Akshay Bhatia: Drops 16 spots after Sunday 73

Rotowire4 days ago

Bhatia finished in a four-way share of 28th at the Charles Schwab Challenge after posting a four-under cumulative score.

Analysis:

Bhatia was eight-under through the first two days of the tournament, highlighted by his five-under 65 score Friday. He was still in a good spot heading into Sunday despite a one-over 71 on Saturday, but Bhatia tumbled down the leaderboard after going three-over on the back nine. He finished T15 in birdies, 19th in SG: Putting and in the top-30 in driving distance and SG: Around-the-Green. However, he also ranked T54 in bogeys, 63rd in SG: Off-the-Tee, T69 in GIR and T71 in driving accuracy. Bhatia has failed to finish in the top-10 in seven tournaments since his playoff victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational in early May, which includes missed cuts at both The Masters and the PGA Championship. He'll tee off at the Memorial Tournament next week, where he's finished MC-T22-T16 since 2023.

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