Akshay Bhatia signed a card 62 blowseight under par, in the primera ronda del FedEx St. Jude Championship held on Thursday, which earned him an advantage of a blow to the English Tommy Fleetwood in the Inaugural Test of the FEDEX CUP playoffs of the PGA Tour.
Fleetwood traced in the classification when doing Birdie in the last four holes and ending 63 strokes, seven under par, in the TPC Southwind. Two blows from Bhatia, with 64 blows, six under par, are found Bud Cauley and the English Harry Hall y Justin Rose. The Korean Trili He made 65 blows.
Collin Morikawa, Rickie Fowler, Maverick McNealy, Russell Henley y Ben Griffin They are four blows, with 66 blows, four low. The number one in the world, Scottie Schefflerhe had the opportunity to join them, but his short Putt for par in 18 slipped beyond the hole and settled with a 67.
Los First 70 classified in the Fedex Cup were classified for St. Judebut the second classified, the Norwegian Rory McIlroycurrent masters champion, decided not to participate in the first test of the playoffs.
Bhatia left behind a season full of disappointments to be at the top of the classification. His good start included four Birdies in the first nine holes and an Eagle-3 in Hole 16, a pair 5. The only stain on the Bhatia card was a Bogey in Hole 12, a pair 4. ended in an impressive way, after the Eagle in 16 with Birdies in holes 17 and 18.
“I felt that I wasn't playing very well throughout the day, but then those last two putts entered,” Bathia said. “In general, I felt that my game with the irons was good. I just have to polish a couple of things, like a couple of blows with the Wedge, and feel a little more comfortable with the putter, but, in general, I felt that I was playing well.”
He 62 was the lowest round of Bhatia In the circuit this season, a better blow than its total in the third round of the 3M Open last month and its initial round in the Truist Championship In May.
Those who end on Sunday between The first 50 of the Fedex Cup points classification will be classified for the second round of the playoffsto be held next week in Owings Mills, Maryland. The first 50 may also participate in each of the eight emblematic events of the PGA TOUR EN 2026.
