Spent three seasons at High Point before transferring to Arkansas for his final two seasons.
Senior (2023-24 at Arkansas):
» SEC co-Golfer of the Week (3/27/24)
Played in seven events, five in the lineup and two as an individual … Posted a 71.95scoring average, fourth-best on the team and was 81st in the NCAA final rankings … Named SEC Co-Golfer of the Week (Mar. 27) as he tied for second in the stacked field at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational … Fired rounds of 67-70-67 for a 9-under total of 204 … The 67’s were his second-best rounds in a college event (shot 66 two years ago while at High Point) while his 204 total and 9-under in relation to par tied his career bests (also accomplished the feat two years ago at High Point) … Led the field by playing the par 5’s at -11, including a pair of eagles … Entering the event, Castillo ranked 652nd in the NCAA and he beat 30 players among the NCAA top 100, including four of the top 10 and eight of the top 15 … With his impressive finish, Castillo jumped to 28th in the NCAA/Clippd rankings … Finished T-9 as the Louisville Individual Collegiate with a 1-over score of 145 (73-73) … Tied for 18th at the Blessings Collegiate, shooting a 2-over 146 (74-72) …. His score counted in rounds one (69) and two (70) to helped Arkansas finish stroke play T-4 … Went 1-1 in the SEC Match Play … His scored counted in all three rounds at the NCAA Austin Regional (75-72-74) to shoot an 8-over 221 to finish T-46.
Junior (2022-23 at Arkansas):
» SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
Played in 10 events, five as an individual … Posted a 73.67 scoring average … Was the alternate at the SEC, NCAA Regional and NCAA Championship … Subbed in in the final round of the NCAA Championship … Tied for second playing as an individual at the Bubba Barrett Intercollegiate (74-68-68) and was 6-under thanks to a season-best 16 birdies ,,, Was in the starting lineup in the season opener – the Frederica Cup – and shot 72-70-75 for a 1-over 217.
Sophomore (2021-22 at High Point):
» Big South Golfer of the Week (4/4/22)
Played in all 10 events and led the Panthers with a 72.97 scoring average while also posting team highs in eagles (6), birdies (84), par-3 scoring (3.16), par-4 scoring (4.16), par-5 scoring (4.69) and 12 rounds of shooting par or better … Named Big South Golfer of the Week as he finished third with a 9-under-par 204 – thanks to a career-best 66 in the final round – at the Irish Creek Intercollegiate.
Redshirt Freshman (2020-21 at High Point):
Played six events due to a COVID-shortened schedule … Was runner-up in his collegiate debut, shooting a 70 in the 18-hole Wrangle at the Tangle versus Gardner-Webb. He posted a season-best 69 in the opening-round of the Linger Longer Invitational and finished with a 3-over 219 to tie for 27th. He also tied for 31st the Big South Championship (73-76-71).
Freshman (2019-20 at High Point):
Redshirted
Other Events of Note:
In the summer of 2021, he Monday qualified for the Korn Ferry Tour’s TPC Colorado Championship, shooting a 6-under-par 66 … Made the cut after opening rounds of 72-71 and eventually tied for 81st … Also in 2021, was runner-up at the Dixie Amateur and was eighth at the Sunshine State Amateur.
