Rohanna makes the cut in Mexican Open
A double bogey slowed down Robert Rohanna for a bit, but the Waynesburg Central graduate recovered in the second round of the 58th Abierto Mexicano de Golf Friday to make the cut with a 6-under 136.
Rohanna is tied for 12th entering Saturday’s third round on Club Campestra Aguascaliente after carding a 2-under 69 in the second round.
American Wesley McClain holds the midpoint lead at 11-under 131.
Rohanna opened on the front nine with a pair of pars before three straight birdies lifted him to 7-under for tournament. That momentum, however, was stymied two holes later with a double bogey-6.
“Yes it can! I was playing pretty good today until that, too,” Rohanna said via Facebook of the effect of the double bogye. “Another driver blocked to the right a little bit and the ball just goes so far. It never stops.”
Rohanna dropped another shot with a bogey on No. 14, but followed with back-to-back birdies to play the back in 1-under 35.
“I had chances to get all the shots I dropped today back, but the greens are really hard to putt. They are fast and bumpy and very sloped,” said Rohanna. “And, I seemed to have down hill sliders all day. If you hit it on the high side with a little too much speed, it stays there. Then the next I’d hit a little easier and it would break across the face of the hole.
“But, oh well, I could have shot better, but also could have shot worse! I didn’t have to make any putts, but I made a few.”
Rohanna now has 36 more holes to make a move.
“Yep! I made the cut and hopefully can stay within five or six of the lead, maybe go shoot 65 tomorrow and move on up.”
Rohanna shot 4-under 67 in the first round with three birdies, a bogey and a double bogey on his front nine and five birdies and a bogey on the back.
“I played pretty solid today, hit lots of fairways and greens,” Rohanna said after Thursday’s first round. “My two bogies were 3-putts. I just put the approach on the wrong levels, and had one bad swing with the driver for the double. But, I’m happy with the way I played and hopefully go out there and continue to make some birdies.”