Name: Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 18 at THE CJ CUP
Uploaded: 2025-05-04T22:04:41.612Z
Duration: 11 s
Description: In the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ricky Castillo makes a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th 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

Check out the best shots of the week from the 2025 Sanderson Farms Championship, including Steven Fisk's clutch approaches down the stretch and a pair of holes-in-one from Niklas Norgaard and Matt Kuchar.

Incredible pair of aces lead Shots of the Week from Sanderson Farms

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

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Ricky Castillo makes a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-5 5th hole.

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 5 at Wyndham

In the third round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-3 3rd hole.

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 3 at Wyndham

In the second round of the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-3 12th hole.

Ricky Castillo nearly aces No. 12 at Wyndham

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 17 at Rocket Classic

In the opening round of the 2025 RBC Canadian Open, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-3 7th hole.

Ricky Castillo holes out for birdie from 16-feet on No. 7 at RBC Canadian

In the second round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-3 8th hole.

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 8 at Charles Schwab

In the opening round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-3 8th hole.

Ricky Castillo sinks a 21-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Charles Schwab

In the opening round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Ricky Castillo makes a 14-foot birdie putt on the par-3 16th hole.

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 16 at Charles Schwab

In the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ricky Castillo makes a 4-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th hole.

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 18 at THE CJ CUP

In the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-3 15th hole.

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 15 at THE CJ CUP

In the final round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ricky Castillo makes a 1-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th hole.

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 14 at THE CJ CUP

In the third round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-3 15th hole.

In the third round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-4 14th hole.

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

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 11 at THE CJ CUP

In the third round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-5 9th hole.

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

In the third round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ricky Castillo makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Ricky Castillo sinks a 33-foot birdie putt to begin his day at THE CJ CUP

In the second round of THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2025, Ricky Castillo makes a 12-foot birdie putt on the par-3 4th hole.

Ricky Castillo rolls birdie on the 4th at THE CJ CUP

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.

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 16 at Houston Open

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

In the second round of the 2025 Valspar Championship, Ricky Castillo makes eagle on the par-5 1st hole.

Ricky Castillo holes out eagle from bunker at Valspar

"Some guy named Tiger." "Former front man of the golf boys." Just some of the great intros American actor Will Ferrell gave ahead of Match 4 of Season 2 of TGL.

Will Ferrell's hilarious TGL intros

In Match No. 4 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, New York Golf Club’s Cameron Young, Rickie Fowler and Matt Fitzpatrick defeat Jupiter Links Golf Club’s Max Homa, Kevin Kisner and stand-in member Akshay Bhatia at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Tiger Woods joined the broadcast to share updates on his recovery from back surgery and his thoughts on Brooks Koepka returning to the TOUR. 


TGL highlights: NYGC dominates Jupiter; Tiger Woods catches Hammer fever

During Match 4 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, New York Golf Club's Cameron Young almost holes his tee shot at the par-3 third hole.

Cameron Young throws a dart for New York at TGL 

During Match 4 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Jupiter Links Golf Club's Kevin Kisner hits a nifty chip shot to set up a hole victory at the par-5 fourth. 

Kevin Kisner finally finds his short game at TGL

Prior to Match 4 of Season 2 of TGL, Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links joins Scott Van Pelt, ESPN sportscaster, to talk about the excitement around Brooks Koepka’s return to the PGA TOUR.

Tiger Woods discusses Brooks Koepka’s return to PGA TOUR

Every picture tells a story. PGA TOUR Senior Photographer Ben Jared walks through his favorite pictures from 2025 and shares the backstory behind each photo.

PGA TOUR photographer tells stories behind favorite pictures from 2025

Golfbet contributor Rick Gehman breaks down the key stats to target this week and shares his early outright winner along with other prop markets to consider at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

Running with Rick: Gehman breaks down winning picks for Sony Open in Hawaii

Watch as four-time DP World Tour winner and new PGA TOUR member Haotong Li attempts to make a hole-in-one on a golf simulator on TPC Sawgrass' iconic par-3 17th island green in 15 minutes. Can he do it?
 

Can Haotong Li make an ace in 15 minutes?

Matt Every and Chris Breece debate how many wins Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy will have in 2026 and give their boldest predictions for first-time major winners.
 

'The Early Card' on 'The Drop' looks at season predictions for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy

Enjoy this exclusive clip from "Mindful," a new series exploring the power of the mental game and premiering Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. ET on the PGA TOUR YouTube channel, PGATOUR.COM and PGA TOUR social channels. The series opens with "Mindful: Bud Cauley," detailing the resilience and perseverance that helped Cauley work his way back following a tragic 2018 car crash.

PGA TOUR Studios announces 'Mindful' series, premiering Jan. 15

Ludvig Åberg joins "The Drop" to discuss his goals for 2026 and the offseason prep he's done to take his game to the next level. 

Ludvig Åberg previews his 2026 season on 'The Drop'

Check out the most clutch shots of Nick Taylor’s PGA TOUR career, including his chip-in birdie to force a playoff at the 2025 Sony Open in Hawaii, the dramatic birdie to win the 2024 WM Phoenix Open in a playoff and his unbelievable 72-foot eagle to secure a victory at the 2023 RBC Canadian Open playoff.

Nick Taylor’s most clutch shots of his career

Two-time TOUR winner Ludvig Åberg shared his enthusiasm for Brooks Koepka's return to the PGA TOUR, noting: "We all want to play against the best players. Brooks Koepka is certainly one of them."

Ludvig Åberg talks Brooks Koepka's return to PGA TOUR on 'The Drop'	

Check out Justin Thomas’ best shots from a stellar 2025 PGA TOUR season, crowned by his drought-ending victory at the RBC Heritage.

Justin Thomas’ best shots from 2025

Enjoy this throwback look at Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth's very first interviews on the PGA TOUR.

Stars give their first-ever PGA TOUR interviews

Take a closer look at Russell Henley's journey to becoming a five-time TOUR winner including his victory at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard, making his first Presidents Cup and automatically qualifying for the 2025 Ryder Cup.

Russell Henley’s journey to the winner's circle

In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Atlanta Drive Golf Club's Billy Horschel, Patrick Cantlay and Chris Gotterup defeat The Bay Golf Club's Shane Lowry, Ludvig Åberg and Wyndham Clark at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

TGL highlights: Atlanta Drive defeats The Bay in Match No. 3

 In Match No. 3 of Season 2 of TGL presented by SoFi, Chris Gotterup nearly aces the par-3 14th and taps in for birdie to win the hole for Atlanta Drive.

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 18 at THE CJ CUP

Will Ferrell's hilarious TGL intros

TGL highlights: NYGC dominates Jupiter; Tiger Woods catches Hammer fever

Cameron Young throws a dart for New York at TGL

Kevin Kisner finally finds his short game at TGL

Tiger Woods discusses Brooks Koepka’s return to PGA TOUR

PGA TOUR photographer tells stories behind favorite pictures from 2025

Running with Rick: Gehman breaks down winning picks for Sony Open in Hawaii

Can Haotong Li make an ace in 15 minutes?

'The Early Card' on 'The Drop' looks at season predictions for Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy

PGA TOUR Studios announces 'Mindful' series, premiering Jan. 15

Ludvig Åberg previews his 2026 season on 'The Drop'

Nick Taylor’s most clutch shots of his career

Ludvig Åberg talks Brooks Koepka's return to PGA TOUR on 'The Drop'

Justin Thomas’ best shots from 2025

Stars give their first-ever PGA TOUR interviews

Russell Henley’s journey to the winner's circle

TGL highlights: Atlanta Drive defeats The Bay in Match No. 3

Chris Gotterup nearly makes first ace in TGL history

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Incredible pair of aces lead Shots of the Week from Sanderson Farms

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

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 5 at Wyndham

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 3 at Wyndham

Ricky Castillo nearly aces No. 12 at Wyndham

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 17 at Rocket Classic

Ricky Castillo holes out for birdie from 16-feet on No. 7 at RBC Canadian

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 8 at Charles Schwab

Ricky Castillo sinks a 21-foot birdie putt on No. 8 at Charles Schwab

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 16 at Charles Schwab

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 15 at THE CJ CUP

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 14 at THE CJ CUP

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 15 at THE CJ CUP

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 14 at THE CJ CUP

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 11 at THE CJ CUP

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

Ricky Castillo sinks a 33-foot birdie putt to begin his day at THE CJ CUP

Ricky Castillo rolls birdie on the 4th at THE CJ CUP

Ricky Castillo drips in birdie putt at Corales Puntacana

Ricky Castillo makes birdie on No. 16 at Houston Open

Ricky Castillo's nice approach sets up birdie at Valspar

Ricky Castillo sinks a 53-foot birdie putt at Valspar

Ricky Castillo's excellent approach leads to birdie at Valspar

Ricky Castillo holes out eagle from bunker at Valspar