Rohanna shoots even-par 70
Robert Rohanna didn’t give away any strokes, nor did he gain any, finishing with an even-par 70 Saturday in the third round of the PGA TOUR Latinoamerica at the Ruitoque Golf Country Club in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
The Waynesburg native enters today’s final round as one of five players tied in 33rd place at 4-under 206. Colombian David Vanegas surged to the top of his country’s national tournament with a 9-under 61 for a three-day total of 15-under 195. Colombian Manuel Merizalde, with 10-under 60, the low round of the day, and second-round leader American Rick Cochran III are tied for second at 197.
Rohanna gave away two strokes early with bogeys on Nos. 1 and 3, but got the loose strokes back with birdies on Nos. 6 and 7 to go out in even par. He had a bogey-5 on No. 16, but closed with a birdie-4 on the final hole.
“I honestly hit it pretty good and putted decent. I just couldn’t get the speeds of the greens today,” commented Rohanna via Facebook messenger. “I left 10 putts in the heart, either short or lipped out. I hit 15 greens and had 35 putts. Two of my birdies were two-putts on par-5s.”
Rohanna felt his score did not reflect the way he played.
“Not really,” Rohanna said. “I didn’t play great or anything, but I hit it and putted better than the total number of putts and my score.
“I’m kind of frustrated, but there’s nothing I can really do about it. I just have to keep plugging away.”
He is still adjusting to playing at altitude.
“Into the wind holes are downhill and the downwind holes are down wind. It’s really hard to judge, but I guess people are doing better with it than me,” explained Rohanna.
Rohanna now enters the final round of a big four-day tournament with a total purse of $150,000.
“You can’t make anything happen when you’re playing golf. You just have to keep playing the way you know how and hopefully something good happens,” said Rohanna. “There’s always a time and a place to be more aggressive, but I won’t change my game plan for this course.”
Rohanna is enjoying the experience of big-time golf south of the States, and looking forward to playing on the final day.
“I don’t know yet. (Sunday’s final round) will be my first one,” Rohanna said with a chuckle. “There were a bunch of spectators down here today and seems tomorrow will be the same. Things are roped off and stuff. It’s pretty cool.
“Everyone down here wants autographs, and our hats and golf balls. It’s pretty funny.”