Andrés Romero
| Andrés Romero | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
 | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Andrés Fabián Romero |
| Nickname | Pigu, A-Bomb |
| Born |
8 May 1981 Tucumán, Argentina |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st) |
| Nationality |
 Argentina |
| Residence | Yerba Buena, Argentina |
| Career | |
| College | None |
| Turned professional | 1998 |
| Current tour(s) |
PGA Tour (past champion status; joined 2008) Web.com Tour |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour (2006–2009) |
| Professional wins | 18 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 1 |
| Other | 15 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T8: 2008 |
| U.S. Open | T14: 2015 |
| The Open Championship | 3rd: 2007 |
| PGA Championship | T7: 2008 |
| Achievements and awards | |
| PGA Tour Rookie of the Year | 2008 |
Andrés Fabián Romero (born 8 May 1981) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on both the PGA Tour and European Tour.
Romero was born in Tucumán. He won his European Tour card by finishing 14th on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2005. His rookie season included a tied for second finish at the Scottish Open and a tied for eighth finish in The Open Championship. Romero finished placed 35th on the Order of Merit.
In the 2007 Open Championship, Romero placed third, behind Sergio García and Pádraig Harrington, making ten birdies on the last day of play. He briefly led the field by two strokes, but made a double bogey on the 17th hole and a bogey on the 18th to miss a play-off by one shot.[1] The following week he won his first European Tour event at the Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe. Romero finished the season in the top ten of the Order of Merit, in seventh position.
In July 2007, Romero broke into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time and he reached a new best of 29th after his Players Championship of Europe win.[2] The next week a top-10 finish in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational took him into the top 25.
In March 2008, Romero won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, and moved to a career high of 21 in the rankings.[3] In 2008 he overtook fellow Argentine Ángel Cabrera to become the highest ranked South American golfer for a short period until he was surpassed by Camilo Villegas of Colombia. He was named the 2008 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, having three top-10 finishes including his win in New Orleans.
Romero finished runner-up at the 2012 Memorial Tournament, after shooting a final round 67 to get into contention. He finished two strokes behind Tiger Woods after Woods chipped in for birdie on the 16th hole to go clear of the field. Romero moved into the top 125 in the FedEx Cup standings and returned to the world's top 100 as a result. That year he was caddied at the final round of the Open Championship by footballer Carlos Tevez.[4]
Professional wins (18)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Mar 2008 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | −13 (73-69-65-68=275) | 1 stroke |  Peter Lonard |
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jul 2007 | Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe | −19 (68-68-63-70=269) | 3 strokes |  Søren Hansen,  Oliver Wilson |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 Aug 2005 | Morson International Pro-Am Challenge | −9 (69-65-69-68=271) | 1 stroke |  Sion Bebb, Richard McEvoy, Marco Soffietti |
Tour de las Americas wins (8)
- 2002 (1) Qualifying School (Uruguay)
- 2003 (2) Cable and Wireless Masters Panama, Abierto de Medellin (Colombia)
- 2005 (1) Roberto de Vicenzo Classic (Argentina)
- 2006 (1) Torneo de Maestros (Argentina)
- 2008 (1) Abierto del Litoral (Argentina)
- 2010 (1) Center Open (Argentina), Torneo de Maestros (Argentina)
Other wins (7)
- 2003 North Open
- 2006 North Open, Abierto del Litoral (Argentina)
- 2007 Salta Open, North Open (tie with Ricardo González)
- 2008 North Open
- 2014 Carlos Franco Invitational
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | T8 | T49 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | T36 | T47 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T14 |
| The Open Championship | T8 | 3 | T32 | T13 | DNP | DNP | 83 | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T7 | CUT | DNP | T45 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Summary
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 12 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2008 Masters – 2009 Open Championship)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)
Team appearances
See also
References
- ↑ "Romero delighted by Open display". BBC Sport. 22 July 2007.
- ↑ "Week 30 – Andres Romero Wins the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship of Europe to Break into the World Top 30". OWGR. 30 July 2007.
- ↑ "Week 13 – Andres Romero Wins the Zurich Classic and Climbs to World Number 21". OWGR. 31 March 2008.
- ↑ "Carlos Tevez works as caddie". ESPN. Associated Press. 22 July 2012.
External links
- Official website
- Andrés Romero at the European Tour official site
- Andrés Romero at the PGA Tour official site
- Andrés Romero at the Official World Golf Ranking official site