The 2007 Deutsche Bank Players' Championship of Europe
With this Win - Andres Romero
- His first European Tour International Schedule victory in his 42nd European Tour event.
- Beats his previous best European Tour performance of tied second in the 2006 Barclays Scottish Open.
- Finished tied fourth in this event in 2006. In the two years he has played in the tournament has amassed €741,660. In 2006 won €141,660 and this year, €600,000.
- Had two very similar corresponding weeks in 2006 and 2007. Last year finished tied eighth in The Open Championship and tied fourth in The Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship of Europe. In 2007 was third in The Open Championship and first in The Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship of Europe.
- The 15th first-time winner of the 2007 European Tour International Schedule and first since Graeme Storm at the Open de France ALSTOM. They are: Y E Yang (HSBC Champions), José Manuel Lara (UBS Hong Kong Open), Nathan Green (Blue Chip New Zealand Open), Alvaro Quiros (Alfred Dunhill Championship), Ariel Cante (Joburg Open), Mikko Ilonen (Enjoy Jakarta Astro Indonesian Open), Anton Haig (Johnnie Walker Classic), Liang Wen-chong (Clariden Leu Singapore Masters), Chapchai Nirat (TCL Classic), Daniel Vancsik (Madeira Islands Open BPI), Pablo Martin (AM) (Estoril Open de Portugal), Zach Johnson (Masters Tournament), Cal Suneson (Open de Saint Omer presented by NEUFLIZE OBC) and Storm (Open de France ALSTOM) and Romero (The Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship of Europe
- Gains a place in the 2008 HSBC Champions.
- Gains a place in the 2007 WGC – Bridgestone Invitational – which will be his debut in a WGC event.
- Moves to fifth in The European Tour Order of Merit from 18th with €1,393,916 – his highest single-season figure, and the first time he has gone through the €1 million in a season, beating his previous best of €694,363 in 2006.
- Moves into the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time in his career.
- Gains a five year European Tour exemption until the end of 2012.
- Gains his largest European Tour prize of €600,000 (£403,510).
- Moves over €2 million in European Tour Official Career Earnings in just 42 events.
- The fourth Argentine win on the 2007 European Tour International Schedule, following Ariel Canete (Joburg Open), Daniel Vancsik (Madeira Islands Open BPI) and Angel Cabrera (US Open Championship).
- First time in European Tour history that four different Argentine golfers have won in the same season.
- The tenth different Argentine player to win on The European Tour.
- The 26th Argentine victory on The European Tour.
- The 343rd different player to win on The European Tour since the Tour began in 1972.
- First Argentine player to win The Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship.
- Joins Brian Waites (1978), Michael King (1979), Jamie Gonzalez (1984), Mike McLean (1990) and Ross MacFarlane (1997) as players to make The Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship of Europe their first European Tour win.
- With this win, Argentina, becomes the 11th different nationality to win The Deutsche Bank Players’ Championship of Europe.
- The 178th European Tour win by a former European Challenge Tour player.
- The 87th different former European Challenge Tour player to win on The European Tour.
- Fifth top ten finish of the 2007European Tour season and ninth of his European Tour career.
- Fifth win as a professional.
