Roberto Castro

Exempt status

• PGA TOUR: 126-150 in 2018-19 FedExCup standings (thru 2020-21)

JOINED TOUR

• Korn Ferry Tour: 2010
• PGA TOUR: 2012

PLAYOFF RECORD

PGA TOUR (0-1)

• 2016 Lost to James Hahn, Wells Fargo Championship

National Teams

• 2005, 2006 Palmer Cup

Personal

• Has won five times on the eGolf Professional Tour and played on the Hooters Tour.
• Favorite college team is Georgia Tech and pro team is the Atlanta Falcons. Favorite food is chocolate. Favorite athletes to watch are Tiger Woods and Roger Federer. Favorite cities to visit are New York, Prague and San Francisco.
• Would round out his dream foursome with Bobby Jones, Woods and John Lennon.
• Is the nephew of former LPGA player Jenny Lidback.

Special Interests

• Music, concerts, reading, writing, fashion

Career Highlights

2019 Season

• Zurich Classic of New Orleans: Posted 20-under with rounds of 65-69-66-68 at TPC Louisiana to finish T5 at Zurich Classic of New Orleans while partnering with Cameron Tringale.
• Sanderson Farms Championship: Following rounds of 71-71-67 at the Sanderson Farms Championship, birdied seven of his first nine holes in Sunday's final round en route to a 7-under 65. His T5 finish at 14-under 274 marked his first top-10 finish since finishing third at the 2016 BMW Championship.

2018 Season

Secured PGA TOUR card for the 2018-19 season, collecting five top-10s on the Korn Ferry Tour to finish 47th on the final priority-ranking order. Finished the Regular Season with 13 made cuts in 14 starts, highlighted by a runner-up at the Savannah Golf Championship.

• Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Heartland Chevy Dealers: Closed with a 65 at the Pinnacle Bank Championship to move 13 spots up the leaderboard for a T4 finish.
• Knoxville Open: Posted a T8 finish at the Knoxville Open, his fourth top-10 finish in seven events.
• United Leasing & Finance Championship: Posted rounds of 73-73-69-71–286 (-2) at the United Leasing & Finance Championship to finish the week T5.
• North Mississippi Classic: Battled back from an opening-round 2-over 74 at the North Mississippi Classic to end the week T7.
• Savannah Golf Championship: Entered the final round of the Savannah Golf Championship two back of Sam Burns after a 73-65-66 start. Surged up the leaderboard with a course-record tying 8-under 64. Was the leader in the clubhouse and watched Burns play the 18th hole. Was greenside as Burns made a birdie to win outright in regulation. The runner-up performance in Savannah was his best finish on Tour since a second-place showing at the 2015 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship.

2016 Season

Advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs for the third time in his career, making it to the TOUR Championship for the second time. Entered the Playoffs finale in the No. 21 position in the FedExCup standings. Ended his season No. 22 in the FedExCup standings (one spot shy of career-best No. 21 finish in 2013). Recorded 10 top-25 finishes from 27 starts. Of those, three were top-five showings.

• TOUR Championship: Finished T17 at East Lake.
• BMW Championship: Added his fourth top-10 of the season with a solo-third place finish at the BMW Championship. With the finish, played his way from No. 53 to No. 21 in the FedExCup standings to advance to the TOUR Championship. Went on to finish T17 at East Lake.
• Barbasol Championship: Near-miss top-10 finish at Barbasol Championship (T11).
• the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide: Near-miss top-10 finish at the Memorial Tournament (T11).
• Wells Fargo Championship: Three top-five showings were highlighted by a playoff loss at the Wells Fargo Championship. Began the final round of the Wells Fargo Championship trailing Rickie Fowler by one stroke at 8-under 208, before a second consecutive 1-under 71 resulted in the playoff with James Hahn. Lost in the playoff in his attempt to claim his first PGA TOUR title. Marked his fourth start in the Wells Fargo Championship and second consecutive top-10 at Quail Hollow (T8/2014).
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Finished at 10-under at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am to record his second top-10 of the season (T8).
• Sanderson Farms Championship: Finished T4 at the Sanderson Farms Championship after holding the first- and second-round leads, highlighted by a course-record 10-under 62 at the CC of Jackson. Held a four-shot lead after 36 holes before a lengthy weather delay resulted in a Monday finish.

2015 Season

Playing on the PGA TOUR for the fourth consecutive season, failed to advance to the Playoffs for the second year in a row, finishing No. 188 in the FedExCup standings. Season included 11 made cuts in 16 starts. In the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, made the cut in all four events. Was 10th in the final priority-ranking order.

• Web.com Tour Championship: At the Web.com Tour Championship, was T56 after consecutive rounds of 70. Fired a course-record-tying 62 Sunday, which moved him to a T10. Was the second time he'd tied a course record at TPC Sawgrass, having fired a 63 on the Stadium Course in the 2013 PLAYERS.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship: Finished T2 at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, where he led by two entering the final day following rounds of 70-68-68 at the difficult Ohio State University Scarlet Course. A 4-over-par 75 Sunday, that included a 3-over 38 on the incoming nine, doomed his chance at victory. Would finish two back of winner Andrew Loupe.
• Small Business Connection Championship at River Run: Posted a T9 in the Small Business Connection Championship at River Run.
• Barbasol Championship: A T23 at the Barbasol Championship was his lone top-25 finish.

2014 Season

Made the cut in 11 of 27 PGA TOUR starts, collecting five top-25 finishes and finishing No. 135 in the FedExCup standings. Played in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals in an attempt to regain exempt TOUR status.

• Web.com Tour Championship: Would finish T40 at the Web.com Tour Championship, which dropped him one outside the number, at No. 51. Only $31.66 separated him and No. 50 Eric Axley.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship: A T60 at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship left him 41st on the priority ranking with one Finals event to play.
• Chiquita Classic: Finished T10 at the second Korn Ferry event, the Chiquita Classic, carding 72-67-67-71 and picking up a check for $26,000, to get in the middle of the battle for a TOUR card.
• Hotel Fitness Championship: Made the cut in the first Finals' event, the Hotel Fitness Championship (T41).
• Wyndham Championship: Made a solid bid at the Wyndham Championship to climb within the top 125 in the FedExCup standings and/or official money list, but a T18 showing at Sedgefield CC yielded the 135th-place finish in the FedExCup standings.
• Wells Fargo Championship: Entered the Wells Fargo Championship in early May having missed the cut in his previous three starts on TOUR (and five out of his last seven), but rounds of 71-70-69-70 led to a T8 finish (his first top-10 since a T9 at the 2013 TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola). His previous starts at the Wells Fargo Championship led to T32 (2012) and T65 (2013) finishes.

2013 Season

Sophomore season on the PGA TOUR included a 21st-place finish in the FedExCup. Season included 19 made cuts (equaling his total from 2012) in 29 starts.

• TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola: The former Georgia Tech standout advanced to the TOUR Championship by Coca-Cola in Atlanta, Ga. for the first time, closing with a 5-under 65 for a T9 (his fourth top-10 finish of the year) at East Lake.
• Deutsche Bank Championship: Recorded his 11th top-25 finish in his 17th made cut of the season, finishing T9 at the Deutsche Bank Championship. Carded rounds of 65-65-68-71 to finish seven strokes behind Henrik Stenson, moving from No. 34 to No. 25 in the FedExCup standings.
• RBC Canadian Open: In July, posted four sub-par rounds at Glen Abbey GC to claim a T6 with John Merrick and Mark Wilson at the RBC Canadian Open.
• AT&T National: A runner-up finish at the AT&T National was the best of his four top-10 finishes. Posted a final-round 69, three shots behind Bill Haas. Led after the first round and held a share of the third-round lead. It was his first third-round lead on TOUR. Previous-best TOUR finish was a T7 at the 2012 Greenbrier Classic.

2012 Season

Entered the Playoffs ranked No. 100 in the FedExCup standings. Finished the season No. 77 in the FedExCup.

• Deutsche Bank Championship: A T51 at the Deutsche Bank Championship wasn't good enough to advance to the BMW Championship field.
• The Barclays: Finished T24 at The Barclays to move to No. 80 in the FedExCup standings.
• The Greenbrier Classic: A second-round, 6-under 64 and a final-round, 7-under 63 led to a T7 at The Greenbrier Classic, topping his previous career-best finish (T14 at the Puerto Rico Open).

2011 Season

Did not make any PGA TOUR starts. Won twice on the eGolf Professional Tour, but returned to the Korn Ferry Tour late in the season. Made 25 Korn Ferry Tour starts, where he claimed four top-10 finishes and finished No. 23 on the official money list.

• PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament: Finished T13 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament.
• Midwest Classic Presented by Time Warner Cable: Finished T8 at the Midwest Classic in Kansas City.
• Chiquita Classic: Was T8 at the Chiquita Classic, where he posted an 8-under 64 in the third round.
• Mexico Open Presented by Banamex: Missed three cuts before notching another T4 finish, at the Mexico Open. Entered Sunday tied for 21st but opened the final round, front-nine 6-under 30 then added three more birdies on Nos. 10-12 to climb to 9-under par through 12 holes before settling for a 7-under 65.
• BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation: Earned his first top-10 of the year, with a T4 at the BMW Charity Pro-Am, where he closed with a 6-under 65 on the final day at Thornblade Club. Opened his round with an eagle-2 on the first hole and followed up with consecutive birdies, eventually turning the front side in 5-under 30.

2010 Season

He played in 12 Korn Ferry Tour events and made eight cuts. Finished No. 62 on the money list.

• Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open: His best performance came at the Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open where he came in second, falling by a stroke to Jhonattan Vegas in Kansas.

2009 Season

Won twice on the eGolf Professional Tour, but returned to the Korn Ferry Tour late in the season.

• Miccosukee Championship: Played at the Miccosukee Championship in Miami and T12.
• Chattanooga Classic Presented by Black Creek: Enjoyed a career-best T6 performance at the Chattanooga Classic
• South Georgia Classic Pres'd by First State Bank and Trust Company: Made his Korn Ferry Tour debut at the South Georgia Classic in his home state. Missed the cut.

2008 Season

• AT&T Classic: Made his career PGA TOUR start, at the AT&T Classic, where he missed the cut. It was his only start of the year.

2007 Season

After turning pro, won his first professional tournament, in Virginia on the eGolf Professional Tour. Has won five times on that Tour. Also played on the Hooters Tour.

Amateur Highlights

• Capped a stellar college career at Georgia Tech by earning All-American honors and receiving the 2007 Byron Nelson Award.
• Overall, was a four-time All-American and two-time Academic All-American while at Georgia Tech.
• Had 30 top-20 finishes in his 47 college stroke-play tournaments.
• Was a two-time member of the U.S. Palmer Cup team.