University of Hawaii at Manoa Women's Golf

YEARS COACHING Hawai‘i: 3 seasons COACHING EXPERIENCE Hawai‘i: Head Coach (2022-present) UC Irvine: Head Coach (2006-22) Hawai‘i: Assistant Coach (2004-06) California: Volunteer Coach (2000-02)   ACCOLADES 2007 Big West Coach of the Year 2008 Big West Coach of the Year 2013 Big West Co-Coach of the Year COACHING HIGHLIGHTS Completed her third season at the helm in 2024-25, leading the team to a 301.70 season scoring average, the third lowest in program history Coached Maline Kraus, who tied the program’s 54-hole score record with a 5-under 211 total at the 2024 Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Highland Ranch, Colo. Coached Emiko Sverduk, who set a new program single-round record with a 7-under 65 in the third round of the 2023 Pat Harbottle Invitational breaking the previous mark by one stroke In first season at Hawai‘i in 2022-23, coached Hyeonji Kang and Mayumi Umezu to all-Big West honors Kang recorded the lowest scoring average in program history (73.83) Hired at UH in July 2022 becoming the program’s 14th head coach Led UC Irvine to two Big West titles and two NCAA appearances Coached two Big West Golfers of the Year and the first first-team All-American at UCI Three-time Big West Coach of the Year (2007, ’08, ’13) Guided the Anteaters to Big West titles and NCAA Championship appearances in 2007 and ’09, where they finished 19th and 22nd, respectively. Led UCI to NCAA Regional appearances in her first four seasons At UCI, coached Kim Lorenzana, who earned medalist honors at the 2008 Big West Championship and Jane Chin, who was named the 2009 Big West Golfer of the Year. Two golfers earned Big West Freshman of the Year honors – Patty Chawalitemetha in 2007 and Ronnie Valerio in 2011. During her tenure, her teams produced 35 all-conference honors. Named the second head coach in program history on August 24, 2006. Served as assistant coach at Hawai‘I from 2004-06 under head coach Ashley Biffle and helped the Rainbow Wahine to a pair of Top 90 national rankings, including No. 85 in 2005-06 OTHER HIGHLIGHTS Former teaching and playing professional NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Committee member Worked for Cooke Island Distributors, Hawai‘I’s distributor of Callaway Golf Professional at O‘ahu Country Club, Tree Country Club, and Elmwood Country Club Former member of the LPGA Teaching and Club Pro Division PLAYING EXPERIENCE Arizona (1986-88) PLAYING HIGHLIGHTS Turned professional in 1989 Played on the Futures Golf Tour for three seasons from 1989-92. EDUCATION Hawai‘i Pacific University, bachelor’s, history Concordia University, master’s, athletic administration   HOMETOWN Honolulu, O‘ahu  

Castillo has guided UH to a pair of runner-up finishes at the conference tournament at the 2010 Western Athletic Conference Championship and at the 2015 Big West Conference Championship.   Castillo has coached two UH medalists Izzy Leung, who captured the 2014 Oregon State Invitational and Eimi Koga, who won the 2016 Hobble Creek Fall Classic. The Rainbow Wahine also captured the Hobble Creek Classic team title, a first since for the program since the 1996 Lady Bronc Classic. Also during the 2015-16 season, Castillo led Hawaii to a runner-up finish at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational and a third place showing at the Matador Invitational.   Under her tutelage, Kaili Britos was named the 2010 WAC Freshman of the Year as well as a four-time WGCA All-American Scholar; Raquel Ek was a two-time all-Big West honorable mention, and Leung earned a pair of second-team all-Big West honors.   As an amateur, Castillo was one of the most decorated womens golfers in the state of Hawaii, winning three United States Golf Association (USGA) titles the U.S. Girls Junior Championship in 1978 and the U.S. Womens Amateur Public Links in 1979 and 80. At the time, she was the first female and one of only four golfers to hold two USGA titles at the same time joining Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Jones and Chick Evans. She also won the Junior World title for the 13-14 year-old division in 1975 and was a member of the 1980 Curtis Cup team.   After graduating from Kaiser High School in Hawaii Kai, Castillo attended the University of Tulsa for two years, where she was a member of the 1980 AIAW National Championship team. She later transferred to Stanford University, where she earned honorable mention All-America honors, and received her bachelors degree in communication in 1983.   Professionally, Castillo played one season on the Ladies Asian Tour and three seasons on the Ladies European Tour. She is a five-time winner of the Hawaii State Open womens golf tournament, two-time winner of the Hawaii State Womens Match Play Championship, the 1984 Wirral Coldy Classic champion on the Ladies European Tour and co-champion of the 1996 LPGA Big Skins Game in Kaanapali, Maui.   Castillo set two course records during her playing career, shooting a 66 at the par-74 Mid-Pacific Country Club during the 1983 Jennie K. Wilson Invitational and a 66 at the par-73 Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento, Calif., during a Pac-10 collegiate event.   Following her professional career, Castillo served as a tournament coordinator for PGA Senior Tour events, was a manufacturers representative for various golf club, apparel and accessory lines, was a teaching professional at Kapalua Golf Academy, and served as an LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Member Advisor. For the past three years, she was a realtor for Sakamoto Properties in Maui. In addition, Castillo also was a board of director and past officer for the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association and a committee member for the USGA.