Eduardo Romero | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Eduardo Alejandro Romero | ||
Nickname | El Gato (The Cat) | ||
Born | Córdoba, Argentina | 17 July 1954||
Died | 13 February 2022 (aged 67) Villa Allende, Córdoba Province, Argentina | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Weight | 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | Argentina | ||
Spouse |
Adriana (m. 1978) | ||
Children | 1 | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1980 | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour PGA Tour Champions European Seniors Tour | ||
Professional wins | 75 | ||
Highest ranking | 19 (7 July 1991)[1] | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
European Tour | 8 | ||
PGA Tour Champions | 5 | ||
European Senior Tour | 3 | ||
Other | 60 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | 39th: 2004 | ||
PGA Championship | T20: 1993 | ||
U.S. Open | T15: 2003 | ||
The Open Championship | T7: 1997 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Eduardo Alejandro Romero (17 July 1954 – 13 February 2022) was an Argentine professional golfer. Nicknamed "El Gato" ("The Cat"), he won over 80 professional tournaments around the world, including eight on the European Tour and five on the Champions Tour, with two senior majors; he also won over 50 times in South America and was a member of the Argentine team at the World Cup on 14 occasions.