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 …
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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 …
Augusta, April 13 (IANS) Rory McIlroy secured his second consecutive Masters title, edging out world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler by a single shot to claim victory.With the win, McIlroy joins an elite group of just four players to win back-to-back Masters titles, becoming the first to do so since Tiger Woods achieved it in 2001–02.A one-shot win over Scheffler gave McIlroy a 15-year span between his first and sixth major championships. McIlroy finished the tournament at 12-under-par with a closing …
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 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 …
Scottsdale, Feb 9 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia produced a steady 4-under 68 to quietly climb into a tied-third finish at the WM Phoenix Open, while fellow Indian-American Sahith Theegala (70) suffered late heartbreak with a bogey on the 72nd hole to end tied-18th, a result that initially appeared to cost him a place in the next two USD 20 million Signature Events. Relief followed later in the evening for Theegala. On the back of two Top-10s and two other Top-20 finishes in his last four starts, he recei…
Scottsdale (USA), Feb 8 (IANS) Akshay Bhatia kept himself firmly in the mix at the WM Phoenix Open golf championship with another steady round, while Sahith Theegala continued his push to secure places in the PGA TOUR’s lucrative Signature Events with one round left at TPC Scottsdale.Bhatia, coming off two missed cuts in his previous starts, produced a second consecutive 4-under 67 to move into a tie for sixth heading into Sunday. The young Indian-American showed improved control and composure…