Andrés Romero

Andrés "Pigu" Romero (born 8 May, 1981) is an Argentine golfer who plays on the European Tour.

Romero was born in Tucumán. He won his tour card by finishing 14th on the Challenge Tour rankings in 2005. He had a successful rookie season highlighted by a tied second finish at the Scottish Open and a tied eighth finish in The Open Championship, and 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. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/6910886.stm BBC SPORT | Golf | Romero delighted by Open display ] ] 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 2006 Romero broke into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time and he reached a new best of 29th after his Players Championship of Europe win. [ [http://www.owgr.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=448627&itype=&iCategoryID=0 Week 30 - Andres Romero Wins the Deutsche Bank Players' Championship of Europe to Break into the World Top 30] ] The next week a top ten finish in the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational took him into the top 25. In March 2008, he won for the first time on the PGA Tour the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, and move to a career high of 21 in the rankings. [ [http://www.owgr.com/NEWS/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=545623&itype=421 Week 13 - Andres Romero Wins the Zurich Classic and Climbs to World Number 21] ]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (1)

*2008 (1) Zurich Classic of New Orleans

European Tour wins (1)

*2007 (1) Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe

Challenge Tour wins (1)

*2005 Morson International Pro-Am Challenge

Tour de las Americas wins (4)

*2003 (2) Cable and Wireless Masters Panama, Abierto de Medellin (Colombia)
*2005 (1) Roberto de Vicenzo Classic (Argentina)
*2006 (1) Torneo de Maestros Argentina

Results in major championships

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

Team appearances

*World Cup (representing Argentina): 2006, 2007

References

External links

* [http://www.europeantour.com/default.sps?pageid=127&pagegid=%7B20E6AA6B%2D0225%2D4C71%2DBD89%2D2ACBEE615D69%7D&playerId=31414 Profile on the European Tour's official site]
*Official site:
** [http://www.piguromero.com/ English version]
** [http://www.piguromero.com/forum/ Forum (English/Spanish)]
* [http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=iht&page=golf-e/stat/GL_playerBio.aspx?playerid=2167, Sports network]