Long on success: Big-hitting Argentine Romero is living out his dream on the Champions Tour

In the 1960s, when Eduardo Romero was just a skinny, 7-year-old Argentine boy caddying in the small town of Villa Allende, he did not believe golf would ever provide more than a few pesos he could give to his father when he came home from the factory each day. "I just wanted to be a caddy at [Villa Allende Golf Club]," Romero said. "It was the only golf course in my town, and it was 100 years old. If I carried the bag, I'd win a little money to help my family. We needed money for food." But his father, in addition to working in an auto factory, was a teaching professional. Gradually, Romero had the opportunity to play golf more frequently, a luxury for most people from his village. "When I was 11 years old, my father would say: 'You want to play golf? Golf is very hard. You have to practice every day. You have to travel a... [read full story]                    

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