Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_204_865 ( id number, "date" text, "tournament" text, "winner" text, "purse ($)" number, "notes" text )

### Question ###
who was the previous tournament winner before andres romero at the september 29 salta open ?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT "winner" FROM table_204_865 WHERE "date" < (SELECT "date" FROM table_204_865 WHERE "winner" = 'andres romero') ORDER BY "date" DESC LIMIT 1