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Castro's hectic but fulfilling month includes daughter's early birth and lots of travel

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PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Roberto Castro won’t soon forget the 2016 “West Coast Swing.” From unexpected departures to thrilling arrivals to positive finishes, he’s had a little bit of everything.

Nothing as precious as daughter Stella, however.

She was born Thursday, Jan. 28, a day when Castro was expected to play in Round 1 of the Farmers Insurance Open. The reason he was playing was because his wife, Katie, wasn’t due until Feb. 22, but when Roberto got the call at 11 p.m. PST on the 27th that he needed to get home, his odyssey began.

“I booked the first flight out of San Diego (6 a.