Rohanna shoots 67 in opening round
Rachel Rohanna had one bad hole in the opening round of the inaugural Thornberry Creek LPGA Classic Thursday afternoon, but more than covered the result to finish with a 5-under 67.
The Waynesburg Central graduate sits in a 17-way tie for fifth place at 67.
Sei Young Kim and Laura Gonzalez Escallon share the first-round lead at 7-under 65.
Rohanna opened on No. 10 and got off to a rousing start on the Thornberry Creek at Oneida course in Oneida, Wisconsin, with a birdie.
She had back-to-back birdies on her fifth and sixth holes, but had some issues with the par-3 17th, her eighth hole, with a double bogey.
“I just didn’t feel good with my club selection and then hit it in a bunker. I hit it to 18 feet, but just knocked it four feet by and missed the 4-footer,” explained Rohanna.
Rohanna went out in 1-under 35.
She righted the ship after making the turn with a pair of pars and a birdie on her 12th hole. Rohanna closed with three consecutive birdies and a par to play her back nine in 4-under 32.
Rohanna finished with seven birdies, one double bogey and 10 pars. She hit 8-of-14 fairways and 15-of-18 greens in regulation. She had 29 putts.
“I made a lot of really good shots, about four or five birdies within six feet,” said Rohanna, who was in one of the last groups off the tee. “The greens were a little rough and bumpy, but, hopefully, will be smoother tomorrow.”
Rohanna celebrated her fourth wedding anniversary Thursday with her husband Ethan Virgili in the gallery.
“Anytime I had a bad shot, I just looked over at Ethan and smiled,” Rohanna said with a laugh.
Rohanna tees off No. 1 this morning at 9:20 a.m. local time.