Andrés Romero

Andrés Fabián Romero (born 8 May 1981) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on both the PGA Tour 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 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. 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. 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. 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.

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 BMW International Open 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) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up130 Mar 2008Zurich Classic of New Orleans−13 (73-69-65-68=275)1 stroke Peter Lonard

European Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up129 Jul 2007Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe−19 (68-68-63-70=269)3 strokes Søren Hansen, Oliver Wilson225 Jun 2017BMW International Open−17 (67-71-68-65=271)1 stroke Richard Bland, Thomas Detry, Sergio García

European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12019Omega European Masters Lorenzo Gagli, Rory McIlroy, Kalle Samooja, Sebastian SöderbergSöderberg won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up127 Aug 2005Morson International Pro-Am Challenge−9 (69-65-69-68=271)1 stroke Sion Bebb, Richard McEvoy, Marco Soffietti

Tour de las Américas wins (7) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up126 Jan 2003Cable and Wireless Panama Masters−14 (66-70-72-66=274)4 strokes Juan Abbate223 Nov 2003Abierto de Medellín−19 (70-68-66-65=269)1 stroke Carlos Larraín313 Nov 2005Roberto De Vicenzo Classic1−11 (69-70-66=205)4 strokes Hernán Rey45 Nov 2006Torneo de Maestros1−9 (204)3 strokes Ángel Cabrera516 Nov 2008Abierto del Litoral2−12 (62-71-67-68=268)3 strokes Mauricio Molina618 Apr 2010Abierto del Centro2−10 (66-68-71-69=274)4 strokes Ángel Cabrera75 Dec 2010Torneo de Maestros2−13 (66-67-70-68=271)5 strokes Fabián Gómez 1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Argentina Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour

TPG Tour wins (10) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up19 Jun 2007Abierto del Norte−19 (65-67-66-67=265)Shared title with Ricardo González229 Sep 2007Abierto de Salta−14 (68-70-68-64=270)1 stroke Miguel Guzmán317 May 2008Abierto del Norte (2)−20 (65-66-67-66=264)2 strokes Ángel Cabrera, Emiliano Grillo (a)416 Nov 2008Abierto del Litoral1−12 (62-71-67-68=268)3 strokes Mauricio Molina518 Apr 2010Abierto del Centro1−10 (66-68-71-69=274)4 strokes Ángel Cabrera65 Dec 2010Torneo de Maestros1−13 (66-67-70-68=271)5 strokes Fabián Gómez713 Nov 2011Gran Premio Los Pingüinos−13 (64-70-69=203)Playoff Sergio Acevedo814 Sep 2014Copa Samsung Carlos Franco Invitational−11 (70-67-71-69=277)1 stroke Carlos Franco99 Nov 2014Gran Premio Los Pingüinos (2)−11 (69-66-70=205)3 strokes Sergio Acevedo1017 Jun 2023Abierto Termas de Río Hondo−18 (70-69-66-69=274)Playoff Emilio Domínguez, Leandro Marelli 1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas

Other wins (3) 2003 North Open 2006 North Open, Abierto del Litoral (Argentina)

Results in major championships Tournament2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Masters TournamentT8T49U.S. OpenT36T47T14CUTThe Open ChampionshipT83T32T1383PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT7CUTT45

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

Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3The Open Championship 0 0 1 1 2 3 5 5PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 2Totals 0 0 1 1 4 6 16 12 Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2008 Masters – 2009 Open Championship) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

Results in The Players Championship Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTT10T39CUTT37CUTCUT

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. Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017ChampionshipT30T46Match PlayR32R64InvitationalT6T6370Champions

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 World Cup (representing Argentina): 2006, 2007

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