Akshay Bhatia won – or maybe the better word is “survived” – the Valero Texas Open today by beating Denny McCarthy on the first hole of sudden death. And he did it playing injured.
In an attempt to get away from a ball quickly, Mr Volunteer, wearing a navy blue bucket hat, took an awkward, yet hilarious fall and created an instant viral moment.
Ludvig Aberg has turned plenty of heads since turning pro less than a year ago. During the third round of the Valero Texas Open, though, he managed to do something that turned his own.
When you rank first in strokes gained/approach, strokes gained/tee to green and first in greens in regulation, third in driving accuracy, have the fewest bogeys and are T-1 in birdies, it doesn’t take a maths major to understand you have a good chance to win.
The day started out with a bit of angst as Spieth thought he might have busted his Titleist TSi3 driver on the practice range moments before his round was to start.
Kevin Na is known as one of the more, ahem, deliberate players on the US PGA Tour but he was entitled to take his time six years ago when he racked up a 16 – yes, 16 – on one hole at the Valero Texas Open.