Roberto Castro

  • First-year member of the PGA TOUR
  • Earned 2012 PGA TOUR card by finishing 23rd on 2011 Nationwide Tour money list
  • Improved 2012 playing status by finishing T13 at PGA TOUR Qschool
  • Played his first full season on the Nationwide Tour in 2011; had 4 top-10 and 13 top-25 finishes
  • Played his way onto the Nationwide Tour in 2010 halfway through the season
  • Spent his first three years as a professional playing on the Hooters and eGolf Tours; during which he won 5 times
  • A four-time All-American and two-time Academic All-American while at Georgia Tech
  • NCAA Top VIII Award winner – presented to just eight NCAA senior student-athletes annually; criteria include athletic accomplishments, academic record and character/leadership ability
  • 2007 Byron Nelson Award winner – an honor given to the nation’s top senior golfer.
  • Graduated with highest honors in Industrial Engineering and is fluent in both Spanish and English

Profile:

Height: 6’0″
Weight: 170 lbs
Birthdate: June 23, 1985
Birthplace: Houston, TX
Residence: Atlanta, GA

Personal:

Family: Single
College: Georgia Tech
Special Interests: Fashion, Travel, Food and all mediums of culture
Turned professional: 2007

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