Eduardo Romero is an Argentine
professional golfer.
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.
He has featured in 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 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. 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. 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.
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.
He has also appeared on The Golf Channel's "Big
Break" series.
