Eduardo Romero

Eduardo Romero
— Golfer —
Romero in 2008
Personal information
Full name	Eduardo Alejandro Romero
Nickname	El Gato (the cat)
Born	(1954-07-17) 17 July 1954 Córdoba, Argentina
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st)
Nationality	Argentina
Spouse	Adriana (m. 1978)
Children	Dolly (b. 1981)
Career
Turned professional	1980
Current tour(s)	Champions Tour European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour
Professional wins	74
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	8
Champions Tour	5
European Seniors Tour	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	39th: 2004
U.S. Open	T15: 2003
The Open Championship	T7: 1997
PGA Championship	T20: 1993

Eduardo Alejandro Romero (born 17 July 1954) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Romero was born in Córdoba. He turned professional in 1982. 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 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. Romero came fifth on the Order of Merit for 2002. 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)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	17 Sep 1989	Lancome Trophy	−22 (69-65-66-66=266)	1 stroke	Bernhard Langer, José María Olazábal
2	25 Mar 1990	Volvo Open di Firenze	−23 (68-66-64-67=265)	1 stroke	Russell Claydon, Colin Montgomerie
3	12 May 1991	Peugeot Spanish Open	−13 (68-63-72-72=275)	Playoff	Seve Ballesteros
4	30 Jun 1991	Peugeot Open de France	−7 (69-69-67-76=281)	2 strokes	José María Olazábal, Sam Torrance
5	22 May 1994	Tisettanta Italian Open	−16 (69-67-69-67=272)	1 stroke	Greg Turner
6	4 Sep 1994	Canon European Masters	−22 (64-68-66-68=266)	1 stroke	Pierre Fulke
7	10 Sep 2000	Canon European Masters	−23 (64-68-62-67=261)	10 strokes	Thomas Bjørn
8	14 Jul 2002	Barclays Scottish Open	−11 (72-66-65-70=273)	Playoff	Fredrik Jacobson

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)

2005 (1) Travis Perkins Senior Masters
2006 (1) Wentworth Senior Masters

Champions Tour wins (5)

Legend
Champions Tour major championships (2)
Other Champions Tour (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 Aug 2006	JELD-WEN Tradition	−13 (72-70-68-65=275)	Playoff	Lonnie Nielsen
2	6 Jul 2008	Dick's Sporting Goods Open	−17 (65-65-69=199)	1 stroke	Fulton Allem, Gary Koch
3	3 Aug 2008	U.S. Senior Open	−6 (67-69-65-73=274)	4 strokes	Fred Funk
4	28 Sep 2008	SAS Championship	−15 (68-67-66=201)	3 strokes	Tom Kite
5	8 Mar 2009	Toshiba Classic	−11 (66-68-68=202)	1 stroke	Mark O'Meara, Joey Sindelar

Champions Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	Senior British Open	Loren Roberts	Lost to par on first extra hole
1	2006	JELD-WEN Tradition	Lonnie Nielsen	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	DNP	T13	T8
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP	T51	DNP	DNP	T25	DNP
The Open Championship	T53	T26	CUT	CUT	CUT	T88	T32	T7	T57	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	T52	CUT	T20	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	DNP	CUT	DNP	CUT	39	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	51	DNP	T15	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	35	T25	CUT	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	CUT	CUT	T61	T55	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

Tournament	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	3	1
U.S. Open	0	2	7	5
The Open Championship	2	4	17	10
PGA Championship	0	1	11	4
Totals	2	7	38	20

Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1995 U.S. Open – 1998 Open Championship)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (twice)

Champions Tour major championships

Wins (2)

Year	Championship	Winning score	Margin	Runner-up
2006	JELD-WEN Tradition	−13 (72-70-68-65=275)	Playoff¹	Lonnie Nielsen
2008	U.S. Senior Open	−6 (67-69-65-73=274)	4 strokes	Fred Funk

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order before 2014.

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
The Tradition	DNP	DNP	1	T14	T18	T11	T18	T5	T38	DNP	DNP	DNP
Senior PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	T31	2	T16	T14	T18	T5	CUT	CUT	DNP	DNP
Senior Players Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	T7	T7	T31	T33	T40	T71	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Senior Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	T22	1	T19	T28	CUT	CUT	T61	DNP	CUT
Senior British Open Championship	T2	T9	2	T4	3	T38	T18	T49	T40	T48	CUT	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Teams appearances

this list in incomplete

World Cup (representing Argentina): 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Argentina): 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000
UBS Cup (Rest of the World team): 2002, 2003

External links

Official website
Eduardo Romero at the European Tour official site
Eduardo Romero at the PGA Tour official site
Eduardo Romero at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Awards
Preceded by Gabriela Sabatini	*Olimpia de Oro* 1989	Succeeded by Pedro Décima

Eduardo Romero in the senior major championships

U.S. Senior Open champions

1980 Roberto De Vicenzo 1981 Arnold Palmer† 1982 Miller Barber 1983 Billy Casper† 1984 Miller Barber 1985 Miller Barber 1986 Dale Douglass 1987 Gary Player 1988 Gary Player† 1989 Orville Moody 1990 Lee Trevino 1991 Jack Nicklaus† 1992 Larry Laoretti 1993 Jack Nicklaus 1994 Simon Hobday 1995 Tom Weiskopf 1996 Dave Stockton 1997 Graham Marsh 1998 Hale Irwin 1999 Dave Eichelberger 2000 Hale Irwin 2001 Bruce Fleisher 2002 Don Pooley† 2003 Bruce Lietzke 2004 Peter Jacobsen 2005 Allen Doyle 2006 Allen Doyle 2007 Brad Bryant 2008 Eduardo Romero 2009 Fred Funk 2010 Bernhard Langer 2011 Olin Browne 2012 Roger Chapman 2013 Kenny Perry 2014 Colin Montgomerie† 2015 Jeff Maggert

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

The Tradition champions

1989 Don Bies 1990 Jack Nicklaus 1991 Jack Nicklaus 1992 Lee Trevino 1993 Tom Shaw 1994 Raymond Floyd† 1995 Jack Nicklaus† 1996 Jack Nicklaus 1997 Gil Morgan 1998 Gil Morgan 1999 Graham Marsh 2000 Tom Kite† 2001 Doug Tewell 2002 Jim Thorpe† 2003 Tom Watson 2004 Craig Stadler 2005 Loren Roberts† 2006 Eduardo Romero† 2007 Mark McNulty 2008 Fred Funk 2009 Mike Reid† 2010 Fred Funk 2011 Tom Lehman† 2012 Tom Lehman 2013 David Frost 2014 Kenny Perry 2015 Jeff Maggert†

† indicates the event was won in a playoff

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 55354518 GND: 134062779

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