Daniel Castles completed his second season on the Georgia Southern men's golf coaching staff in 2023-24.
The 2022-23 campaign saw the Eagles win four team stroke-play tournaments, claim the Schenkel Invitational title for a second consecutive season and win stroke play at the Sun Belt Championship for the fourth straight year. GS earned a fourth consecutive NCAA Championship appearance, and three different Eagles won individual titles. In 2023-24, a young team gelled late and won the Colleton River for the third year in a row and picked up match play wins over Army West Point, Augusta and the College of Charleston.
Castles was a professional caddie on the Korn Ferry Tour for the three previous seasons. He caddied in over 45 Korn Ferry Tour events and a PGA Championship. He also brought three seasons of collegiate coaching experience, having served as an assistant coach at Palm Beach Atlantic (2018-20) and Anderson University (2012-13).
Castles played college golf at Tri-County Tech and served as a volunteer assistant for coach Danny Neal at Anderson University, where he assisted in recruiting, conducting practices and managing players at events. He was an assistant to Coach Craig Watson at Palm Beach Atlantic, where he assisted in recruiting, organizing practices and fundraising.
Castles earned his bachelor's degree in organizational behavior from Anderson in 2014. He and his wife, Natalie have a son, Lyle.
