Andrés Fabián Romero (born 8 May 1981) is an Argentine

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who plays on both the

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and European Tour.

Career

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

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. Romero finished placed 35th on the Order of Merit. In the

2007 Open Championship The 2007 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 136th Open Championship, played from 19–22 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Scotland. Pádraig Harrington defeated Sergio García in a playoff to take the title and his firs ...

, Romero placed third, behind

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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. 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

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for the first time and he reached a new best of 29th after his Players Championship of Europe win. 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

at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, and moved to a career high of 21 in the rankings. In 2008 he overtook fellow Argentine

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to become the highest ranked South American golfer for a short period until he was surpassed by

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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

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, after shooting a final round 67 to get into contention. He finished two strokes behind

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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

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. Romero broke his hand after punching a sign at the 2015 Barracuda Championship. He failed to meet the terms of his medical exemption and spent two years scratching for starts with only past champion status. In June 2017, he regained his European Tour membership when he won the

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on an sponsor's invitation. Romero fired a bogey free final round of 65, to come from three strokes behind and win by one stroke from three other players, ending a ten year drought on the European Tour. The win vaulted Romero up over 650 places in the world rankings from 837th to 182nd.

Professional wins (21)

PGA Tour wins (1)

European Tour wins (2)

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Challenge Tour wins (1)

Tour de las Américas 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 The Argentine Masters or Torneo de Maestros was one of the most prestigious golf tournaments in Argentina, despite not having been played continuously since the inaugural event in 1961. It was always held at the Olivos Golf Club near Buenos Aires. ...

(Argentina) *

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(1)

Abierto del Litoral The Coast Open, or Abierto del Litoral, is a golf tournament played in Argentina. Founded in 1932 as the Torneo de Profesionales (Professional Tournament), a name only used for the first two editions, it has always been played at the Rosario Gol ...

(Argentina) *

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(1)

Center Open The Center Open, or Abierto del Centro, is one of the major regional open golf tournaments in Argentina. Founded in 1927, it has always been held at the Córdoba Golf Club in Córdoba. In 2001, Ángel Cabrera set the course record of 60 in the ...

(Argentina),

(Argentina)

PGA Tour Latinoamérica Developmental Series wins (1)

Other wins (8)

*2003

North Open The North Open, or Abierto del Norte, was one of the major regional golf tournaments in Argentina. First held in 1962, it was always held at the Jockey Club, in Tucumán, the hometown of golfers César Monasterio and Andrés Romero. Eduardo ...

*2006

(Argentina) *2007

Salta Open The Salta Open, or the Abierto de Salta, was a golf tournament on the TPG Tour, the official professional golf tour in Argentina. Played from 2004 to 2008, it was always held at the Salta Golf & Polo Club, in Salta, Salta Province Salta () is a pr ...

(tie with Ricardo González) *2008

*2011 Pingüinos Grand Prix *2014 Pingüinos Grand Prix

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2008 Masters – 2009 Open Championship) *Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

''Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.'' QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

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(representing Argentina): 2006,

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References

External links

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Andrés Romero
at the TPG Tour official site * {{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Andres Argentine male golfers European Tour golfers PGA Tour golfers Sportspeople from Tucumán Province 1981 births Living people