NICOLE CASTRALE

Birthdate: March 24, 1979

Birthplace: Glendale, Calif.

Age: 29 Ht.: 5'8

Home: Palm Desert, Calif.

College: USC

Turned Professional: 2001

Joined LPGA Tour: 2002

LPGA Victories: 1 - 2007 Ginn Tribute

PLAYER NOTES

2007 Highlights

Became the sixth Rolex First-Time Winner of the season at the Ginn Tribute, where she defeated Lorena Ochoa on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff and crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings.

Carded a season-low 66 in the second round of the Navistar LPGA Classic, where she finished tied for ninth.

Recorded five additional top-10 finishes: tie for fourth at the Ginn OPEN; sixth at the Longs Drugs Challenge; tie for ninth at the SemGroup Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons and ADT Championship; and tie for 10th at the Fields Open in Hawaii and McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola.

Sunk the winning putt in singles competition for the victorious U.S. Solheim Cup team to retain the Cup.

2007 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 39/79 (10) Rds in the 60s: 13/79 (37) Birdies: 249 (18)

Eagles: 3 (40) Greens in Reg: 67.5% (7) Driving Accuracy: 66.5% (63)

Sand Saves: 39.2% (76) Putts per GIR: 1.79 (10) Driving Avg: 252.3 (48)

2006 Highlights

Recorded a career-best tie for third at the Honda LPGA Thailand 2006.

Tied for fourth at the Fields Open in Hawaii, where she posted all rounds in the 60s.

Carded a career-low 64 during the first round of the McDonald’s LPGA Championship Presented by Coca-Cola.

Finished ninth at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger and tied for 10th at the CN Canadian Women’s Open.

2006 Stats (rank)

Rds under par: 38/83 (31) Rds in the 60s: 21/83 (23) Birdies: 281 (21)

Eagles: 4 (31) Greens in Reg: 72% (9) Driving Accuracy: 72.3% (60)

Sand Saves: 36.2% (100) Putts per GIR: 1.79 (20) Driving Avg: 253 (61)

In 2005, won back-to-back tournaments on the Futures Tour—the Northwest Indiana FUTURES Golf Classic and the Quality Concepts Kankakee FUTURES Golf Classic—en route to a fourth-place finish on the season-ending money list, which earned her exempt status for the 2006 LPGA Tour season.

In 2004, competed on the Futures Tour and recorded two top-10 finishes.

In 2003, recorded her career-best finish at the Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King, where she tied for 29th; did not retain her status for the 2004 LPGA Tour season.

In 2002, recorded her career-low 67 in the first round of the LPGA Takefuji Classic; did not compete after August due to a right shoulder injury that required surgery.

In 2001, turned professional in June and competed on the SBC Futures Tour and recorded one top-10 finish; tied for 52nd at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn non-exempt status for the 2002 season.

Amateur Highlights

Castrale was an American Junior Golf Association Rolex First-Team All-American in 1996. The following year, she made it to the round of 16 in the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship and won the Southern California Golf Association High School State title. In 1998, she was a quarterfinalist at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship. She played golf for four years at the University of Southern California and was a three-time member of the All-Pac 10 Team (1998-99, 2000).

Personal

Started playing golf at the age of 10. . . Credits her husband Craig, her parents Anthony and Patricia Dalkas, golf instructors Bill Harmon and Dick Harmon and Fischer Sports Physical Therapy and Conditioning with most influencing her career. . . Married Craig Castrale on Jan. 8, 2005. . .  Competed as Nicole Dalkas from 2002-03. . . Hobbies include working out, shopping, cooking and watching all sports. . . Originally qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.