Sri Lanka’s R. A. Rohana, Asian Games Silver Medalist in 2002, has being flying the Lankan Flag with pride as a leading professional golfer on the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI). This time he brings home Gold in the Bengaluru Open Golf Championship 2018.
Anura Rohana Ranked # 2 on the PGTI 2018 rankings, played more in the Asian Tour in 2018, but once again made his mark at the Bengaluru Open Golf Championship 2018 played at the Karnataka Golf Association Course. An impressive field of 125 top professionals vyed for the top prize including over 10 top Asian Tour Professionals as well from India playing on their home soil.
Anura Rohana’s opening round of five under par placed him in 4th one stroke behind 3 joint leaders on six under par. The second round saw Anura Rohana firing a stunning 8 under par to stride in to a clear 3 stroke lead at the halfway mark.
With confidence Anura Rohana fired another 5 under par 3rd round to extend his lead to 5 strokes going in to the final round. Although many players were waiting to pounce, Anura Rohana further extended his lead to eight strokes with 3 holes to play.
An unwarranted double-bogey reduced his lead but bold play in the final Par 5 hole reaching the Green in 2 was the highlight with three strokes to spare with a winning aggregate of 19 under par. Anura Rohanas’ incredible feat of firing a total 24 birdies in the four rounds, with the 2nd & 3rd rounds bogey free and the 1st round having just 2 bogeys and the final round a single bogey and double bogey to seal an incredible victory with a grand 19 under par total.
“It is necessary to mention that even after I won a Silver Medal for Sri Lanka it has been a struggle for me on the Professional Tour, until SOFTLOGIC LIFE gave a life-changing opportunity to truly pursue my talent and skill as a Professional Golfer bringing credit to my Sponsor and my Country” expressed Rohana at the victory media conference.
Anura Rohana now a multiple winner on the PGTI has earned the Full Tour Card for the next three years and is ever grateful to SOFTLOGIC LIFE and assures that he will continue to make an impact on the Asian Tour & PGTI as well in 2019. Anura Rohana also earned the Country Spot in the Asian Tour, as the highest Sri Lankan earner in the Asian Tour 2018.
Anura Rohana, Mithun Perera, N. Thangaraja have all won on the PGTI in 2018 and are all Multiple Winners, with Thangaraja ranked 10th, Anura Rohana 11th and Mithun 13th in the PGTI 2018 year-end rankings.
Anura Rohana was all praise of his Sponsor SOFTLOGIC LIFE and Mr. Ashok Pathirage, for the enormous support extended to many sports in Sri Lanka including leading sportsmen and women, especially in Golf where Mithun Perera and youngster Taniya Minel too are sponsored among others. 2019 augurs well for the Sri Lankan golfers who are sure to continue their impact in the PGTI and the Asian Golf Tour.
BENGALURU OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP 2019 – FINAL STANDINGS TOP TEN
- -19 Winner – R A Anura Rohana
- -16 Runner-up – Aman Raj
- -15 3rd – Aadil Bedi
- -14 Jt 4th – M. Dharma, Mukesh Kumar
- -13 Jt 6th – Udayan Mane, C. Muniyappa
- -12 8th – Om Prakash Chouhan
- -11 9th –Harendra Gupta
- -10 Jt 10th– Mari Mutur, Rashid Khan
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