CUT

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|T56

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

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!Tournament !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017

align="left"|Championship

|T58

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|T45

align="left"|Match Play

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align="left"|Invitational

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align="left"|Champions

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|T30

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

"T" = Tied

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

Palmer Cup: 2005 (winners), 2006

References

External links

{{PGATour player|32200}}
{{OWGR|12643}}
[http://www.ramblinwreck.com/sports/m-golf/mtt/castro_roberto00.html Profile on Georgia Tech's official athletic site]

Category:American male golfers

Category:Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's golfers

Category:PGA Tour golfers

Category:Korn Ferry Tour graduates

Category:American people of Costa Rican descent

Category:American sportspeople of Peruvian descent

Category:Golfers from Houston

Category:Golfers from Atlanta

Category:1985 births

Category:Living people