With the top 27 finishers in the Regional Q-school tournament in Nipton, Calif., advancing to the Q-school finals, Rohrbaugh punched his ticket by tying for 20th place on Friday.
The director of golf at Ironbridge Golf Club improved each day at Primm Valley Golf Club’s Lakes Course, posting scores of 73-72-71-68 for a 284 total. That was three strokes better than the golfers who played off for the 27th and final spot.
Rohrbaugh, winner of three Colorado PGA Professional Championships and the 2013 CoBank Colorado Senior Open, will move on to the Q-school finals, set for Nov. 28-Dec. 1 in Scottsdale, Ariz. There, the top five finishers will earn PGA Tour Champions cards for 2018.
Over the years, Rohrbaugh (pictured) has competed in nine PGA Tour Champions events, including three U.S. Senior Opens and two Senior PGA Championships.
The other Coloradan playing in the Regional tournament was Dean Sessions, who finished 58th at 313 after a final-round 77 on Friday.
Kevin Stone won the Regional tournament in Nipton with a 263 total. The runner-up was two-time Colorado Senior Open champion Greg Bruckner of Phoenix (269). Another Colorado Senior Open champion to advance to the final stage was 2017 winner Jeff Gallagher (277),
Here are the scores for the Colorado competitors:
At Primm Valley Golf Club’s Lakes Course in Nipton, Calif.
(Top 27 Finishers Advance to Q-school Finals)
Advances to Finals
20. Doug Rohrbaugh 73-72-71-68–284
Failed to Advance
58. Dean Sessions 77-79-80-77–313
Coincidentally, the top 27 players after Friday’s last round will advance to the Q-school finals, set for Nov. 28-Dec. 1 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
The three-time Colorado PGA Professional Champion and 2013 CoBank Colorado Senior Open winner shot a 71 on Thursday. That leaves Rohrbaugh at 216, 17 strokes behind leader Kevin Stone. Two-time Colorado Senior Open winner Greg Bruckner remains in second place at 201.
Rohrbaugh (pictured) had conditional status on PGA Tour Champions in 2015 and is hoping to regain his card.
The other Coloradan competing in the Regional tournament at Primm Valley Golf Club’s Lakes Course, Dean Sessions, fired an 80 on Thursday, checking in at 236, good for a share of 59th place.
Here are the scores for the Colorado competitors:
At Primm Valley Golf Club’s Lakes Course in Nipton, Calif.
(Top 27 Finishers Advance to Q-school Finals)
27. Doug Rohrbaugh 73-72-71–216
59. Dean Sessions 77-79-80–236
The three-time Colorado PGA Professional Champion and 2013 CoBank Colorado Senior Open winner followed up a first-round 73 with a 72 on Wednesday, leaving him tied for 35th place at 145.
Rohrbaugh had conditional status on PGA Tour Champions in 2015.
The top 27 finishers after 72 holes will advance to the Q-school finals, set for Nov. 28-Dec. 1 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Rohrbaugh (pictured) currently sits two strokes out of being in the top 27 and 13 shots behind leader Kevin Stone (65-67). Two-time Colorado Senior Open champion Greg Bruckner is in second place at 133.
The other Coloradan competing in the Regional tournament at Primm Valley Golf Club’s Lakes Course, Dean Sessions, stands in 62nd place at 156.
Here are the scores for the Colorado competitors:
At Primm Valley Golf Club’s Lakes Course in Nipton, Calif.
(Top 27 Finishers Advance to Q-school Finals)
35. Doug Rohrbaugh 73-72–145
62. Dean Sessions 77-79–156
Two Colorado residents are competing at the Nipton, Calif., regional, where the top 27 finishers after 72 holes will advance to the Q-school finals, set for Nov. 28-Dec. 1 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Doug Rohrbaugh (pictured) of Carbondale, who had conditional status on the PGA Tour Champions circuit in 2015, shot a 73 on Tuesday and shares 29th place out of a field of 74. Rohrbaugh, winner of the 2013 CoBank Colorado Senior Open and three Colorado PGA Professional Championships, trails leaders Kevin Stone and Bob Soards by eight strokes.
Among those tied for third at 67 are Colorado Senior Open champions Jeff Gallagher and Greg Bruckner, along with Keith Clearwater, a PGA Tour winner who’s also competed at the CSO in recent years.
Dean Sessions, like Rohrbaugh a Coloradan, opened with a 77 on Tuesday and shares 54th place.
Here are the scores for the Colorado competitors:
At Primm Valley Golf Club’s Lakes Course in Nipton, Calif.
(Top 27 Finishers Advance to Q-school Finals)
29. Doug Rohrbaugh 73
54. Dean Sessions 77