Rohanna leader in the clubhouse at 10-under
Rachel Rohanna played a lot of golf Saturday at the LPGA International, Jones course, but the effort paid off as the Waynesburg Central graduate was the leader in the clubhouse after she completed her second round of the Symetra Tour Championship.
Rohanna fired a 7-under 65 Saturday afternoon to move to 10-under in the season-ending event for the Symetra Tour.
Weather forced officials to slice the 72-hole championship to 54 holes and golfers to make up a lot of golf after rain and darkness cut short the suspended first round on Friday.
Rohanna had a tough start in her second round with a bogey on No. 10 to slip to 2-under for the tournament.
“I had a 3-putt. The greens are extremely bumpy,” said Rohanna.
She quickly gained the lost stroke back with back-to-back birdies. Rohanna again responded quickly after a bogey on No. 15, closing with two birdies and an eagle to go out in 4-under 32.
“I hit it on in two. It’s a short par-5. I hit 7-iron on my second shot and made an 18-footer for eagle,” said Rohanna.
Rohanna played solid on her back nine, as well, with three birdies and six pars to come back in 3-under 33.
The 7-under round came on the heels of completing 11 holes of her first round. Rohanna was even-par when she restarted Saturday morning, but quickly carded a birdie to close out the front nine.
She had three more birdies and a bogey to finish the first round in 3-under 69. Rohanna played a total of 29 holes Saturday in 10-under.
“I hit the ball really well these past 36 holes. Drivers and wedges had my score low today,” said Rohanna.
She’s hit a combined 21-of-28 fairways and 30-of-36 greens in regulation. She’s needed 57 putts to get off the green.
“I’m putting a lot better than I expected,” said Rohanna, adding with a laugh, “Than a lot of people expected. The greens are bumpy.”
“I’m getting putts to fall. That was one of big things,” Rohanna added. “Two putts make a round better or worse. I switched putters. I’m using the Odyssey putter on Bermuda (grass). I’ve definitely made some very, very good putts.”
Rohanna doubts the shortened tournament will close Sunday with a lot of second round golf to be played and more rain in the forecast for Daytona Beach.
“We’ll probably finish Monday. That’s based on no more rain,” said Rohanna, adding she doubted the tournament would be sliced to just 36 holes given the opportunity to earn an LPGA Tour card is on the line.