Young Indian-origin golfer Akshay gained the Bahamas Great Exuma Classic on the Corn Ferry Tour at Sandals Emerald Bay right here.
The victory made him the third youngest participant to win the Korn Ferry Tour occasion because the Tour’s inception in 1990.
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An astonishing bogey-free seven-under 65 within the ultimate spherical gave Bhatia a two-stroke victory at Sandals Emerald Bay on Wednesday and have become the one teenager to win on the event circuit alongside former Australia world No. 1 Jason Day and Korean star Sungjae Im. joined as. , which is the route of the PGA Tour.
Bhatia’s 14-under 274 scored the second-lowest 72-hole rating within the five-season historical past of the occasion.
Paul Healy II, who completed second in -12, recorded his third runner-up end and seventh top-10 on his ultimate 35 Korn Ferry Tour debut.
Bhatia not wants to fret about whether or not his quantity can be sufficient for him to play. Instead, he is turning his eyes to the quickest route on the PGA Tour.
“I have just slowly and slowly climbed the mountain,” Bhatia stated.
“I’m excited to play subsequent week. I’ve by no means had a schedule. To make a schedule and look ahead to enjoying some occasions… This 12 months I’ve to look ahead to all these issues.
“I want to win three and be promoted to the PGA Tour, so I guess that’s my goal.” Indian-American Bhatia registered a spectacular victory after scoring a birdie for 17 runs. With 156 yards to pin on the fifth 18th gap, he turned to the within of his foot to safe the primary win of his profession and cement his standing as one of many recreation’s rising stars .
Bhatia, a California native who performs from Wake Forest, North Carolina, produced one in all three swamp-free scorecards within the ultimate spherical, and one in all three who posted 65 or higher all through the week.
A riveting again 9 highlighted by birdies on three of the ultimate 4 holes (numbers 15, 17 and 18) took Bhatia to 14-under par for the event.
Bhatia began the day with a three-stroke lead however ended it two strokes forward of runner-up finisher Paul Haley II, who performed with him all through the afternoon and carded a bogey-free four-under 68.
Bhatia’s outstanding up-and-down birdie from a sidehill behind a greenside bunker on the par-5 14th might have been the pivotal second of his spherical, however his field-leading twenty second birdie of the week on the 72nd gap dazzled golf followers. completed. World.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
