Akshay Bhatia, a slender, 17-year-old high school junior who plans to bypass college to turn professional this fall, made his PGA Tour debut this week as an amateur at the Valspar Championship. GGP+ Correspondent Sean Fairholm writes Bhatia’s story. The post The Pro Road Less Traveled appeared first on Global Golf Post.
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Akshay Bhatia won’t be around for the weekend at the Valspar Championship, but the teen sensation still had plenty of reason to smile after putting forth a respectable showing in his PGA Tour debut. The 17-year-old amateur received a sponsor exemption to play this week at Innisbrook, and earlier in the […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – Paul Casey admits that he played like “rubbish” last week at TPC Sawgrass, shooting rounds of 78-74 to miss the cut and finish ahead of only two players. But a funny thing happened once he got back on the grounds at the Valspar Championship. “It’s great coming in, seeing my ugly […]
PHOENIX – Amy Bockerstette’s fan base continues to grow. Count the LPGA’s Lizette Salas among those who adore her. “You just inspire me so much,” Salas told Bockerstette when they met at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup this week. Amy’s a star now. That’s what so many people who saw her viral video tell […]
The PGA Tour announced Friday that Robert Garrigus has been suspended for three months after testing positive for a “drug of abuse,” a substance that Garrigus confirmed in a subsequent statement was marijuana. Currently ranked 450th in the world, Garrigus has made two cuts in seven starts this season, with his best finish a T-20 result at the […]
The USGA announced on Friday that it has hired long-time PGA Tour player Jason Gore as its first senior director of player relations. The organization and players on the PGA Tour have been in multiple disputes this year in relation to changes to the Rules of Golf. According to the USGA, the “appointment launches a […]
The engagement between the USGA and elite players, both pro and amateur, took another giant step with the announcement that past PGA Tour winner and U.S. Walker Cup team member Jason Gore will join the USGA as senior director of player relations. Our Steve Eubanks has the details and the rationale behind it from the […]
PHOENIX – Gerina Piller is an LPGA pro in transition, a mom learning to practice between diaper changes and feedings. She missed the cut Friday at the Bank of Hope Founders Cup. It was just her second start in 15 months. What’s life like playing with a baby in tow this week? “It’s very humbling, […]
PALM HARBOR, Fla. – The PGA Tour event that doesn’t have Tiger Woods this year instead has the Leaping Cougar. That’s a childhood nickname for Joel Dahmen, who took advantage of gentle conditions on a tough Copperhead course for a 5-under 66 to share the early lead Thursday with Sepp Straka in the Valspar Championship. The tournament, trying to have […]
Joel Dahmen and Sepp Straka lead, DJ is in the hunt and Sergio showed us we’ve been teeing it up all wrong. The post Here’s what you missed from Round 1 of the Valspar Championship appeared first on Golf.