Ricky Castillo's 62 Fuels Big Climb at Biltmore Championship

By Staff Writer

September 19, 2026

2 min read

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Key takeaways

Ricky Castillo shot a 9-under 62 in Round 2 of the Biltmore Championship Asheville, seven shots better than his opening-round 69.
He sits at 11-under 131 through 36 holes, tied for third with Max Greyserman.
Neal Shipley leads at 15-under, one shot ahead of Ben Kohles at 14-under.
Castillo hit 14 of 18 fairways and scrambled 7-for-7 in the second round.
He turned a first-round double bogey on the sixth hole into a second-round eagle, a four-shot swing.

Ricky Castillo turned a rough opening round into one of the best comebacks of the Biltmore Championship Asheville, shooting a 9-under 62 in Round 2 to move into a share of third place.

How did Castillo's Round 2 turnaround happen?

Castillo reached 5-under through three holes in the first round after a birdie on the third hole, but wayward drives led to a bogey-bogey-double bogey stretch on the fourth, fifth and sixth holes. He finished the round at 2-under 69.

He came back with a 9-under 62 in Round 2, hitting 14 of 18 fairways and scrambling 7-for-7 to protect the round. He eagled twice on the front nine, including at the sixth hole, where he had made a double bogey a day earlier — a four-shot swing on one hole that captured the difference between his two rounds.

A four-shot swing on one hole captured the difference between Castillo's two rounds.

"I just really did everything really well," Castillo said.

Where does Castillo stand at Biltmore?

His 36-hole total of 11-under 131 leaves him tied with first-round co-leader Max Greyserman, three shots behind Shipley and two behind Kohles. The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, a new tournament venue with five par-3 holes and four par-5 holes, is unfamiliar to much of the field.

Round	Score	To Par
Round 1	69	-2
Round 2	62	-9
Total	131	-11

What's next for Castillo?

Castillo shot 7-under at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August before taking time away from competition. He returns to Biltmore for Saturday's third round in the day's final group alongside Shipley and Kohles.