Akshay Bhatia WITB: Valero Texas Open
Akshay Bhatia lifted his second PGA Tour trophy at the Valero Texas Open. Here are all the clubs he used to get the job done.
Akshay Bhatia secured his second PGA Tour title at the Valero Texas Open, beating Denny McCarthy in a playoff at TPC San Antonio.
Bhatia, 22, began the final day in Texas with a four-shot lead, which at one point stretched to five. However, McCarthy switched the afterburners on during the back nine, birdieing eight holes to finish at 20-under and force a playoff.
Seeing McCarthy drain his birdie putt on 18, Bhatia followed him in for the same score and, in doing so, slightly dislocated his shoulder during his celebration.
Midway through the playoff, Bhatia required medical assistance and needed his shoulder strapped up before hitting his approach shot into the par-5.
In the meantime, McCarthy hit his worst shot of the day, finding the water with his approach, leaving the door wide open for Bhatia to swoop in and claim victory.
Following a solid shot into the green, Bhatia holed his birdie putt to earn victory and also a place at this week's Masters.
Bhatia finished the week with rounds of 63, 70, 68 and 67 to defeat a strong leaderboard that featured Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth, Hideki Matsuyama and Tommy Fleetwood.
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In addition to his invitation to The Masters, Bhatia also received a $1.6m winner's cheque.
The talented left-hander has also broken into the top 50 in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time, now sitting at 34th, his best-ever OWGR position.
Scroll down to see all the clubs the Callaway staffer used to earn victory.
Akshay Bhatia: WITB 2024
DRIVER: Callaway Rogue ST MAX (9 degrees; Fujikura Ventus Black 7X)
FAIRWAY WOOD: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (15 degrees @13.9; Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X (43 inches, tipped 1.5)
HYBRID: Callaway Apex UW prototype (19 degrees @17.8; Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X)
IRONS: Callaway X Forged UT (22 degrees; KBS S-Taper 125 S+) Apex TCB Raw (5-PW; KBS S-Taper 125 S+)
WEDGES: Callaway JAWS Raw (50, 54, 60 degrees; KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 135 X)
PUTTER: Odyssey Versa Jailbird 380
BALL: Callaway Chrome Tour
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