Rohanna misses cut by two strokes
A double bogey late in a round can undo a lot of decent golf, and that’s just what happened to Rachel Rohanna in Friday’s second round of the Cambia Portland Classic presented by JTBC.
The Waynesburg Central graduate was right at the cut line of 1-over-par when she double bogeyed No. 4, her 13th hole. She moved to 3-over for the tournament and that’s where she finished, missing the cut by two strokes with a two-day total of 3-over 147.
Suzann Pettersen and Brooke Henderson shared the lead at the midpoint at 11-under 133. Henderson went on to win the event.
Rohanna opened on the back nine of Columbia Edgewater Country Club in Portland, Oregon, and carded three birdies and two bogeys to move to 1-over for the tournament and 1-under for the round.
She made the turn with three straight pars before the double bogey on the par-4 fourth hole.
“The double (bogey) was stupid mistake after stupid mistake,” explained Rohanna. “My tee shot leaked to the right, into a bunker. It was a really easy bunker shot. I hit my 7-iron 50 yards short and then I chunked my wedge.
“Then, I had a 3-putt. It was just a mess of a hole.”
Rohanna’s putting was not sharp, needing 32 in the second round and 33 in the first.
“My putting again today … I had two 3-putts. I couldn’t make anything inside 10 feet, 6 feet. I couldn’t make them. I was misreading them so badly,” said Rohanna. “The greens were so tricky to read.”
Rohanna had two par-5s in her final five holes, but wasn’t able to make the most of the chance to score with a pair of pars.
“The double bogey late in the round was very frustrating,” said Rohanna. “There were two par-5s that were reachable in two.
“The first one I had a ridiculous lie in the trap and I missed a 30-footer for birdie. The next one I hit a 7-wood over the green.
“Overall, the double just felt like it came out of nowhere.”
So, Rohanna leaves another tournament frustrated.
“If anyone watched me hit the ball this tournament, it was so ridiculous. It felt like the old, old Rachel. It feels so good to hit the ball so solid,” said Rohanna.
Rohanna now travels to California with the hope of landing a spot in the Women’s U.S. Open as an alternate.
“I don’t think I’ll be getting in, but I want to be there just in case,” said Rohanna. “I made the Open in 2011 and 2013, but I’m a much better player now.”
If her name isn’t called, then Rohanna will have the opportunity to spend some quality time with her husband Ethan Virgili on the occasion of their first wedding anniversary.
But, should she get into the field, her husband will have to come out of retirement and be on her bag.
“If I get in, you’re on the bag,” Rohanna said with a laugh, referring to her husband being her caddy.
The LPGA Tour resumes on July 14 for the Marathon Classic presented by Owens Corning and O-I in Sylvania, Ohio, as Rohanna looks to turn the 2016 season around.
“I’ve played there before and I like the course and tournament,” said Rohanna.