Indian-American golfer Akshay Bhatia rises to top 5 at Charles Schwab Challenge
Indian-American golfer Akshay Bhatia rises to top 5 at Charles Schwab Challenge
FORT WORTH (US): (May 24) Indian-American golfer Akshay Bhatia charged his way into contention with a second round 4-under 66 to rise to tied fifth in the standings at the Charles Schwab Challenge here.
Bhatia played a bogey-free round with four birdies, two birdies on either side of the Colonial Country Club.
Having started on the front nine, Bhatia picked up his first birdie of the round on the fifth hole and then followed that with another on the sixth. On the back nine, Bhatia gained two more shots on the 12th and 16th holes. His total after two days is seven-under par and is sitting four behind the leaders Ben Griffin (63) and Matt Schmid (63).
