AUGUSTA -- The entry list for this week's Masters includes eight players from either Georgia Tech (three) or Georgia (five). One of those players, Roberto Castro, who will be playing at Augusta National for the second time, gave an expansive interview on the, "We Never Played The Game," podcast.
The audio of the podcast is embedded here. Some of those comments are included in the full column on MyAJC.com , along with a few quotes from an off-podcast interview I had with the former Georgia Tech golfer. It was a great conversation on a variety of topics. Here are a few highlights.
• On what happens first, Castro wins his first major or Tiger Woods wins his 15th: "Probably the former. ... (Woods) has a lot of physical issues to overcome. And even if he does, the level of play (on Tour) is so high. It’s really difficult to win a major."
• On growing up in a golf-playing family (his aunt played on the LPGA tour; his grand parents were on the Peruvian national team as amateurs): "When I was young my grandfather went out to the garage and used a pipe cutter to cut down his old clubs. He put about 30 wraps of tape on the grip. I still have a couple of those. I played other sports (and) was pretty athletic until I was about 13 or 14. Then everybody got taller and faster. I was thinking, 'My days are numbered here.'"
• On being a tormented Atlanta sports fan and still being distraught over the Falcons' Super Bowl loss: "I'll never be (over it). Nobody should. Some kid in Mexico wanted me to sign a Patriots hat."
Did you?
"No."
By the way, Castro also is a great follow on Twitter: @cicioCASTRO
There's more in the podcast. The full column is now posted on MyAJC.com.
Subscribe to the, “We Never Played The Game” podcast with the AJC's Jeff Schultz and WSB’s Zach Klein on iTunes. Episodes also can be downloaded from on-demand link on WSBRadio.com.
- Tech's Castro back in Masters, and we shouldn't be surprised
- Brightness of Braves' future uncertain with unproven pitching
- Georgia Tech suffers ugly ending to good season in NIT final
- Tech's Josh Okogie considering invite to U.S. basketball camp
- Georgia Tech enjoying having Josh Okogie while they can
- Poll: Is Georgia Tech's NIT finals run better than NCAA berth would've been?
- Georgia Tech wins again and rolls into NIT final
- Georgia Tech players believe NIT run is positive sign for future
- Pastner has been master for Georgia Tech but Gregory deserves some credit
- Fate of Dwight Clark, Gale Sayers reaffirms NFL is not doing enough
- Georgia Tech advances to NIT semis in another big step for Josh Pastner
- Newness of Kirby Smart has worn off at Georgia; now it's about winning
- Tiger Woods says he hopes to play in Masters (this should be interesting)
- Time eventually ran out for Richt at Georgia -- now it's Fox who's on clock
- Hawks' Budenholzer being hurt by his own front office moves
- Mark Fox shouldn't have let Georgia's season come down to beating Kentucky
- Georgia survives another day -- except the next day is Kentucky
- Falcons not 'trading' Freeman but Tweets forecast ugly negotiations
- Georgia extends Mark Fox's lifeline -- the rest is up to him
- Did Greg McGarity just guarantee Mark Fox is coming back?
- Howard is a problem but Schroder is Hawks' biggest concern right now
- How They Really Stand,' from Falcons to ... what happened to Dream star?
- Atlanta United gives impression soccer may work this time
- Podcast blog: United's Darren Eales on WVA, Brown, soccer in Atlanta
- Dansby Swanson exudes leadership potential that Braves' need
- Aaron Blair's first outing: bad starts, good finishes -- so that's progress
- Ron Washington making most of chance after life nearly derailed
- Reality of Braves' managing job still sinking in for Brian Snitker
- Hawks in danger of missing playoffs -- and would that be a bad thing?
- Ex-Dog Sanders Commings now trying baseball career with Braves
- Podcast blog: Collective Soul's Ed Roland on music, sports and Super Bowl pain
- Hawks' play will have to scream loud to get anybody's attention
- So Ole Miss wants us to believe Hugh Freeze knew nothing about infractions?
- For the first time, Mark Fox's job should be questioned at Georgia
About the Author
