2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

Ashley Ray
Ashley Ray
Mallory Peak
Mallory Peak
Leslie White

Ricky Castillo

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Yorba Linda, Calif.
  • Highschool Valencia High School

Biography

WAGR RANKING PROUNCIATION    

COLLEGIATE BESTS
Best Finish: 1st (3x, Gators Invitational '23, Sea Best Invitational '20 & Gators Invitational '20)
Low Round: 63 (2x, last at Gators Invitational Rd. 2 '23)
Low Tournament Score: 197 (Gators Invitational '20)

HONORS MAJORS
  • U.S. Open (2020)

2022-23 (Senior)
  • Played and was in the lineup for every tournament for the fourth-straight season
  • Won his NCAA Championship Semifinals match 1Up in 21 holes vs. Florida State to send the Gators to the NCAA Championship Finals 
  • Went undefeated in both NCAAs and SEC Championship going 2-0-1 in both 
  • Earned his third collegiate tournament and second at the VyStar Credit Union Gators Invitational
  • Led the team in low-18 (63), low-36 (130), low-54 (199) scores, top-5 (4), top-10 (5) finishes,rounds counted (36), birdies (147) and tournaments under par (10)
  • Ranked second on the team in stroke average (70.2)
  • Finished ever or under par and in the top-25  in the last eight consecutive tournaments
  • Had 18 rounds in the 60’s
  • Made 100-plus birdies for the third straight season with a career-high 147
  • Finished T11 at both the NCAA Championship and NCAA Bath Regional
  • Placed T8 at the SEC Championship stroke play
2021-22 (Junior) 
  • Appeared in the Gators’ lineup in all 12 tournaments for the third straight season
  • In the No. 1 spot in the lineup eight times  
  • Team leader in under-par rounds (16), birdies (114), eagles (5) top-5 (4) and top-10 (5) finishes
  • Second on the team in stroke average (71.4), under-par tournaments (4), rounds in the 60s (10), birdies per round (3.5), average relation to par for 18-holes (+0.4) and 54-holes (+1.3)
  • Tied for lowest round under-par of the season; 63 (-7) at the Calusa Cup 
  • Had a stretch of five straight rounds in the 60s
  • Finished Top-25 or better in each spring tournament and started spring T4-2-T7
  • Was runner-up at the VyStar Gators Invitational
  • Posted a record of 2-0-1 in match play at the SEC Championships with 3&2 in the quarterfinals and 2&1 victories in the finals
2020-21 (Sophomore)
  • Posted the lowest scoring average on the team at 71.06 over 30 rounds
  • Appeared in all 10 tournaments, claiming the top spot in the lineup in all but one competition
  • Finished inside the top 25 in every spring event and notched eight top-25 finishes over the season – a team high
  • Qualified individually for the final day at the NCAA Championship, finishing in 12th overall
  • Recorded the lowest round score on the team after shooting a 64 in the final round at the Gators Invitational
  • Notched 115 birdies and five eagles over the season, ranking first among the team in both categories
  • Posted a team-high 16 rounds under par and carded a team-low 3.23 average stroke differential
 
2019-20 (Freshman)
  • Posted the lowest scoring average on the team at 70.08 over 21 rounds played
  • 70.08 scoring average is the No. 1 single-season scoring average in program history
  • Appeared in all seven tournaments for the Gators, taking the top spot in the lineup once
  • Finished inside the top 25 individually in every event
  • All 21 rounds played were included in the Gators’ counting scores
  • Notched 89 birdied over the course of the season, ranking first among the team
  • Opened the spring season with back-to-back individual titles, claiming the crown at the Sea Best Invitational and Gators Invitational by a combined 11 strokes
  • Shot a 63 in the second round of the Gators Invitational, tying for the lowest single-round score by a freshman in program history
  • Posted a 13-under 197 at the Gators Invitational which ranks as the third best tournament score in program history
  • Followed his two wins with a 5-under 211 at the Southern Highlands Collegiate to take sixth
  • Shot a collective 26 under with a scoring average of 67.78 through his nine rounds of the spring
  • Second Ben Hogan Award finalist in program history, joining 2006 winner Matt Every
AMATEUR COMPETITION
  • Advanced to the Round of 16 for the second straight year at the 2022 U.S. Amateur
  • Made it to Round of 16 at 2021 U.S. Amateur after winning a three hole playoff in previous round. 
  • Four consecutive Sweet 16 appearances at the Western Amateur (2019-2022) - made it to quarterfinals in 2021, semifinals in 2019 and 2020. 
  • Helped U.S. Team win 2021 Arnold Palmer Cup 
  • Earned 2020 U.S. Open Exemption
  • 2018 Junior Ryder Cup – Team USA Member
  • Two Time Heather Farr AJGA Champion (2016, 2018)
  • Two time AJGA Rolex First team All American

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

  • 2020-21Sophomore

  • 2021-22Junior

  • 2022-23Senior

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