Akshay Bhatia overcomes injury on playoff hole to win Valero Texas Open

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In the final round of the 2024 Valero Texas Open, Akshay Bhatia injured his shoulder while celebrating his made putt on the final hole of regulation, and would request assistance from a physiotherapist in his playoff with Denny McCarthy.
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It’s the final week before the season’s first major championship as the PGA TOUR heads to TPC San Antonio for the Valero Texas Open. Rory McIlroy returns to make his third start of this event’s TPC San Antonio era; he finished runner-up in 2013 and missed the cut in 2022. He arrives here with 21 consecutive made cuts worldwide. Jordan Spieth plays in his home state this week. He finished runner-up here in 2015 and claimed victory in 2021. Missing the cut in his last two starts on TOUR, the three-time major winner is also looking to heat up before arriving in Augusta next week for the Masters Tournament. Canadian Corey Connors returns to defend his title this week. He looks to become the first back-to-back winner at the Valero Texas Open since Zach Johnson in 2008-09. He’s made five cuts out of five here and claimed victory in 2019 as well as last year’s success. Others to look out for are Collin Morikawa, Max Homa, Hideki Matsuyama and Matt Fitzpatrick.
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@barkbros123 5 ай бұрын

You can tell this kid has heart for this game… ❤️ well done

@JKerrMedia 5 ай бұрын

Akshay is awesome, love to watch him

@silverfox4898 5 ай бұрын

So glad for Akshay....MASTER's bound!

@p-ogagne6735 5 ай бұрын

Good win Akshay, enjoy the Masters!

@ducksseason 5 ай бұрын

The 1st Drive, Chip, & Putt competitor to Masters competitor. Well done for this young man! Lets root for him to be the 1st DCP to Masters winnner this week!

@chetgray5697 5 ай бұрын

It's quite literally a possibility. He's an unbelievable talent...might be very good for golf in the future.

@MC-uj5gg 5 ай бұрын

Lets go Akshay! Congrats! Can't wait to see you play at the Masters

@alexanderjefferies7740 5 ай бұрын

My mum’s a doctor and I spoke to her about what would cause such an easy dislocation. Rather than it being due to how thin he is, it’s more so due to previous dislocations. Once it happens that first time, it’s really easy to risk doing it again, she estimated he’d probably had 4-5 dislocations to have it happen so easily with a fist pump.

@thejudderman8265 5 ай бұрын

My right shoulder dislocated when I was 8 and has then dislocated 5/6 times since then throughout my life and I’m 31 now, physiotherapist said exactly the same as your comment, the joint will always be weak now after the first dislocation.

@Allaluca 5 ай бұрын

Akshay needs to put on some muscle to prevent him from these injuries in the future 💪

@simontemplet4023 5 ай бұрын

Body types are different. Being lean and flexible is sometimes more valuable in golf for longevity than bulking up

@alexanderjefferies7740 5 ай бұрын

Actually rather than due to lack of substantial muscle and mass in general (although as a golfer who used to be a chopstick before I started working out which I’m glad I began doing 4 years ago I’d say it really helped me and my strength) it’s more likely due to previous dislocations that have weakened the joint. Once you do it that first time it’s easier for it to happen again

@IOSALive 5 ай бұрын

PGA TOUR, This is awesome! I subscribed because I want to see more!

@MediaLieDetector 5 ай бұрын

Tiger was injured many times from swinging too hard but never from a fist pump. Congratulations Akshay! Great tournament!

@mikewilliams1479 5 ай бұрын

Well played lad. That injury may need surgery in the future if he isn’t careful. Strengthen those shoulders muscle over time bud it would help. Knock em down in the masters Akshay

@mattl165 5 ай бұрын

Hopefully he stays healthy next week!

@darricmartinez5626 5 ай бұрын

Congrats!!!

@CorekBleedingHollow 5 ай бұрын

Oof, right before the Masters like Tony Finau's injury.

@lynnmcclaine7683 5 ай бұрын

NBA Medical Director? He looks so young. Good work, Akshay!😊

@kennethken8974 5 ай бұрын

He's so skinny that shoulder dislocated on a fistpump ? LMAO

@brooksy3069 5 ай бұрын

it was a planned strategy to allow him to walk off the course and gather his thoughts, he thought of shoulder tape to come up with the "no take shirt off" in front of cameras, he walked off, took a breath, came back

@chrisb.4496 5 ай бұрын

He need some milk! And a sandwich...

@cledesma135 5 ай бұрын

Yes! One for the thin guys!!

@企画7課-j6c 5 ай бұрын

must have mastered shoulder maintenance this week

@dogloverjb6873 5 ай бұрын

nice to see a man with a normal build and not all buffed out. good for him on this win!!

@RF-iv9vw 5 ай бұрын

Is that normal?

@Sambarrett802 5 ай бұрын

Feel bad for Denny. Congrats Akshay

@swampThaang 5 ай бұрын

I am completely lost as to where we landed on anchoring vs not anchoring and how it is policed

@gasperstarina9837 5 ай бұрын

Shoulders are actually very "weird" when you can be fully relaxed, warmed up, after 4 hours and one liitle weird move and it starts to give you probmes

@thejudderman8265 5 ай бұрын

I would say the dislocation would have happened when he leaned on the club to pick his ball out of the hole rather than the fist pump?

@Rothydot 5 ай бұрын

Plot twist he was just calming his nerves. Jk maybe I would have. Great W!

@LorneMalvo1002 5 ай бұрын

Don’t give daps to Akshay. You might Break his wrist or a finger might fall off

@johnpaul9606 5 ай бұрын

Message to Akshay : No more fist pumps !

@proprioceptive44 5 ай бұрын

Not much injury there

@TML34 5 ай бұрын

Good old choke job by McCarthy. That’s an 18 handicap pitch shot.

@NickMart1985 5 ай бұрын

Akshay needs light weight work. I've got bad shoulders too. A little meat on those bones will tighten it right up.

@brooksy3069 5 ай бұрын

i guess all you have to do to calm your nerves is say you need tape on your shoulder, tell people you can't take your shirt off, then leave the course for a nice little breather, gather the thoughts, and come back, "where can we go to take my shirt off so not everyone is looking at me" such a planned course of action here, no injury

@johngalluzzo7698 5 ай бұрын

Dude he had 90 yards and McCarthy had already hit it in the water 😂 I think his nerves were fine

@MegaNidhi 5 ай бұрын

Shoulder dislocated.. Nd relocated to St augusta

@Sambarrett802 5 ай бұрын

I mean he is 130 lbs soaking wet

@markhuru 5 ай бұрын

Did Denny throw it away, for $0

@brooksy3069 5 ай бұрын

I don't believe by any means Akshay injured his shoulder, this was a planned course of attack in case it came down to the wire. Akshay planned to have a shoulder injury, and planned for the tape, shirt off excuse, to then get off the course in private. it's a way to go to a private room, clearing his thoughts, taking a breath, and comes back with a slower heart rate and a chance to take a quick break. This needs to be BANNED. Any player now can come down 18 or a playoff, ask for someone to come out, say they don't want to change infront of the camera, and then leave the course.

@sohelhussain2689 5 ай бұрын

What stupid theory

@politicsuncensored5617 5 ай бұрын

In every pro, amateur sport they have timeouts for injuries and for any reason. Including giving the team a quick rest. Only in golf the one player is the - - - entire team. According to your crazy idea there should be no timeouts in the NFL, NBA, MLB or in any sport. Get over it. Akshay and every player can call for medical help at anytime. 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙢

@devanteporter6981 5 ай бұрын

Michelle Wie used to do this all time time. Difference is Akshay is the real deal and he wouldn’t fake an injury, he might not even play at the masters he said