Nicole Castrale

Nicole Castrale (pronounced "cass-TRAHL-ee", née Dalkas, born March 24, 1979) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career In 1979, Castrale was born in Glendale, California. She started playing golf at the age of 10. She graduated from Palm Desert High School in 1997.

She played college golf for the USC Trojans in Los Angeles and earned her bachelor's degree in 2001.

Professional career Castrale won once on the LPGA Tour, the 2007 Ginn Tribute Hosted by Annika. She also played on the Futures Tour, winning twice in consecutive weeks in 2005.

Castrale played on the U.S. Solheim Cup teams in 2007 and 2009. She made the clinching putt for the U.S. to defeat Europe in the 2007 matches in Halmstad, Sweden. She also played on the International team in the 2007 and 2008 Lexus Cups.

Castrale did not compete past June in both 2010 and 2011. She underwent surgery on her left shoulder in early July 2010 and rehabilitated the rest of the season.

Personal life Castrale married Craig Castrale on January 8, 2005. Castrale played a limited schedule in 2011 due to pregnancy and her last competitive round was on June 10. She gave birth to the couple's first child in November and returned to the LPGA Tour in March 2012.

She divorced Castrale divorced in 2015.

Professional wins (3) LPGA Tour wins (1)

LPGA Tour playoff record (1–0) Sources:

Futures Tour wins (2)

Results in LPGA majors Results not in chronological order before 2014. Tournament 1998 1999 2000 Kraft Nabisco ChampionshipLPGA ChampionshipU.S. Women's OpenCUTdu Maurier Classic ^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013.

CUT = missed the half-way cut T = tied

Summary Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2006 LPGA – 2007 British Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2008 LPGA – 2008 U.S. Open)

Team appearances Professional Solheim Cup (representing the United States): 2007 (winners), 2009 (winners) Lexus Cup (representing International team): 2007, 2008 (winners)

Solheim Cup record Year TotalMatches TotalW-L-H SinglesW-L-H FoursomesW-L-H FourballsW-L-H Points Won Points%Career72-5-0 1-1-0 0-2-01-2-0 2.028.6200742-2-0 1-0-0def. B. Hauert 3&20-1-0lost w/ C. Kerr 1 dn1-1-0won w/ C. Kerr 3&2lost w/ N. Gulbis 2 dn 2.050.0200930-3-0 0-1-0lost to D. Luna 3&20-1-0lost w/ A. Stanford 3&10-1-0lost w/ C. Kerr 1 dn0.00.0