Hilton Head (USA), April 20 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia and Sahith Theegala played under par rounds to finish in Top-25 at the RBC Heritage on the golf tournament on the PGA Tour. While Bhatia moved up to T-16, nine places from his overnight position of T-25, Theegala moved to T-25, up from his overnight position of T-41. Another Indian origin player, Sudarshan Yellamaraju (68), finished T-53.Matt Fitzpatrick (70) held off World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (67) in regulation play as the latter rallied from…
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Hilton Head Island (USA), April 18 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia delivered a sensational performance in the second round of the RBC Heritage, carding an impressive 8-under 63 — the lowest score of the day — to vault into a tie for 19th place heading into the weekend.The 24-year-old showed remarkable improvement after an opening-round 73, gaining 46 spots on the leaderboard. His two-day total now stands at 6-under par, putting him in strong contention as the tournament progresses.Fellow golfer Sahith …
Hilton Head Island (USA), April 17 (IANS) Sahith Theegala opened his campaign at the RBC Heritage with a 2-under 69, leaving him tied for 27th in the USD 20 million Signature event. While he trails leader Ludvig Åberg of Sweden by six shots, the round began on a strong note, with Theegala picking up three birdies in his first four holes and four in the opening seven. The other two players of Indian origin in the field, Akshay Bhatia and Sudarshan Yellamaraju, had slower starts. Bhatia posted a …
Gurugram, March 28 (IANS) Eugenio Chacarra, the defending champion, opened a four-shot lead after carding his third consecutive under par round of the week.Chacarra carded 2-under 70 to move his score to 10-under par after 54 holes (67-69-70). Alex Fitzpatrick and MJ Daffue are the two players tied for second place, four strokes behind the leader at 6-under par. Daffue has carded rounds of 71-67-72 while Fitzpatrick carded 71-68-72.David Law (71-70-70), who is placed T-4 is the only other player…
Ponte Vedra (US), March 13 (IANS) Sahith Theegala produced an impressive performance on the opening day of the Players Championship, carding a 5-under 67 to share the lead before play was suspended early due to darkness. Theegala joined Maverick McNealy, Lee Hodges, Sepp Straka and Austin Smotherman at the top of the leaderboard. Smotherman was the only player among the leaders who had not completed his round, with one hole still to play.The 28-year-old Theegala, who was troubled by injuries las…
Orlando, March 9 (IANS) Pushed to five shots behind the leader with nine holes to go, Indian American Akshay Bhatia staged one of the finest comebacks in recent memory to force a play-off at 15-under at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He then beat Daniel Berger in the first extra hole to win his biggest title ever.Another Indian American Sahih Theegala also had a strong showing this week as he finished T-6. After having a difficult third round where the 28 year old carded 3-over 75 he was able t…
Orlando (USA), March 7 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia produced one of the best rounds of the day to surge into second place after the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Bhatia fired a superb 6-under 66, the lowest score of the round, but still trails leader Daniel Berger by five strokes.Berger, who had opened the tournament with a brilliant 9-under 63, followed it up with a 4-under 68 to remain firmly on top of the leaderboard at 13-under par heading into the weekend.Meanwhile, Sahith Theegal…
Nairobi, Feb 23 (IANS) Shubhankar Sharma carded a fine 3-under 67 to finish Tied-48th at the 2026 Magical Kenya Open.Veer Ahlawat (69) finished T-53rd. India’s third player in the field, Yuvraj Sandhu had missed the cut.Casey Jarvis claimed his maiden DP World Tour title, rounding off a wire-to-wire success at the 2026 Magical Kenya Open.The South African, who had shared the lead after each of the first three rounds, held off playing partner Davis Bryant in a Sunday that was twice interrupte…
Nairobi, Feb 21 (IANS) Veer Ahlawat and Shubhankar Sharma made the halfway cut in the 2026 Magical Kenya Open.Ahlawat, who played the full season last year, shott 67-67 and was 6-under for two rounds to be well placed at T-28th. Sharma had to produce a super second with six birdies against one bogey for a 5-under 65 to squeeze into the cut line at 4-under after two days. He was T-55. Ahlawat in his second round had five birdies against two bogeys.Yuvraj Sandhu, however, missed out on the cut wit…
Pebble Beach (USA), Feb 16 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia, who held a two-shot lead heading into the final round, faltered with a closing 72 to finish tied-sixth, three shots behind the winner at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament.Bhatia, the 54-hole leader, struggled to maintain momentum, managing only two birdies over his final 29 holes. He lost the lead within the first four holes of the final round and was unable to recover on a day when swirling winds and mounting pressure reshaped the …