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) and the Asian Golf Tour.
Anura Rohana ranked number two on the PGTI 2018 rankings, again made his mark in the Bengaluru Open Golf Championship 2018 at the Karnataka Golf Association Course, with 125 professionals vying for the top prize including over 10 top Asian Tour Professionals from India as well.
At the interview after the second round cut-off, Anura Rohana said, “I love the Karnataka Golf Association Course in Bengaluru. I believe that it is the best Course in India and we can’t have any excuses as the greens, bunkers, fairways, tees are comparable to the best in the world and the course is long and challenging and the bold players can attack the pin without fear.”
“I am playing with much confidence thanks to my sponsor Softlogic Life,” he said.
Rohana’s feat of firing 24 birdies in the four rounds, with the second and third rounds bogey free and the first round having only two bogeys and the final round a single bogey and double bogey to seal victory with a grand 19 under par total.
Rohana now a multiple winner on the PGTI has earned the Full Tour Card for the next three years and is grateful to Softlogic Life and pledged to continue to make an impact on the Asian Tour and PGTI as well this year. Rohana also earned the Country Spot in the Asian Tour, as the highest Sri Lankan earner in the Asian Tour 2018.