Eduardo Romero (born 17 July 1954) is an Argentine professional golfer. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. For information about professional golf see Professional golfer, which describes the various branches of the profession
Romero was born in Córdoba. Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the He turned professional in 1982 at a relatively advanced age. 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. The Tour de las Américas is the men's Professional golf tour for Latin America. The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional Golf tours in Europe the elite European Tour, the European He has featured in the top 20 of the Official World Golf Rankings. The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional Golfers.
Romero first played on the European Tour in 1985 and was a full member from 1988 to 2005. He has been a consistent performer with 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. Personal life Smyth has a 24-year-old-son Greg a horticultural student at IT Blanchardstown. Neil Coles (born 26 September 1934) is an English professional Golfer As of 2005 Coles is only the second man (after Sam Snead) to 2002 proved to be his most successful year, as he came fifth on the Order of Merit. Romero turned fifty in 2004, and just a few days later he finished in a tie for second at his first senior tournament, the British Senior Open. The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (sometimes referred to as the Senior British Open outside the UK) is a professional golf tournament 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. The European Seniors Tour is a professional tour for male Golfers aged 50 and over run by the PGA European Tour. Wentworth Senior Masters is a men's professional Golf tournament on the European Seniors Tour. Wentworth Senior Masters is a men's professional Golf tournament on the European Seniors Tour. 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. PGA Tour career On his fifth attempt he earned his first PGA Tour card at the PGA Tour Qualification Tournament in 1980 for the 1981 season The Senior Open Championship, or simply The Senior Open (sometimes referred to as the Senior British Open outside the UK) is a professional golf tournament Professional wins (36 Champions Tour wins (1 2007 Commerce Bank Championship Other senior wins (2 The Tradition is one of the five major championships recognized by the U The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually He was the Champions Tour's 2006 Rookie of the Year.
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. The World Cup is an annual men's Golf tournament It is contested by teams of two representing their country The Alfred Dunhill Cup was a team Golf tournament which ran from 1985 to 2000 The UBS Cup was a team golf tournament contested by the United States and a team representing the "Rest of the World" which ran from 2001 to 2004
He has also appeared on The Golf Channel's "Big Break" series.
He is nicknamed "El Gato" (The cat).
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