Golfer earns LPGA Tour card despite PENALTY for having her child's 7-iron in bag
This player earned her playing credentials even though they got a four-stroke penalty after her daughter left her club in the bag.
A professional golfer managed to overcome a four-stroke penalty to earn her LPGA Tour card after her daughter accidentally left her club the bag.
Rachel Rohanna, 30, was playing at the Symetra Tour Championship - the final event of the season - when she realised something wasn't right.
She reached into her bag, golfweek reported, only to find that her daughter Gemelia had left her 23-inch U.S Kids 7-iron inside, meaning she had 15 clubs.
Utterly dejected, she called over a rules official and was given a four-stroke penalty, but in the end Rohanna managed to get over the line and finished 10th, which was enough to earn her LPGA playing rights for 2022.
Rohanna has been a touring pro for a long time and won the 2017 Symetra Tour Championship when she was six weeks pregnant, the publication reported.
Finally, a couple of solid rounds to finish off week 1! Some positive vibes heading into week 2 of #Qseries at @pinehurstresort #Road2LPGA #DriveOn @OhioStateWGOLF pic.twitter.com/1kL7VWuGz1
— Rachel Rohanna (@rachelrohanna) October 26, 2019
She told golfweek: "I told myself I've made it this far. I'm not going to let anything get in my way at this point."
The players who earned their LPGA Tour cards were:
Lilia Vu
Fatima Fernandez Cano
Sophia Schubert
Ruixin Liu
Maude-Aimee LeBlanc
Casey Danielson
Allison Emrey
Amanda Doherty
Rachel Rohanna
Morgane Metraux
How @rachelrohanna found her way to @PinehurstResort and much more in Storylines from #QSeries #Road2LPGA #DriveOn
Read https://t.co/NAVGO0iBNf pic.twitter.com/ijrDdgoa2T— Symetra Tour (@ROAD2LPGA) October 21, 2019
Rohanna knows just how tough life as a touring pro is.
In the off-season she works at the family butcher shop and is said to be up at 4am most mornings.
She earned $4,429 for her finish at the Symetra Tour Championship.
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