Player Bios
Eduardo Romero
(ARG)
July 16, 1954
Cordoba, Argentina
54
6-2
210
Cordoba, Argentina
1980
POSITION: T92STATUS: +7HOLE: F
| ROUND: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | TOTAL |
| SCORES: | 76 | 71 | 147 |
Please check back on Thursday, June 17 at the start of the U.S. Open Championship for real-time scoring.
PERSONAL NOTES
Earned exemption into the 2009 U.S. Open by winning the 2008 U.S. Senior Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo.While he never won on the “regular” PGA Tour, he has registered five Champions Tour victories, the last coming at the 2009 Toshiba Classic. Also won the 2006 JELD-Wen Tradition, one of five majors on the Champions Tour.
Owns 93 worldwide victories on the European and South American Tours.
Played an inspirational role in the career of 2007 U.S. Open champion and fellow Argentinean Angel Cabrera, who also hails from Cordoba.
Has been given the moniker “El Gato,” (The Cat) because of the way he stealthily stalks and overcomes opponents.
Credited his 2008 U.S. Senior Open victory to “Rhami Hayat,” an Indian form of yoga that is designed to improve one’s focus and concentration.
At 20, he served a two-year stint in the Argentina army. There was a military coup during his service, and he recalls patrolling the tense streets of Buenos Aires with his gun in hand. He also fought guerrillas in isolated sections of northern Argentina.
MoreFavorite athlete is fellow countryman Manu Ginobli of the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs.
Enjoys Argentinean steak cooked on his barbeque at home.
Favorite book is “The Da Vinci Code” and his favorite city is London.
STATISTICS
| Champions Tour | ||||||||||
| DATE | TOURNAMENT NAME | POS | ROUNDS | TOTAL SCORE | TO PAR | OFFICIAL MONEY | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 1/25/09 | Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai | T29 | 73 | 69 | 72 | -- | -- | 214 | -2 | $15,500.00 |
| 2/15/09 | Allianz Championship | T12 | 72 | 69 | 66 | -- | -- | 207 | -9 | $32,640.00 |
| 3/08/09 | Toshiba Classic | 1 | 66 | 68 | 68 | -- | -- | 202 | -11 | $255,000.00 |
| 3/15/09 | AT&T Champions Classic | T30 | 70 | 75 | 70 | -- | -- | 215 | -1 | $11,306.67 |
| 3/29/09 | The Cap Cana Championship | T11 | 68 | 68 | 74 | -- | -- | 210 | -6 | $44,625.00 |
| 4/26/09 | Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf | T28 | 66 | 70 | 69 | -- | -- | 205 | -11 | $12,750.00 |
| 5/17/09 | Regions Charity Classic | T44 | 67 | 75 | -- | -- | -- | 142 | -2 | $6,290.00 |
| 5/24/09 | Senior PGA Championship | T14 | 73 | 72 | 68 | 70 | -- | 283 | +3 | $33,000.00 |
| Bold = scores par or better * = Unofficial Event | ||||||||||
| Events Played | Finish | Official Money Total | |||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | TOP 10 | TOP 25 | Made Cut | Cut | WD | ||
| 8 | 1 | -- | -- | 1 | 4 | 8 | -- | -- | $411,112 |
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