Nicole Castrale (pronounced "cass-TRAHL-ee", née Dalkas, born March 24, 1979) is an American professional golfer on the LPGA Tour.[1]
| Nicole Castrale | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Castrale at 2009 LPGA Championship | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Nicole Dalkas Castrale |
| Born | March 24, 1979 Glendale, California, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Palm Desert, California, U.S. |
| Spouse | Craig Castrale (m. 2005) |
| Children | 1 |
| Career | |
| College | University of Southern California (2001) |
| Turned professional | 2001 |
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 2002) |
| Former tour(s) | Futures Tour (2001, 2004, 2005) |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| LPGA Tour | 1 |
| Epson Tour | 2 |
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |
| Chevron Championship | T25: 2009 |
| Women's PGA C'ship | T5: 2009 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T6: 2008 |
| du Maurier Classic | DNP |
| Women's British Open | T9: 2013 |
| Evian Championship | DNP |
Castrale was born in Glendale, California, and started playing golf at the age of 10. She graduated from Palm Desert High School in 1997 and played college golf for the USC Trojans in Los Angeles and earned her bachelor's degree in 2001.[2]
Professional career
editCastrale has won once on the LPGA Tour, the 2007 Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika.[3][4] She also played on the Futures Tour, winning twice in consecutive weeks in 2005.
Castrale played on the U.S. Solheim Cup teams in 2007 and 2009. She made the clinching putt for the U.S. to defeat Europe in the 2007 matches in Halmstad, Sweden. She also played on the International team in the 2007 and 2008 Lexus Cups.
Castrale did not compete past June in both 2010 and 2011. She underwent surgery on her left shoulder in early July 2010 and rehabilitated the rest of the season. Castrale played a limited schedule in 2011 due to pregnancy and her last competitive round was on June 10. She gave birth to the couple's first child, a daughter, in November and returned to the LPGA Tour in March 2012.
Personal life
editCastrale married Craig Castrale on January 8, 2005, divorced in 2015. [5]
Professional wins (3)
editLPGA Tour (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 3, 2007 | Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika | 69-71-68-71=279 | –9 | Playoff |  Lorena Ochoa
|
390,000 |
LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika | Lorena Ochoa
|
Won with par on first extra hole |
Futures Tour (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 28, 2005 | Northwest Indiana FUTURES Golf Classic | 71-66-72=209 | –7 | Playoff |  Hye Jung Choi
|
9,800 |
| 2 | Jun 5, 2005 | Kankakee FUTURES Golf Classic | 66-72-71=209 | –7 | 4 strokes |  Alena Sharp
|
9,800 |
Results in LPGA majors
editResults not in chronological order before 2014.
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | |||
| LPGA Championship | |||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | ||
| du Maurier Classic |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | T26 | CUT | T25 | ||||||
| LPGA Championship | T34 | T10 | T10 | T5 | |||||
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T57 | T35 | T6 | T17 | ||||
| Women's British Open | T31 | 67 | T21 | CUT |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | CUT | T66 | T79 | CUT | T51 |
| U.S. Women's Open | T9 | CUT | CUT | ||
| Women's British Open | CUT | T9 | |||
| LPGA Championship | CUT | T19 | T53 | ||
| The Evian Championship ^ | |||||
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
T = tied
Summary
edit| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kraft Nabisco Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 5 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| LPGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 20 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2006 LPGA – 2007 British Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2008 LPGA – 2008 U.S. Open)
Team appearances
editProfessional
- Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners)
- Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2007, 2008 (winners)
Solheim Cup record
edit| Year | Total Matches |
Total W-L-H |
Singles W-L-H |
Foursomes W-L-H |
Fourballs W-L-H |
Points Won |
Points % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 7 | 2-5-0 | 1-1-0 | 0-2-0 | 1-2-0 | 2.0 | 28.6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2-2-0 | 1-0-0 def. B. Hauert 3&2 |
0-1-0 lost w/ C. Kerr 1 dn |
1-1-0 won w/ C. Kerr 3&2 lost w/ N. Gulbis 2 dn |
2.0 | 50.0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0-3-0 | 0-1-0 lost to D. Luna 3&2 |
0-1-0 lost w/ A. Stanford 3&1 |
0-1-0 lost w/ C. Kerr 1 dn |
0.0 | 0.0 |
References
edit- ^ "Nicole Castrale". LPGA.com. Retrieved October 20, 2010.
- ^ "Women's golf: Nicole Dalkas". USC Trojans athletics. Spring 2001. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ "Castrale beats Ochoa in playoff in Ginn Tribute". USA Today. June 3, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ "Former Trojan Nicole Castrale wins first LPGA tour event". USC Trojans athletics. June 4, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ Playing well takes care of everything
External links
edit- Nicole Castrale at the LPGA Tour official site
- Nicole Castrale at the LPGA Futures Tour official site (archived)
- Nicole Castrale on Twitter
