Rachel Rohanna Virgili was hired as Waynesburg’s head women’s golf coach during the summer of 2021. While this is Rohanna Virgili’s first collegiate coaching experience, she brings a playing resume that few, if any coaches in the NCAA Division III ranks can rival.
After graduating from Ohio State University in 2012, Rohanna Virgili has appeared in 41 LPGA events, including three U.S. Opens, and made the cut in 10 of them, over an eight-year professional career. That career has also included an appearance in another LPGA major, the KPMG Championship.
She has also played in 88 Symetra Tour events and made 66 cuts. In 2017, the Waynesburg native took home the 2017 Symetra Tour Championship.
While competing as a collegian for the Buckeyes, Rohanna Virgili earned the 2009-10 and 2011-12 Frank Fuhrer, III, Collegiate Player of the Year Awards. She was also a two-time first-team All-Big 10 honoree, won a pair of collegiate tournaments and qualified for the NCAA Division I National Championships.
The Waynesburg native earned medalist honors at the 2010 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championships. At that same event, she set a then-stroke play record by carding a seven-under 65 at Charlotte Country Club.
Rohanna Virgili burst onto the scene while starring at Waynesburg Central High School from 2005 to 2009. During the regular season, she competed as either the number-one or number-two golfer on the Raider boys team. Once the postseason rolled around, the standout won WPIAL and PIAA girls titles in 2005 and 2007.
Outside of the scholastic ranks, Rohanna Virgili placed 13th at the PGA Junior Championships during her senior year of high school. She also competed in and made the cut in the 2012 West Penn Open. At the time, she was the first-and-only woman to accomplish the feat.
Rohanna Virgili was also a standout member of the WCHS softball program, including the 2006 team that qualified for the PIAA state tournament. She currently resides in Marianna, Pennsylvania, with her husband Ethan and their daughter Gemelia.
