Rohanna has rough finish, slips to third
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Mike Van Sickle of McKees Rocks watches as Robert Rohanna of Waynesburg putts for par on the second green at Longue Vue Club in Verona on Wednesday during the final round of the West Penn Open Championship. Van Sickle also parred the second hole and finished second overall in the tournament.
Waynesburg's Robert Rohanna hits his tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the West Penn Open Championship Wednesday at the Longue Vue Club in Verona. Rohanna birdied the opening hole, a par-4, and finished the three-day tournament at 1-over 211 to finish third.
Robert Rohanna, of Waynesburg, putts for par on the third green at Longue Vue Club in Verona Wednesday during the final round of the West Penn Open Championships. Rohanna completed the three-day tournament 1-over 211 to finish in third place.
Mike Van Sickle, of McKees Rocks, Robert Rohanna's playing partner for the final round the West Penn Open Championship, hits his tee shot on the second hole Wednesday at Longue Vue Club in Verona.
VERONA 鈥� Robert Rohanna was cruising along in the final round of the West Penn Open, taking a two-shot lead into the final two holes at Longue Vue Club.
Then, the final two holes had to be played.
Rohanna finished bogey-triple bogey, while Oakmont蘑菇视频 Devin Gee went par-birdie to win his first West Penn Open crown.
Gee becomes the 12th Open champion from Oakmont Country Club after shooting a 2-under 68 in the final round for a three-day total of 2-under 208. Gee was the only golfer to finish under-par for the tournament and he and Kevin Fajt, who shot 67, were the only golfers to break par in the final round.
鈥淚t means a lot to be on that trophy with Bob Ford and Arnold Palmer,鈥� said Gee. 鈥淚t蘑菇视频 special.
鈥淚 had a great par on No. 17. I hit a great drive on No. 18 and made birdie.鈥�
Mike Van Sickle, who won the West Penn Open in 2015 and 2013, finished alone in second place at even-par 210, but led the tournament after two rounds with 3-under 117.
Ryan Sikora, a Yough graduate, shot an even-par 70, which tied for the third-best round of the day, and finished at 8-over 218 to tie for 13th place.
Rohanna played No. 17, a 470-yard par-4, in 3-over for the tournament, the last two bogeys coming off the fairway.
鈥淭he pin was pretty ridiculous on No. 17. It was on a hill. I almost made the putt and it went five feet past,鈥� said Rohanna.
The Waynesburg Central grad came to the 54th hole needing a birdie to win or par to force a playoff. His drive was situated in a good spot for a shot at the back pin placement, but his approach shot flew the green and settled out of bounds.
鈥淚 had 205 yards. I hit 8-iron. I hit it perfect. I wanted to land short and bounce it back to the pin. The ball carried 200 yards,鈥� said Rohanna, adding of his provisional, 鈥淚 tried to hit it 170 yards and it stayed on the front edge.鈥�
His second shot also flew the green, but settled just off the cart path to remain in play.
Rohanna蘑菇视频 chip rolled across the green and he two-putted for a triple bogey-7.
Until to the final two holes, Rohanna had a solid round going.
Rohanna trailed Van Sickle by one stroke when the final pairing teed off at 10:41 a.m., but moved into the lead when he birdied and Van Sickle bogeyed No. 1.
Rohanna returned to 3-under for the tournament with a birdie on No. 4, but his par putt lipped out on No. 5 for a 3-putt bogey.
The lip-outs continued when Rohanna蘑菇视频 birdie putt on No. 6 caught part of the pin and slipped around the hole.
Rohanna drove No. 7, a 323-yard par-4, in the second round and he two-putted for birdie. His drive in the final round caught up in the fringe short of the green. He chipped on, but missed the birdie chance and settled for par.
Rohanna蘑菇视频 drive on No. 8 settled in a fairway bunker on the downhill, but hit a solid second shot onto the fairway and another solid approach shot for a chance at a birdie. His birdie putt slid off to the right and he settled for par.
He parred No. 9 to go out in 1-under.
Rohanna had a 4-putt on No. 10 in the second round, but holed a tough downhill putt for par.
Rohanna had a blind approach shot on No. 11, but it put him in position for birdie and, with a fist pump, he rolled the putt into the center of the cup to go back to 3-under.
He followed with a pair of pars, but his drive on No. 14 settled on the downslope past a fairway bunker. After Rohanna made contact with the ball, he recoiled in pain, aggravating his injured left thumb.
鈥淭he club stuck in the ground. It didn鈥檛 feel very good,鈥� explained Rohanna. 鈥淚 hit a great shot and I hit some good shots after that.鈥�
Rohanna蘑菇视频 shot gave him another shot at birdie, but the putt wouldn鈥檛 fall so he settled for another par.
The thumb was still aching on No. 15, causing him to push his tee shot left. But, he recovered for another birdie putt that slid past the hole.
Another birdie chance on No. 16, a par-3, slid past the pin on the right side and another par.
Rohanna was disappointed with his finish, but not with the way he struck the ball.
鈥淚 hit a lot of quality shots all day. I played really good this week. No. 5 was my only 3-putt today. It was just one of those days,鈥� said Rohanna.
Rohanna is heading back to Florida for a couple weeks, but returns to western Pennsylvania in early August for the Pennsylvania Open at The Club at Nevillewood on Aug. 8-10.
DIVOTS: Van Sickle, a Marquette graduate, proudly sported the school蘑菇视频 blue-and-gold colors with a blue golf shirt and blue, gold and white slacks. 鈥� Rohanna last played Longue Vue Club in 2007, where, with his father on his bag, he finished third by one stroke in the Pennsylvania Amateur with a two-day total of 137 (70-67). Adam Hoffman defeated Nathan Smith in a playoff for a title. 鈥� The stroke average for the championship on the par-70 Longue Vue Club was 75.489 with 14 eagles, 404 birdies, 1,778 pars, 932 bogeys, 175 double bogeys and 55 others.