Bhatia had six birdies against one bogey and a triple bogey while Theegala had three birdies, an eagle against four bogeys and two double bogeys. He started the day with three bogeys and ended with an eagle on an up-and-down day
Indian-American Theegala, who was sixth after the first round, was now Tied-14th at the halfway stage. Among those tied at 14th was World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (70-68), who is using this event to tune up ahead of the Ryder Cup
Akshay Bhatia rode a five-hole stretch with four birdies in the middle of the round as he added 3-under 67 to his first 66 to get to 7-under at the Tour Championship, according to a release from Tour Championship.
Akshay Bhatia kept his hopes of qualifying for the Tour Championship alive with a gritty finish at the BMW Championship. The Indian-American carded a 1-under 69 in the second round to move from tied-46th to tied-37th at the midway stage.
Bhatia, who set the course alight with a 62 on the first day, had two birdies and two bogeys on the third day, as Tommy Fleetwood survived some hiccups on the way to a 1-under 69 but stayed in sole lead at 14-under.
Bhatia, a two-time PGA TOUR winner, recorded two birdies and a bogey in his opening four holes before playing steady golf with 14 consecutive pars. His performance keeps him firmly in the mix going into the weekend, in only his second appearance at this event, where he finished T-12 in 2024
The 23-year-old Bhatia, already a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, delivered a stellar performance marked by seven birdies and an eagle against one bogey. He made the turn at 4-under, then picked up another birdie on the 11th before briefly slipping with a bogey at 12. But his finish was spe
Akshay Bhatia birdied the 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 8th holes, showing early confidence. He was grouped with Harry Hall, who also made a fast start at 3-under, making for a high-performing pairing
Rory McIlroy, who spent the last few months struggling for motivation after his Masters achievement in Augusta, seems to be finding his form as he shot 2-under 68 and 5-under 65 in the first two rounds and put him in contention at this week's Genesis Scottish Open
A group of 19 players then sit at three under par and that included World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler had to settle for 67 and was three back, while defending champion Robert MacIntyre, and the two players who lifted the Genesis Scottish Open before him - Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele - are