Romero bounces back in style at Deustche Bank
BY Bruce Young | European PGA Tour | 2007 Deutsche Bank Players Championship of Europe | Round Four | 30 Jul 2007
Either Andres Romero has a poor memory or a great capacity to put the past behind him, more likely it is the latter. Just seven days after what was a heartbreaking finish at the Open Championship, where a double bogey and bogey finish saw him finish one back of the Harrington and Garcia, Romero won the Deutsche Bank Players Championship, his first European title, by three over Oliver Wilson and Soren Hansen.
It was fairytale stuff for the 26-year-old who is playing just his second full season in Europe and displaying the sort of game that could well see him emulate and surpass the deeds of fellow countrymen Roberto De Vicenzo, Eduardo Romero and Angel Cabrera in years to come. Romero was quick to hail Cabrera’s role in his success however.
“I love the way Angel Cabrera plays, after he win the US Open he opened all the doors for the Argentinean, and I was thinking I have to do my share now,” said Romero after his great win.
“That helped me a lot, and I’m very grateful to Angel. Because he won the US Open, I have even more confidence for me to play good golf. I also like Angel and Eduardo (Romero) because they never change, and I hope I can be the same.”
Romero has collected just over €1 million in the past two weeks and has moved to 5th place on the European Tour money list as a result of his victory at Gut Kaden.
Dane, Soren Hansen, who has been having such a great year in 2007, this time finished off an event in great style after struggling to do so when in contention previously this season. Hansen’s brilliant no bogey round of 64 got moved him from 15th to a share of second with Oliver Wilson who, although still looking for his fist win, recorded his third runner up finish in his three year career. The Englishman played collegiate golf in the USA and has a house in Georgia and given the way is coming around he might have a greater use for it in the not too distant future.
Peter O’Malley continued some improved form of late when, despite a bogey at his last hole, he finished fourth, the late slipup costing him nothing in terms of his share of the prizemoney. O’Malley earned €180,000 and follows the €86,000 he earned for a good week in Ireland recently.
Nick O’Hern was 20th, Wade Ormsby and Mathew Millar 26th, Rod Pampling and Andrew Tampion 40th, Terry Price 59th and Brett Rumford 68th.
The European Tour has events this coming week in Ohio (WGC Bridgestone) and Moscow (Russian Open).
