Andrés Romero

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

Andrés Romero
Personal information
Full nameAndrés Fabián Romero
NicknamePigu, A-Bomb
Born (1981-05-08) 8 May 1981 (age 43)
Tucumán, Argentina
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb; 10.4 st)
Sporting nationality Argentina
ResidenceYerba Buena, Argentina
Career
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s)TPG Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Web.com Tour
Challenge Tour
Tour de las Américas
Professional wins21
Highest ranking21 (30 March 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
European Tour2
Challenge Tour1
Other17
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT8: 2008
PGA ChampionshipT7: 2008
U.S. OpenT14: 2015
The Open Championship3rd: 2007
Achievements and awards
PGA Tour
Rookie of the Year
2008
TPG Tour
Order of Merit winner
2010

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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 of
victory
Runner-up
130 Mar 2008Zurich Classic of New Orleans−13 (73-69-65-68=275)1 stroke Peter Lonard

European Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
129 Jul 2007Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe−19 (68-68-63-70=269)3 strokes Søren Hansen, Oliver Wilson
225 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.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12019Omega European Masters Lorenzo Gagli, Rory McIlroy,
Kalle Samooja, Sebastian Söderberg
Söderberg won with birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runners-up
127 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 of
victory
Runner-up
126 Jan 2003Cable and Wireless Panama Masters−14 (66-70-72-66=274)4 strokes Juan Abbate
223 Nov 2003Abierto de Medellín−19 (70-68-66-65=269)1 stroke Carlos Larraín
313 Nov 2005Roberto De Vicenzo Classic1−11 (69-70-66=205)4 strokes Hernán Rey
45 Nov 2006Torneo de Maestros1−9 (204)*3 strokes Ángel Cabrera
516 Nov 2008Abierto del Litoral2−12 (62-71-67-68=268)3 strokes Mauricio Molina
618 Apr 2010Abierto del Centro2−10 (66-68-71-69=274)4 strokes Ángel Cabrera
75 Dec 2010Torneo de Maestros2−13 (66-67-70-68=271)5 strokes Fabián Gómez

*Note: The 2006 Torneo de Maestros was shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the PGA of Argentina Tour
2Co-sanctioned by the TPG Tour

TPG Tour wins (10)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
19 Jun 2007Abierto del Norte−19 (65-67-66-67=265)Shared title with Ricardo González
229 Sep 2007Abierto de Salta−14 (68-70-68-64=270)1 stroke Miguel Guzmán
317 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 Molina
518 Apr 2010Abierto del Centro1−10 (66-68-71-69=274)4 strokes Ángel Cabrera
65 Dec 2010Torneo de Maestros1−13 (66-67-70-68=271)5 strokes Fabián Gómez
713 Nov 2011Gran Premio Los Pingüinos−13 (64-70-69=203)Playoff Sergio Acevedo
814 Sep 2014Copa Samsung Carlos Franco Invitational−11 (70-67-71-69=277)1 stroke Carlos Franco
99 Nov 2014Gran Premio Los Pingüinos (2)−11 (69-66-70=205)3 strokes Sergio Acevedo
1017 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)

Results in major championships

Tournament200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
Masters TournamentT8T49
U.S. OpenT36T47T14CUT
The Open ChampionshipT83T32T1383
PGA ChampionshipCUTCUTT7CUTT45
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament00001122
U.S. Open00000143
The Open Championship00112355
PGA Championship00001152
Totals0011461612
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2008 Masters – 2009 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (four times)

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20082009201020112012201320142015
The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTT10T39CUTT37CUTCUT
  Top 10

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.

Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014201520162017
ChampionshipT30T46
Match PlayR32R64
InvitationalT6T6370
Champions
  Top 10

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

See also

References