Rómulo Zemborain, an outstanding national golf leader, died

Romulo Zemborain, president of the Argentine Golf Association in the periods 1990-1998 and 2000-2008 and one of the most respected personalities in the national golf scene, He died this Saturday and left a void in this sport.

Zemborain became his first president of the AAG in 1990. His work plan included, among other things, the expansion of AAG services to clubs, such as Rules of Golf talks and media outreach. He was the main architect so that in 1994 a dream that had been pending for many years came true: the creation of the AAG Golf School.

Under his management, the Open of the Republic, today known as the VISA Open of Argentina, acquired the status of an international event, achieving a substantial increase in its prize pool and being part of the European Tour in 2001, of the Challenge Tour between 2006 and 2008 and, from 2012 to date, the PGA Tour Latin America.

Among the challenges highlighted by the management of “Romy”, as he was affectionately known, one of the most significant It was the initiation of the international relations that the AAG generated with the governing entities of world golf. concretizing important joint work, in addition to contributions not only for the AAG but for all golf in the region. The strongest proof of this was perhaps the Latin American Amateur Championship.

While this championship co-hosted by The R&A, USGA and Augusta National did not take place during his presidency, much of its success belongs to him. Because he was a leader who thought of strategies and policies for the development of golf in the long term, without speculating on the stinginess of immediate revenue. When Zemborain took the presidency of the AAG the fields did not reach 100 throughout the country; when he retired, there were more than 250. The number of players was doubled after his first presidency and the clubs began to understand the concept of professionalization in their services.

As a reward for his management, he was recognized with the AAG Award as part of the list of great personalities who contributed to the growth of golf. In a statement, the entity transmitted: “The President of the Argentine Golf Association Andrés Schönbaum, the members of the Board of Directors and the entire staff, regret such an important loss for golf and greet their relatives and closest beings in this difficult moment”.