Name: Ricky Castillo's excellent approach leads to birdie at Valspar
Uploaded: 2025-03-22T19:48:53.227Z
Duration: 28 s
Description: In the third round of the 2025 Valspar Championship, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-4 12th hole.

After a final round 8-under 62 at 2025 The RSM Classic, Ricky Castillo talks with Golf Channel’s Rex Hoggard about the emotions of trying to keep his PGA TOUR card as he sits on the top-100 bubble.


 

Ricky Castillo describes final-round emotions at The RSM Classic in pursuit to keep TOUR card

In the final round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Ricky Castillo's drive on the 396-yard, par-4 16th hole travels 284 yards and lands in the right fairway, leaving 118 yards to the hole. His 128-yard approach shot lands on the right side of the green, 32 feet 5 inches from the hole, and he makes a 32-foot 5-inch putt for birdie.

Ricky Castillo sinks 32-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at The RSM Classic

In the final round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Ricky Castillo's 297-yard drive on the 458-yard, par-4 9th hole lands in the left bunker, leaving 162 yards to the hole. His 164-yard approach shot from the fairway bunker lands on the right side of the green, 9 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he makes the 9-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Ricky Castillo sinks 10-foot birdie putt on No. 9 at The RSM Classic

In the third round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Ricky Castillo's 331-yard drive on the 459-yard, par-4 18th hole lands in the left rough, leaving 134 yards to the hole. His 129-yard approach shot from the rough lands on the left side of the green, 20 feet 8 inches from the hole, and he makes a 20-foot 8-inch putt for birdie.

Ricky Castillo drains long putt for on No. 18 at The RSM Classic

In the second round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Ricky Castillo’s drive on the 557-yard, par-5 15th hole traveled 295 yards and landed in the left fairway, leaving 245 yards to the hole. His 220-yard shot from the fairway landed in the right bunker, leaving 34 yards to the hole. Castillo’s 36-yard shot from the greenside bunker landed on the left green, 5 feet 6 inches from the hole, and he made the 5-foot-6-inch putt for birdie.

Ricky Castillo sinks 6-foot birdie putt on No. 15 at The RSM Classic

In the second round of the 2025 RSM Classic, Ricky Castillo's 293-yard drive on the 407-yard, par-4 13th landed in the left fairway, leaving 108 yards to the hole. His 108-yard approach shot from the fairway landed on the right side of the green and finished 4 feet 10 inches from the hole. Castillo made the 4-foot-10-inch putt for birdie.

Ricky Castillo hits 108-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at The RSM Classic

In the second round of the 2025 The RSM Classic, Ricky Castillo's drive on the 418-yard, par-4 11th hole travels 308 yards, landing in the left fairway and leaving 110 yards to the hole, his 110-yard approach shot from the fairway lands on the left side of the green and finishes 4 feet 3 inches from the hole, and he made a 4-foot-3-inch putt for birdie.

Ricky Castillo hits 110-yard approach to 4 feet, sets up birdie on No. 11 at RSM Classic

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In the second round of the 2025 Sanderson Farms, Ricky Castillo's 299-yard drive on the 566-yard, par-5 11th found the right rough with 244 yards remaining to the hole, his 235-yard shot from the rough found the left bunker, leaving 83 feet 3 inches to the hole, and he holed out the 83-foot 3-inch bunker shot for eagle.

Ricky Castillo holes out 83-yard bunker shot for eagle at Sanderson Farms

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Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 16 at Charles Schwab

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In the third round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-4 11th hole.

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Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 9 at THE CJ CUP

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In the opening round of the 2025 Corales Puntacana Championship, Ricky Castillo drips in putt for birdie on the par-3 17th hole.

Ricky Castillo drips in birdie putt at Corales Puntacana

In the second round of the 2025 Texas Children's Houston Open, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-5 16th hole.

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In the final round of the 2025 Valspar Championship, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-4 6th hole.

Ricky Castillo's nice approach sets up birdie at Valspar

In the third round of the 2025 Valspar Championship, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-3 15th hole.

Ricky Castillo sinks a 53-foot birdie putt at Valspar

In the third round of the 2025 Valspar Championship, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-4 12th hole.

Ricky Castillo's excellent approach leads to birdie at Valspar

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Ricky Castillo hits 108-yard approach to 5 feet, sets up birdie on No. 13 at The RSM Classic

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