Name: Akshay Bhatia forces playoff with birdie on No. 18 at Valero
Uploaded: 2024-04-07T22:12:26.115Z
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Description: In the final round of the 2024 Valero Texas Open, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

In the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 16 at the Memorial

In the final round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 15 at the Memorial

In the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

In the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-3 12th hole.

Akshay Bhatia runs in putt from the fringe for birdie at the Memorial

In the opening round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-5 15th hole.

In the opening round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-4 first hole.

Akshay Bhatia birdies opening hole at the Memorial

In the final round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Akshay Bhatia nearly aces No. 16 at Charles Schwab

In the third round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Akshay Bhatia drains birdie putt at Charles Schwab

In the third round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-5 11th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 11 at Charles Schwab

In the third round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes a 16-foot birdie putt on the par-4 10th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 10 at Charles Schwab

In the second round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 16 at Charles Schwab

In the second round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-4 12th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 12 at Charles Schwab

In the second round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-4 6th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 6 at Charles Schwab

In the second round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-4 5th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 5 at Charles Schwab

In the opening round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-3 8th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 8 at Charles Schwab

In the opening round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-5 1st hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes easy work of par-5 first at Charles Schwab

In the opening round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Akshay Bhatia uses slope on No. 16 for birdie at Charles Schwab

In the opening round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-4 15th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 15 at Charles Schwab

In the opening round of the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-5 11th hole.

In the third round of the 2025 Truist Championship, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-3 14th hole.

Akshay Bhatia sinks a 30-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Truist Championship

In the third round of the 2025 Truist Championship, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-4 1st hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 1 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2025 Truist Championship, Akshay Bhatia makes a 8-foot birdie putt on the par-4 10th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 10 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2025 Truist Championship, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-4 7th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 7 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2025 Truist Championship, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-4 6th hole.

Akshay Bhatia sinks a 29-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Truist Championship

In the opening round of the 2025 Truist Championship, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-4 9th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 9 at Truist Championship

In the opening round of the 2025 Truist Championship, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-3 16th hole.

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 16 at Truist Championship

In the second round of the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Team Akshay Bhatia/Carson Young makes a 32-foot birdie putt on the par-4 16th hole.

Team Akshay Bhatia/Carson Young sinks a 32-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Zurich Classic

In the second round of the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Team Akshay Bhatia/Carson Young makes birdie on the par-5 7th hole.

Team Akshay Bhatia/Carson Young makes birdie on No. 7 at Zurich Classic

In the opening round of the 2025 Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-4 16th hole.

Akshay Bhatia spins back approach, makes birdie at Zurich Classic

In the third round of the 2025 RBC Heritage, Akshay Bhatia hits a well-executed chip, setting up birdie on the par-5 2nd hole.

Akshay Bhatia's well-executed chip leads to birdie at RBC Heritage

In the opening round of the 2025 RBC Heritage, Akshay Bhatia sends in 25-footer for birdie on the par-4 3rd hole.

Akshay Bhatia sends in 25-foot birdie putt at RBC Heritage

In the second round of the 2025 Valero Texas Open, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-4 6th hole.

Akshay Bhatia holes 14-foot breaking birdie putt at Valero

In the final round of the 2024 Valero Texas Open, Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on the par-5 18th hole.

Akshay Bhatia forces playoff with birdie on No. 18 at Valero

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Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 16 at the Memorial

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 15 at the Memorial

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 16 at the Memorial

Akshay Bhatia runs in putt from the fringe for birdie at the Memorial

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 15 at the Memorial

Akshay Bhatia birdies opening hole at the Memorial

Akshay Bhatia nearly aces No. 16 at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia drains birdie putt at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 11 at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 10 at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 16 at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 12 at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 6 at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 5 at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 8 at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia makes easy work of par-5 first at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia uses slope on No. 16 for birdie at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 15 at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 11 at Charles Schwab

Akshay Bhatia sinks a 30-foot birdie putt on No. 14 at Truist Championship

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 1 at Truist Championship

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 10 at Truist Championship

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 7 at Truist Championship

Akshay Bhatia sinks a 29-foot birdie putt on No. 6 at Truist Championship

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 9 at Truist Championship

Akshay Bhatia makes birdie on No. 16 at Truist Championship

Team Akshay Bhatia/Carson Young sinks a 32-foot birdie putt on No. 16 at Zurich Classic

Team Akshay Bhatia/Carson Young makes birdie on No. 7 at Zurich Classic

Akshay Bhatia spins back approach, makes birdie at Zurich Classic

Akshay Bhatia's well-executed chip leads to birdie at RBC Heritage

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