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York County golfer Scott Rohrer sets Special Olympics world record at LA world games

By Andrew Dys

adys@heraldonline.com
Scott Rohrer, right, of Lake Wylie with PGA Pro Ben Crane during the April 14 Bank of America Special Olympics Golf Experience at Plantation Golf Club at Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head.
Scott Rohrer, right, of Lake Wylie with PGA Pro Ben Crane during the April 14 Bank of America Special Olympics Golf Experience at Plantation Golf Club at Sea Pines Resort in Hilton Head. FILE PHOTO
LOS ANGELES

York County Special Olympics golfer Scott Rohrer set a world record Thursday for low score for special olympians when he fired a six under par 66 to continue his lead at the Special Olympics world games in Los Angeles.

Rohrer, 25, from the Lake Wylie area, leads the field with a 10 under score after three rounds, with one round left to play.

Rohrer is a past national champion golfer in Special Olympics events who has competed as far away as Europe. His exploits have been featured this week in ESPN’s coverage of the Special Olympics games.

This story was originally published July 31, 2015 at 9:53 AM with the headline "York County golfer Scott Rohrer sets Special Olympics world record at LA world games."

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