Roberto Castro
Encyclopedia
Roberto Castro is an American
professional golf
er who plays on the PGA Tour
.
. His father is Peru
vian and his mother is Costa Rica
n.
Castro played college golf at Georgia Tech
. While at Georgia Tech, he was named first-team All-America
n in 2005, second-team All-American in 2007 and honorable mention All-American in 2004 and 2006. He 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 is given to the nation's top senior golfer.
In 2005, Castro was the captain for the United States Palmer Cup
team that defeated Europe
14–10. He was also a member of the 2006 team that lost 19½–4½.
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 finished and finished 23rd on the money list, good enough for a PGA Tour card for 2012.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er who plays on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
.
Amateur career
Castro was born in Alpharetta, GeorgiaAlpharetta, Georgia
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 34,854 people, 13,911 households, and 8,916 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,631.6 people per square mile . There were 14,670 housing units at an average density of 686.7 per square mile...
. His father is Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
vian and his mother is Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
n.
Castro played college golf at Georgia Tech
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
. While at Georgia Tech, he was named first-team All-America
All-America
An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...
n in 2005, second-team All-American in 2007 and honorable mention All-American in 2004 and 2006. He was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...
(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 is given to the nation's top senior golfer.
In 2005, Castro was the captain for the United States Palmer Cup
Palmer Cup
The Palmer Cup is an annual eight man team golf competition between American college golfers and European college/university golfers. It is named after Arnold Palmer. The teams are selected on the basis of nationality, not according to the location of the players' universities...
team that defeated Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
14–10. He was also a member of the 2006 team that lost 19½–4½.
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 TourNationwide Tour
The Nationwide Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either failed to score well enough at that level's Qualifying School to earn their PGA Tour card, or who have done so but then failed to win enough money to stay at that level...
in 2010 and recorded a runner-up finish at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open
Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open
The Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open is a golf tournament on the Nationwide Tour. It is played annually at the Crestview Country Club in Wichita, Kansas, U.S...
. His first full year on the Nationwide Tour came in 2011 where he recorded four top-10 finished and finished 23rd on the money list, good enough for a PGA Tour card for 2012.
eGolf Professional Tour wins (5)
- 2007 Spring Creek Classic
- 2008 River Hills Open
- 2009 Spring Creek Championship, The Championship at Savannah Harbor
- 2010 Savannah Quarters Classic