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
Indian golf is set to get a major boost as Grand Slam winner Rory McIlroy has confirmed his participation in the $4 million DP World India Championship. He will tee it up in India for the first time in his illustrious career.
Bhatia had two birdies in the first three holes and a bogey-birdie on the fourth and fifth. Then came a hat-trick of bogeys from the seventh to the ninth as he turned in one-over 36. On the back nine, he had the 12th, 14th and 15th and bogeyed the 13th, 17th and 18th
The Indian-American Bhatia sits tied third alongside Rickie Fowler, Colin Morikawa and Sepp Straka. Bhatia, who was third at the PLAYERS this year, is two behind the leader, Keith Mitchell (61) and one behind Denny McCarthy (62)
The field is led by the AT&T Pebble Beach, PLAYERS and Masters champion and also the defending champion Rory McIlroy as nine of the Top-10 in the world teeing up at this week. McIlroy won this event as the Wells Fargo last year
Sahith Theegala (73), dropped late bogeys on the 14th and the 18th which wiped out his two birdies on the 16th and the 17th. Debutant Aaron Rai suffered three bogeys on the fourth, sixth and 10th, but rallied superbly with four birdies in a row from the 13th only to finish bogey-bogey for a
Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai, two of the three Indian-origin at the 89th Masters, were on the front page of the leaderboard at the end of opening day, which had a lot of big names led by Justin Rose, who shot a 7-under 65.
Sahith Theegala and Akshay Bhatia have an added tag to their name this year with an Indian sponsorship from Hero, one of the biggest Indian backers of the sport in and out of the country
Joaquin Niemann, The International Series Rankings champion for the 2024 season, is the latest big name to be confirmed for International Series India, the USD 2 million tournament taking place at DLF Golf and Country Club next month
Scheffler won by six shots over Tom Kim, and it was the largest winning margin at Albany Golf Club and the biggest in the tournament history since the 10-shot margin of victory achieved by Jordan Spieth in 2014 at Isleworth
With seven birdies on the front nine, Scottie Scheffler seemed to be running away from the field at the 2024 World Challenge. Starting at 5-under his new putting grip seemed to work like magic as he birdied everything except two of the three Par-3s on the front nine
Cameron Young made a sensational return to action at the 2024 World Challenge with a bogey-free opening round of 64, giving him a two-shot lead over Justin Thomas (66), who made a late charge with four birdies in a row from the 14th