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Eduardo Alejandro Romero (born 17 July 1954) is
an Argentine professional golfer.
Romero was born in Córdoba. He turned professional in
1982 at a relatively advanced age. He has played extensively in
Latin America on the Tour de las
Americas and its predecessor the "South American Tour", but his
international profile is mainly based on his success on the more
prestigious European Tour and in senior golf in the
United States and Europe. He has reached the top 20 of the Official World Golf
Rankings.
Romero first played on the European Tour in 1985 and was a full
member from 1988 to 2005. He has been a consistent performer with 8
tournament victories and seven top twenty placings on the Order of
Merit. In 2002 he became the third oldest winner on the European
Tour (behind Des Smyth
and Neil Coles) when
he won the Scottish Open just three days before his 48th birthday.
2002 proved to be his most successful year, as he came fifth on the
Order of Merit. Romero turned fifty in 2004, and just a few days
later he finished in a tie for second at his first senior
tournament, the Senior British
Open. In 2005 he won his first senior title at the European Seniors Tour's Travis
Perkins Senior Masters, and he won the Wentworth Senior Masters in
both 2005 and 2006. In 2006, he lost in a playoff against Loren Roberts for
the Senior British Open
Championship and won a playoff against Lonnie Nielsen
for the JELD-WEN Tradition for his first Champions Tour
win and major. He was the Champions Tour's 2006 Rookie of the Year.
He won the U.S. Senior Open, his second
major, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs in
2008.
Romero has won more than eighty tournaments in Latin America. He
has represented Argentina in the World Cup and the
Alfred
Dunhill Cup numerous times, and he participated in the UBS Cup in 2002 and 2003.
Romero has also appeared on The Golf Channel's "Big Break"
series.
Romero's nicknamed "El Gato" (The cat).
Professional wins (74)
European Tour wins (8)
Argentine Tour wins
(44)
- This list is incomplete
- 1983 (3) Argentine PGA Championship,
La Cumbre Open, Highland Grand Prix
- 1984 (8) Carilo
Open, Abierto del
Litoral, La Cumbre Open, Center Open, San Martin Grand Prix, Chaco Open, Ituzaingo
Grand Prix, Jockey Club Rosario Open
- 1986 (1) Argentine PGA
Championship
- 1987 (4) Sevel Grand Prix, North Open, Los Cardales Grand Prix,
American Express Grand Prix
- 1988 (4) South
Open, Punta del Este Open (Uruguay), Center Open, Norpatagonico Open
- 1989 (3) Argentine Open, Sevel Grand Prix, Los
Lagartos Grand Prix
- 1990 (2) Argentine PGA Championship,
Center Open
- 1991 (3) Acantilados Grand Prix, Center Open, North Open (tie with Adan Sowa)
- 1992 (3) Argentine PGA Championship,
South Open, North Open
- 1993 (1) Argentine PGA
Championship
- 1994 (1) North
Open
- 1995 (2) Punta del Este Open (Uruguay), Center Open
- 1996 (2) Argentine PGA Championship,
Center Open
- 1997 (2) Argentine PGA Championship,
Las Delicias Open
- 1998 (2) Acantilados Grand Prix, North Open
- 1999 (3) Argentine PGA Championship,
Center Open, La
Cumbre Open
Córdoba Tour wins
(5)
- 1982 (4) Center Cuyo Tournament, Bell Ville Tournament, Córdoba
PGA Championship, La Cumbre Tournament
- 1984 (1) Bell Ville Tournament
Other wins
(11)
- 1980 Argentine Caddie's Tournament
- 1984 Chile
Open
- 1987 Sierra de la Ventana Tournament (Arg), South American team
(Arg), Prince of Wales Open (Chile), Santo Domingo Open (Chile),
Sports Frances Open (Chile)
- 1997 Las Brisas Open (Chile)
- 1998 Mexican
Open, Las Brisas Open (Chile)
- 2000 Desafio de Maestros (Arg)
European Senior Tour wins
(2)
Champions Tour wins
(5)
| Legend |
| Champions Tour Major Championships (2) |
| Other Champions Tour (3) |
|
Results in major
championships
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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