NICOLE CASTRALE

Birthdate: March 24, 1979

Birth Place: Glendale, Calif.

Age: 30 - Ht.: 5’8

Home: Palm Desert, Calif.

College: USC

Turned Professional: 2001

Joined LPGA Tour: 2002

LPGA Victories (1): 2007 Ginn Tribute The Solheim Cup (1): 2007.

Player Notes:

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.

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 State High School 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).

1998 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -2; Rounds Played - 4; In Money - 0; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 80.75; Money - $0.00; Best Finish - Cut at the The Los Angeles Women’s Championship presented by Yamaha and U.S. Women’s Open

2002 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -8; Rounds Played - 20; In Money - 3; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 74.30; Money - $8,106.00; Best Finish - T-38th at the LPGA Takefuji Classic

2003 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -10; Rounds Played - 28; In Money - 5; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.57; Money - $26,255.00 Rank (148th); Best Finish - T-29th at the Wachovia LPGA Classic hosted by Betsy King

2004 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 3; In Money - 1; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 73.33; Money - $2,376.00; Best Finish - T-70th at the Kellogg-Keebler Classic

2005 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -1; Rounds Played - 2; In Money - 0; Top-10 Finishes - 0; Scoring Average - 77.50; Money - $0.00; Best Finish - Cut at the U.S. Women’s Open

2006 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -26; Rounds Played - 83; In Money - 22; Top-10 Finishes - 4; Scoring Average - 71.60 Rank (22nd); Money - $375,106.00 Rank (33rd); Best Finish - T-3rd at the Honda LPGA Thailand

2007 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -23; Rounds Played - 79; In Money - 21; Top-10 Finishes - 8; Scoring Average - 71.96 Rank (20th); Money - $854,292.00 Rank (15th); Best Finish - Win at the Ginn Tribute

2008 LPGA Tour Summary: Tournaments entered -27; Rounds Played - 89; In Money - 21; Top-10 Finishes - 6; Scoring Average - 72.09 Rank (43rd); Money - $540,644.00 Rank (33rd); Best Finish - 2nd at the Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic