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GONZALO FDEZ-CASTANO
SPAIN
Height:
5 ft, 11 in
Weight:
187 lbs
Birthday:
10/13/1980
PGA TOUR - Media Guide
| INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES | |
| (4): 2005 KLM Open [Eur]. 2006 BMW Asian Open [Eur]. 2007 Italian Open [Eur]. 2008 British Masters [Eur]. 2011 Barclays Singapore Open [Eur]. | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position | () |
| $17,760 | |
| Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round | |
| 70 at Round 2, World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship. | |
| Career Highlights | |
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2011: Highlight of his injury-plagued year was his victory at the rain-shortened Barclays Singapore Open in November. Went to the 72nd hole needing a birdie to win and a par to force a playoff. Hit his drive on the par-5 finishing hole at Sentosa GC into the water but rallied and made a 13-foot par putt to force a playoff with Juvic Pagunsan. The duo only hit two shots during the sudden-death extra session when bad weather forced a Monday morning finish. Made a birdie on the second extra hole to hold off Pagunsan. After a missed cut at the Commercialbank Qatar Masters in early February, he didn't play again until August due to an ongoing back injury. Picked up his first top-10 in his ninth European Tour start, at the Bankia Madrid Masters in October. Added a second top-10, also in Spain, finishing solo second but a distant 11 strokes behind winner Sergio Garcia at the Castello Masters in Valencia. 2010: Had six top-10 European Tour finishes, with his best showing a runner-up performance at the Portugal Masters. Was T3 at the 3 Irish Open, T4 at the KLM Open, T5 at the Iberdria Open Cala Millor Mallorca, T6 at the Open de Andalucia de Golf and T7 at the Castello Masters. 2009: Best PGA TOUR finish in five starts was a T32 at the PGA Championship. Recorded four runner-up finishes on the European Tour, including three consecutive in April. Lost in a playoff at the Estoril Open de Portugal to Michael Hoey, was second to Scott Strange at the Volvo China Open and then was runner-up to Thongchai Jaidee at the Ballantine's Championship. 2008: Captured the fourth European Tour title of his career on the third playoff hole against Lee Westwood at the Quinn Insurance British Masters at The Belfry. 2007: Won third European Tour title, at the Italian Open. 2006: Second career European Tour victory came in the BMW Asian Open in a playoff, after which he promptly proposed to his girlfriend, Alicia, whom he married later in the year. 2005: Won for the first time on the European Tour, at the KLM Open, the same event where his hero, Seve Ballesteros, captured his first victory, in 1976. Win propelled him to European Tour Rookie of the Year honors. 2004: Had his first European Tour top-10, a T7 at the Mallorca Classic. |
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| Personal | |
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An accomplished tennis player. Began playing golf under the tutelage of his father at age 5. |
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| National Teams | |
| Seve Trophy (2), 2007, 2009. | |
