Tuesday 1 April 2008

Andres Romero - Coolest Kid On The Block?


After Andres Romero won his first PGA Tour title yesterday by claiming the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, much has been made of the time that the Argentine had on his hands after he handed in his score card. He carded a four-under round of 68, just one shot ahead of Australian, Peter Lonard who finished on 13-under par. But Romero had to wait nearly three hours to find out whether he would indeed win his first title in 12 attempts.

Knowing he would finish so much earlier then the rest of the field, does this show that this young pretender is going to push on in the golfing world, because he shows the coolness and calm that is needed to become a real champion.

J Schil believes golfers everywhere can take a leaf out of Romero’s book.

“He had a lot of time to kill”.

“Most golfers would spend some time in the clubhouse, then go out and start warming up at the range”.

“Maybe it’s because he’s 26, but he spent almost all his time inside the clubhouse, faced turned away from the TV, having a good time. Down the stretch he even had a laptop in front of him”.

“Maybe we should all learn something from how relaxed he was chilling in the locker room”.

This may be a refreshing blast of coolness and a big show of confidence from Romero, however, having though about it, could this be sign of arrogance – or is this just being silly and unfair?

Links:
J Schil Blog
Sky Sports - Image taken from Sky Sports article

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