Argentinian Champions

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Vicente Fernandez

Born-5 April 1946

Vincente Fernandez's professional career started as a caddy for Chi Chi Rodriguez in 1962. He succeeded in joining the regular tour in 1964 and became a steady competitor on the European circuit from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. He won four titles and had two top-ten Order of Merit finishes, placing 6th in 1974 and 9th in 1975. He was sixteenth on the Order of Merit in 1992 at the age of 46. At just 5 feet 7 inches, his game was based on consistency rather than length.

As a senior Fernández moved to the United States to play on the Senior PGA Tour (now the Champions Tour), where he has won four tournaments. His other wins include eight victories in his national open championship, the Argentine Open.

Although only playing a shorter-iron the qualities of the Fernandez swing are obvious. A very neat and compact action without any flaws.

Eduardo Romero

17 July 1954 – 13 February 2022 A biography with two wonderful film sequences of Romero can be found on this link:

https://www.billknowlesgolfart.com/forum/general-discussion/eduardo-romero-1954-2022

The film (which is unfortunately not taken at high-speed) records Romero teeing off in Stuttgart Germany in 1990. I am a fan of the late South American star simply because he had one of the most natural movements on the Tour. In this swing he uncharistically loses his balance. The swing as a whole is suggestive of "giving it a little bit extra." The hole he was playing was a long par 5, which would explain his focus on speed. Romero was one of the most fluid swingers on the Tour, but he has to forfeit a lttle of that flow to get more "violence" in the ball contact area. For an interesting article on professional long-hitting click on the link below: https://www.billknowlesgolfart.com/post/king-driver-specialist-1-hickory-shafts-and-gutty-balls