 Who
is Andres Romero? Another Argentina Player Makes
Noise at Golf Open
Football was knocked
off the top of the sports page by golf when this
year's US Open winner Angel Cabrera arrived home in
his Native Argentina to a hero's welcome, and now
all interest shifts to 26-year old Andres Romero.
Romero led heading
into the final play of the 2007 British Open.
The relative unknown (compared to pro Angel Cabrera)
was listed as a "field" option by bookmakers who
were most certainly hoping for a Romero win.
Online Bookmaker
BetCRIS.com
offered a "field" choice at 3 to 1 odds.
So who is Andres
Romero?
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 July 2006 he broke into the top 100 of the
Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.
"Romero is making a
huge name for himself and will be celebrated in
Argentina no matter where he finishes Sunday," says
Don Shapiro of Sports911.com.
---
Alistair Prescott,
Sports911.com
Originally
published July 22, 2007 12:07 pm ET
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