Doug Rohrbaugh of Carbondale will need to make up at least three strokes in Friday’s final round to advance to the final stage of PGA Tour Champions Q-school.
Rohrbaugh (left), the director of golf at Ironbridge Golf Club who had conditional status on the Champions circuit in 2015, shares 21st place after Thursday’s third round of a regional qualifying tournament in San Jacinto, Calif.
The top 16 finishers after Friday’s fourth round will advance to the final stage of Q-school, set for Nov. 29-Dec. 2 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. As of Thursday, Rohrbaugh was three strokes out of 16th place.
The winner of three straight Colorado PGA Professional Championships (2013-15), Rohbaugh posted a 74 Thursday to check in at 224 overall.
Two-time CoBank Colorado Senior Open champion Greg Bruckner of Phoenix holds third place at 208, while two-time Colorado Open winner Jim Blair of Utah is tied for 15th place at 221.
Here are the scores for the Coloradans competing in PGA Tour Champions regional qualifying tournaments this week:
Nov. 15-18 in San Jacinto, Calif. (top 16 finishers advance to final stage)
21. Doug Rohrbaugh of Carbondale 75-75-74–224
Nov. 15-18 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (top 23 finishers advance to final stage)
63. Dean Sessions of Westminster 80-82-80–242
