2019-20 Men's Golf Roster
Luis Castro
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Sta. Rosa, Laguna, Philippines
- High School:
- Learning Links Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship
Castro Bio (PDF)
Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
2019-20: Earned Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar-Athlete honors and was a member of the ACC Honor Roll • Won the team’s Mike McLeod Award for most outstanding academic performance and community service • Played in four events as an individual entry • Low round of 70 in the first round at Turning Stone • First top-20 finish when he tied for 12th at Turning Stone.
2018-19: Played in five tournaments as an individual entry • Tied for 28th at the Tar Heel and 34th at Duke and the Hayt in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. • Averaged 75.67 with a season-low 71 in the final at the Thunderbird at Arizona State • Also shot 72 in the second round at Duke • Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Amateur: Won the 2019 Indonesian Open by two strokes • Represented the Philippines in the 2018 Asian Games • Won 2018 titles at the Penang Amateur in Malaysia, the Philippine Junior Amateur and the Philippine Junior Match Play Amateur • Won the 2015 Northern Luzon Regional Amateur, the 2015 Visayas Regional Amateur, 2017 Aguinaldo Junior Amateur and 2017 SINGHA Thailand Junior World Championship • Posted a number of top-10 finishes in the U.S., including second at the 2016 Otter Creek Junior Championship, second at the 2016 USGA Junior Amateur qualifier at Shoal Creek, fifth at the 2016 Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star at WindStone Golf Club, eighth at the 2016 AJGA Junior in Owensboro and 10th at the 2015 Junior All-Star at Ravenwood Golf Club.
Personal: Born Luis Miguel Carpio Castro on June 19, 2000 • Son of Salvador Antonio “Aboy” R. Castro and Luisa C. Castro • Played for Coach Boget Zaragosa at the Learning Links Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Tibig, Cavite, Philippines • Three-time member of Director’s List with Honors in academics • Likes to play ultimate frisbee and soccer • Enjoys rock climbing, watching movies and reading fiction novels • Favorite vacation spot is Anvanya Cove, Subic, Philippines • Favorite non-golfer athlete is Filipina weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz • His father was the assistant coach/manager of the Philippines National Basketball team • His mom established the Learning Links Academy • His sister attended dance camp in 2018 at the North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem • Greatest golf achievement is cliching the bronze medal in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games • Best competitive round is 65 at the W Express Amateur at the Canlubang GC in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines • Canlubang is his favorite (and home) course • Favorite golfer is Brooks Koepka • Dream foursome is with Bobby Jones, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods • Best shot came on the 12th hole at Torrey Pines South after his ball landed on the lip of a bunker three paces from the right edge – “had to take a really wide stance and gripped the club halfway down the shaft so I wouldn’t fall in the bunker and I hit a flop shot that rolled to five feet away…and proceeded to sink the putt for par.”
