Rachel Rohanna is playing her fourth US Women’s Open after earning her spot as a sectional qualifier. On Thursday, May 30, she fired a 6-over 76 in the opening round and was tied for 96th. During the round, she was accompanied by her husband, Ethan Virgili, and her children, Gemelia and Greenlee.
During the post-round interview, Rohanna narrated the whole incident. She said, as per ASAP Sports:
“There was a back up with the playing and then there was, you know, the opposite of a back up in the stroller. There was like I think four groups or something on the tee box. I was talking to my husband and looked down and happened to see that my youngest was just — went to the bathroom all over the place.
“I was like, Ethan, so I brought them inside the ropes and we went into a roped off area and changed her. It was a two-man effort to get that taken care of.
The 33-year-old American golfer was initially doubtful if she should call Ethan inside the ropes but then did it anyway as it was not a one-person effort.
Speaking of the round, Rohanna struggled to make even one birdie on Thursday. Instead, she bogeyed six holes to end the round two spots below the projected cutline.
When will Rachel Rohanna tee off at the US Women’s Open on Friday?
Rachel Rohanna is grouped with Alana Uriell and amateur Caroline Smith for the second round of the US Women’s Open. The trio will tee off on Friday, May 31, from the tenth hole of the Lancaster Country Club at 12:30 pm ET.
Alongside Rachel Rohanna, Uriell and Smith are also in the bottom half of the leaderboard after the first round of the US Women’s Open. While Uriell is tied with Rohanna at 6-over, Smith is placed at T137 after carding a 10-over 80.
The second round of the US Women’s Open will start on Friday at 6:45 am ET, with Sydnee Michaels, Samantha Brown, and Savannah Vilaubi teeing off from the first hole. At the same time, Kimberly Dinh, Alexa Melton, and Cynthia Lu will begin their second round from the tenth tee.
After the first round of the US Women’s Open, Yuka Saso has a one-shot lead over Andrea Lee, Wichanee Meechai, and amateur Adela Cernousek after shooting 2-under 68. Chisato Iwai, Megan Schofill, Sei Young Kim, Alexandra Forsterling, Pia Babnik, Minjee Lee, Catherine Park, Jenny Shin, Yuri Yoshida, and Asterisk Talley are all tied for fifth after carding an even-par 70.
