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Roberto Castro |

Team: PGA Golfer
Age / DOB:  (27) / 6/23/1985
Ht / Wt:  6'0' / 170
College: Georgia Tech

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Overnight leader Roberto Castro chased his opening 63 at THE PLAYERS with a 6-over-par 39-39=78 in his second round.
Even the most cynical didn't expect this from the PGA TOUR sophomore. He split 10 (of 14) fairways and hit just nine greens at TPC Sawgrass today. After a birdie-4 at the second hole, he'd fail to find another par breaker along the way, instead settling for five bogeys and a double. Castro missed three putts inside eight feet today. He signed his card sitting 3-under 141, eight strokes back of the 36-hole clubhouse lead. May 10 - 5:56 PM

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Scott Stallings logged a 1-under-par 31-40=71 in his opening round of THE PLAYERS.

That's a pair of nines you don't often see linked together in a single round. Stallings started at the first hole and went birdie-birdie-birdie-birdie-birdie. The run included conversions from 35'9" at 1, 19'6" at 3 and 17'4" at 4. He'd chase it with five consecutive pars before making a mess of the par-5 11th en route to a bogey. His drive at 12 found an unplayable lie for which he took a drop and eventually swallowed a double bogey-6. After a straightforward birdie at the challenging 14th, Stallings would go on to build a snowman at the par-5 16th where he rinsed two approach shots. Therefore, his birdie conversion from 16'11" at the par-4 18th clinched the red number that seemed in the bag just five holes into his round. He's making his second visit to TPC Sawgrass, but the course doesn't care who you are of what kind of pedigree you bring. Stalling's lid-lifter was the latest proof.
May 9 - 2:27 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro blistered TPC Sawgrass for a course-record-tying 31-32=63 in his opening round of THE PLAYERS.

Castro went bogey-free, splitting 13 (of 14) fairways, hitting 15 greens and circling and eagle and seven birdies. He started on the 10th hole and played the par 5s birdie-birdie-eagle-par. All 18 of his conversions disappeared from inside 10 feet. He's the third to sign for a 63 at TPC Sawgrass following Fred Couples in 1992 and Greg Norman in 1994. It also ties his personal low on the PGA TOUR, which he's carded twice before. The PGA TOUR sophomore entered the week ranked 113th in FedExCup points on the strength of three top 25s among seven paydays in 14 starts.
May 9 - 12:32 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro missed the cut in his first trip to TPC Louisiana for the Zurich Classic and is back to try and improve on that history.

Castro has made just five (of 12) cuts this year, but three of those have resulted in top 25s. At 43rd in ball-striking, but just 173rd in strokes gained-putting, it's easy to understand why he's been inconsistent and what it takes for him to be a factor. It all boils down to the putter.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Apr 23 - 10:23 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro posted a 2-under-par 33-36=69 in his opening round of the Tampa Bay Championship, finishing two stroke adrift of the clubhouse lead.

The PGA TOUR sophomore made his Copperhead debut today, and while he hit only nine greens in regulation, he incurred only one bogey. Castro collected three birdies, too, including a hole-out from the rough 16 yards out at the par-4 12th where his approach came up short and right of the pin.
Mar 14 - 6:17 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro signed for a 4-under-par 34-33=67 in the third round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, giving him a shot at his second-career top 10 in Sunday's final round.

Castro circled six birdies and squared two bogeys in Saturday's third round, failing to take advantage of the par-5 15th and short par-4 17th. His three rounds add up to a 13-under 200 tally. Considering he's made his last two cuts leading into this week, that might be about as much notice as we're going to get as to when to consider playing the sophomore in various fantasy formats. The final round will serve as a gut check for him, and a learning experience for gamers as well.
Feb 2 - 5:02 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro is 9-under-par 65-68=133 halfway into the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

The PGA TOUR sophomore has hit 30 greens in regulation and suffered only one bogey, that a 5 at the first hole today (his 10th of the round) where his par save failed to drop from 5'1". He's picked off 10 birdies, four of which in today's round including a 13-yard hole-out from off the green at 13 and a traditional conversion from 15'2" at the 16th. He's three stroke back of the 36-hole clubhouse lead.
Feb 1 - 4:17 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro found La Quinta Country Club a little less to his liking, managing just a 3-under-par 32-37=69 in the third round of the Humana Challenge.

At the time of his posting, he held the clubhouse lead at 17-under 199, but that looks likely to fall before the day is done. He started the round bringing the heat, as he had done in each of the first two rounds. With birdies on four of his first seven holes he looked to be cruising to the 54-hole lead. It would get a little more complicated from there, running into just one birdie and two bogeys the rest of the way. He is still positioned well to claim his first TOUR victory in his second season with a solid effort in the final round.
Jan 19 - 4:51 PM
Roberto Castro

Overnight co-leader Roberto Castro backed up his opening 63 at the Humana Challenge with a 5-under-par 32-35=67 in his second round at PGA West's Palmer Private to snare outright possession of the 36-hole clubhouse lead at 14-under 130.

Castro hit 13 greens in regulation today and converted seven birdies. The highlight of the round was the first one when he chipped in from the greenside rough 14 yards out at the par-3 12th hole. He also poured in conventional birdies from 26'2" at 13 and 13'9" at the fourth. However, he stumbled in with bogeys on two of his last three holes, including a three-putt from 46-and-a-half feet at the par-4 ninth. He'll attempt to keep the pedal depressed tomorrow at La Quinta Country Club.
Jan 18 - 5:37 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro blistered PGA West's Nicklaus Course for nine birdies in his opening-round, 9-under-par 32-31=63 to grab the clubhouse lead at the Humana Challenge.

Castro circled only one birdie on the par 5s, instead saving his firepower for the par 4s where he birdied eight of 10. His last was a long-range conversion at the 18th hole to earn outright possession of the top spot on the leaderboard. He'll attempt to extend his bogey-free streak at Palmer Private on Friday.
Jan 17 - 5:58 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro made 19 of 27 cuts in his rookie season of 2012 to finish 118th on the money list.

Step one of becoming a successful TOUR player is learning how to make cuts, and the Georgia Tech product figured out how to do that. The second step is converting those paydays into top 25s and top 10s. His only top 10 came at The Greenbrier Classic, leaving him plenty of room for improvement in his sophomore season. He finished an impressive 36th in the all-around ranking, including 18th in total driving and 18th in GIR. He also ranked an impressive 29th in final round scoring average. The stats don’t tell the story as to why he didn’t do any better than he did, so don’t be shocked if he puts together a big 2013.
Tue, Dec 11, 2012 07:12:00 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro turned in a 5-under-par 33-33=66 in his second round of the Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.

The PGA TOUR rookie converted seven birdies during today's loop of TPC Summerlin, including at all three par 5s. All but one of his birdies disappeared from inside six feet. The exception was a 23-footer at the par-4 10th hole. He reached the midpoint in 7-under 135, three strokes back of the 36-hole clubhouse lead.
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 03:43:00 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro carded a 4-under-par 34-33=67 in his second round of The Barclays to survive the cut on the number at 1-over 143.

The rookie's experience today was just as much about the score as it was how he achieved it. He arrived at Bethpage ranked 100th in FedExCup points, so he knew that he'd have to make the cut to advance to the next stage. After opening with a 5-over 76, his back was against the wall, setting up today's do-or-die round. After pedestrian pars at the first two holes, he rolled in his birdie look from 25'5" at the par-3 third hole. Castro then holed out for eagle from 31 yards at the par-5 fourth. Sitting 2-under through 12, he poured in what would be his last birdie of the day, this time from 10'11" at the par-5 13th. Now 3-under on the round but an aggregate 2-over, he flew his tee ball at the 154-yard, par-3 14th into the hole for an ace. The cushion provided allowed him to absorb a bogey at 15, but he parred in to play the weekend.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Fri, Aug 24, 2012 07:18:00 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro is in the field for the Wyndham Championship,and needs to bounce back from missed cuts in his last two starts.

The rookie is in the midst of a solid season, cashing in 14 of 20 events. After a T7 at Greenbrier and a T18 at the True South Classic, Castro fell off the wagon in Canada and failed to get back on track at the Reno-Tahoe. Still, he's 15th in GIR and 11th in ball-striking, so he stands to run into a good start in the near future.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Tue, Aug 14, 2012 10:32:00 PM
Roberto Castro

Roberto Castro fired a bogey-free 7-under-par 31-32=63 in the final round of The Greenbrier Classic to wrap up his tournament at 11-under 269.

Castro was deadly accurate, splitting all 14 fairways and landing 15 GIR. The putter also kept pace, needing just 26 putts to the tune of a 1.533 average to navigate The Old White TPC. He has never recorded a top-10 finish on the PGA TOUR, but that could change depending on what happens behind him. He is not scheduled to compete in the John Deere Classic.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Sun, Jul 8, 2012 02:28:00 PM