| Andrés Romero | |
| Fullname: | Andrés Fabián Romero |
| Nickname: | Pigu, A-Bomb |
| Birth Date: | 8 May 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Tucumán, Argentina |
| Weight: | 66kg (146lb) |
| Residence: | Yerba Buena, Argentina |
| Yearpro: | 1998 |
| Tour: | TPG Tour |
| Extour: | PGA Tour European Tour Web.com Tour Challenge Tour Tour de las Américas |
| Prowins: | 21 |
| Pgawins: | 1 |
| Eurowins: | 2 |
| Chalwins: | 1 |
| Otherwins: | 17 |
| Masters: | T8: 2008 |
| Usopen: | T14: 2015 |
| Open: | 3rd: 2007 |
| Pga: | T7: 2008 |
| Award1: | PGA Tour Rookie of the Year |
| Year1: | 2008 |
| Award2: | TPG Tour Order of Merit winner |
| Year2: | 2010 |
Andrés Fabián Romero (born 8 May 1981) is an Argentine professional golfer who plays on both the PGA Tour and European Tour.
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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] The win vaulted Romero up over 650 places in the world rankings from 837th to 182nd.
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Jul 2007 | Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe | −19 (68-68-63-70=269) | 3 strokes |  Søren Hansen, Oliver Wilson | |
| 2 | 25 Jun 2017 | BMW International Open | −17 (67-71-68-65=271) | 1 stroke | Richard Bland,  Thomas Detry, Sergio García |
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 Jan 2003 | Cable and Wireless Panama Masters | −14 (66-70-72-66=274) | 4 strokes |  Juan Abbate | |
| 2 | 23 Nov 2003 | Abierto de Medellín | −19 (70-68-66-65=269) | 1 stroke |  Carlos Larraín | |
| 3 | 13 Nov 2005 | Roberto De Vicenzo Classic1 | −11 (69-70-66=205) | 4 strokes | Hernán Rey | |
| 4 | 5 Nov 2006 | Torneo de Maestros1 | −9 (204)* | 3 strokes | Ángel Cabrera | |
| 5 | 16 Nov 2008 | Abierto del Litoral2 | −12 (62-71-67-68=268) | 3 strokes | Mauricio Molina | |
| 6 | 18 Apr 2010 | Abierto del Centro2 | −10 (66-68-71-69=274) | 4 strokes | Ángel Cabrera | |
| 7 | 5 Dec 2010 | Torneo de Maestros2 | −13 (66-67-70-68=271) | 5 strokes | Fabián Gómez |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 Jun 2007 | Abierto del Norte | −19 (65-67-66-67=265) | Shared title with Ricardo González | ||
| 2 | 29 Sep 2007 | Abierto de Salta | −14 (68-70-68-64=270) | 1 stroke | Miguel Guzmán | |
| 3 | 17 May 2008 | Abierto del Norte (2) | −20 (65-66-67-66=264) | 2 strokes | Ángel Cabrera, Emiliano Grillo (a) | |
| 4 | 16 Nov 2008 | Abierto del Litoral1 | −12 (62-71-67-68=268) | 3 strokes | Mauricio Molina | |
| 5 | 18 Apr 2010 | Abierto del Centro1 | −10 (66-68-71-69=274) | 4 strokes | Ángel Cabrera | |
| 6 | 5 Dec 2010 | Torneo de Maestros1 | −13 (66-67-70-68=271) | 5 strokes | Fabián Gómez | |
| 7 | 13 Nov 2011 | Gran Premio Los Pingüinos | −13 (64-70-69=203) | Playoff | Sergio Acevedo | |
| 8 | 14 Sep 2014 | Copa Samsung Carlos Franco Invitational | −11 (70-67-71-69=277) | 1 stroke | Carlos Franco | |
| 9 | 9 Nov 2014 | Gran Premio Los Pingüinos (2) | −11 (69-66-70=205) | 3 strokes | Sergio Acevedo | |
| 10 | 17 Jun 2023 | Abierto Termas de Río Hondo | −18 (70-69-66-69=274) | Playoff | Emilio Domínguez, Leandro Marelli | |
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T8 | T49 | |||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T36 | T47 | T14 | CUT | |||||||||
| The Open Championship | T8 | 3 | T32 | T13 | 83 | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | T7 | CUT | T45 |
| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | ||
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 12 |
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T30 | T46 | |||||||||
| Match Play | R32 | R64 | |||||||||
| Invitational | T6 | T63 | 70 | ||||||||
| Champions |