Akshay Bhatia rallies with late birdies to shoot a 2-under 70, stretching his lead to five shots in the Valero Texas Open and increasing his chances of securing the final spot in the Masters next week.
SAN ANTONIO — Akshay Bhatia survived a rocky start Friday in the Valero Texas Open by rallying with a pair of late birdies for a 2-under 70 that stretched his lead to five shots and raised hopes of getting the final spot in the Masters next week.
But the 22-year-old settled himself with birdies on the par 5s on the front nine at the TPC San Antonio, and a birdie on the par-3 eighth. The wind kept whipping, challengers kept dropping and he wound up expanding his lead. “It was stressful, for sure, wasn’t my best stuff,” Bhatia said."I felt like I struggled a lot off the tee today, golf swing didn’t feel great with any of the longer stuff, but iron play was still phenomenal, wedges were good, made some nice putts.Rory McIlroy had another steady day of pars and did well enough for a 70 to stay in the mix at 139.
“I've only made one bogey over two days, which I’m really pleased with,” he said. “Would have been nice to make a few more birdies, but pretty happy with the last two days.”
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