Alejandro de Castro Piera

Charlie Forster, Alejandro de Castro Piera

Height:
5-10
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Sant Esteve Sesrovires, Spain
High School:
Agora International
Prev School:
Anderson

2026 Big West Golfer of the Year

2026 Honorable Mention PING Golfweek All-American
2026 Honorable Mention GCAA All-American
2026 All-West Region
2026 First Team All-Big West

2025 All-West Region
2025 First Team All-Big West

Long Beach State (2025-26): The Big West Golfer of the Year, leading Long Beach State in a historic season … The Beach finished the season ranked No. 24 nationally, completing a fourth straight Big West Championship victory and advancing to the NCAAs … Ranked No. 46 Nationally as an individual to finish the season … Led Long Beach State with a stroke average of 69.6, the second-lowest stroke average in the program’s modern era … Finished in the Top 10 in 9 out of 12 total tournaments in 2025-26, and had one win with five Top 5 finishes … de Castro opened the season with a podium finish, taking third overall at the Ram Masters Invitational, the first of three team tournament victories on the season … Shot a 6-under 64 in the final round of that tournament in Fort Collins, Colo. … Placed third behind teammate Steen Zeman to put two in the top three at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational … Finished the Fall with a Top 10 finish at the Cal Poly Invitational at The Preserve … Opened the spring with a Top 10 finish at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate … Named the Big West Golfer of the Month for March 2025 … Had three Top 10 finishes in three tournaments, including a win and a runner-up finish … Started March as the runner-up at the R.E. Lamkin Invitational following a -9 63 in the first round … Went on to win the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate at Tucson Country Club, shooting -13 … Tied for sixth place at The Goodwin among 160 golfers … Was the runner-up at the ASU Thunderbird Collegiate, a third top two finish in four tournaments … Placed fourth at the Big West Championship, part of a 47-stroke victory for the team that saw the Beach place in the all five of the Top 5 positions … An Academic All-Big West Selection … Named CSC Academic All-District.

(2024-25): Had a breakout season in his second season at Long Beach State … Finished the year ranked No. 89 in the nation … An All-West Region selection as well as earning First Team All-Big West … Finished the season with a stroke average of 70.7 … Was -23 to par over 11 events … Finished the season with three Top 5 finishes, five Top 10 finishes and 8 Top 20 finishes … Placed as the runner-up to teammate Charlie Forster twice on the year … Shot even par to open the year at the Ram Master’s Invitational in a Top 20 finish … Led Long Beach State at the William Tucker Invitational, tied for fourth place at 4-under par … Shared the team lead in the Top 10 at the Badger Invitational with Charlie Forster … Shot under par again at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, tying for 20th … Was behind only Forster with a 9-under par tournament at the Lake Las Vegas Invitational as the Beach claimed the team title … Earned a Top 10 finish at the Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate … Tied for the team’s best finish at The Goodwin … Was second once again behind Forster at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic in another team win … Shot a 65 to start the tournament and finished 14-under par … Was 2-under par in a tie for 13th at the Big West Championship, the third team win for the Beach … Tied for 38th at the NCAA Urbana Regional, second on the team … An Academic All-Big West selection … Named CSC Academic All-District.

(2023-24): Played in five tournaments during his first season at Long Beach State … Debuted with a solid finish at the Ram Masters Invitational, 5-over par in 21st out of 75 golfers … Competed as an individual at the Badger Invitational … Returned to the lineup to start the spring season at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate … Also made the lineup at the Arizona Thunderbird Intercollegiate … Came on as a substitute for Long Beach State at the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional and gave the team a lift with a one-under 69 in the second round … Finished the tournament and the year with a 73 in the final round from North Carolina.

Anderson (2022-23): Played his freshman season at Anderson University in South Carolina … Named Freshman SAC Player of the Year … Helped the team capture the 2023 SAC Championship … Earned the NCAA Division II Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award … Named to the Division II PING All-Southeast Region Team … Also played for the Catalonia Federation Team … Representing his home country of Spain, collected five wins and 14 Top 10 finishes in 32 events.

Major: Psychology

FALL 2023
T21, Ram Masters Invitational, 69-71-75—215 (+5)
*N/A, Badger Invitational, 78-74-71—223 (+7)

SPRING 2024
T81, John A. Burns Intercollegiate, 70-77-79—226 (+10)
T36, Arizona Thunderbird Intercollegiate, 74-72-80-226 (+10)
SUB, NCAA Chapel Hill Regional, N/A-69-73—142 (+2)

FALL 2024
T18, Ram Masters Invitational, 71-71-68—210 (E)
T4, William H. Tucker Invitational, 70-73-69—212 (-4)
T8, Badger Invitational, 70-72-71—213 (-3)
T24, The Preserve Collegiate, 74-74-70—218 (+2)

SPRING 2025
T20, John A. Burns Intercollegiate, 70-66-73 (-1)
T2, Lake Las Vegas Invitational, 70-69-68—207 (-9)
8, Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate, 70-75-71—216 (E)
T40, The Goodwin, 72-71-71—214 (+4)
2, Wyoming Cowboy Classic, 65-71-66—202 (-14)
T13, Big West Championship, 72-70-72—214 (-2)
T38, NCAA Urbana Regional, 70-75-72—217 (+4)

FALL 2025
3. Ram Masters Invitational, 73-69-64—206 (-4)
T48. William H. Tucker Invitational, 72-72-72—216 (E)
T3. Mark Simpson Colorado Invitational, 67-68-68—203 (-13)
T49. Saint Mary’s Invitational, 77-72-73—222 (+6)
T9. Cal Poly Invitational, 71-69-70—210 (-6)

SPRING 2026
T7. John A. Burns Intercollegiate, 71-66-70—207 (-3)
2. R.E. Lamkin Invitational, 63-70-70—203 (-13)
1. Arizona Thunderbirds Intercollegiate, 65-65-73—203 (-13)
T6. The Goodwin, 67-64-73—204 (-6)
T2. ASU Thunderbird Collegiate, 70-64-68—202 (-11)
4. Big West Championship, 69-72-66—207 (-9)
T34. NCAA Columbus Regional, 75-73-76—224 (+11)

*Competed as Individual