The team at Exact Sciences learned about Michael Castillo during his participation in the SONY Open, and heard about his cancer battle. The company selected him to be one of their exemptions.

KAPALUA — Michael Castillo, PGA, head golf professional at the Kapalua Plantation Course, was recently invited to play in the Champions Tour Cologuard Classic by Exact Sciences under a sponsor exemption in their two-day Pro-Am.

The event will be held from Feb. 26 to March 5, 2023, at the Catalina Course of the Omni Tucson National Resort.

After winning the 2022 Aloha Section PGA Championship trophy at Poipu Bay Course on Kauai, Castillo qualified for the SONY Open in Hawaii on Jan. 12-15 at Waialae Country Club, where he played against a full field of PGA Tour professionals.

He also qualified for the prestigious PGA Professional National Championship in April 2023 at Twin Warriors Golf Club in New Mexico.

Each of the 80 professionals will have a cancer survivor that Exact Sciences has selected for the player to carry a ribbon in their honor and other great opportunities to celebrate their achievements.

The 2023 Cologuard Classic will be broadcast live on The Golf Channel on March 3.

Castillo has been a golf professional for over 30 years, working at several renowned courses throughout the state, including Mauna Kea, Poipu Bay Golf Club, and Princeville Golf Club, and on the Mainland at Big Canyon Country Club and Plantation Golf Club in California.

For more information about the event, visit https://cologuardclassic.com/.