Akshay Bhatia played a practice round Tuesday with Jon Rahm and Tony Finau, but he probably didn’t imagine the three would walk Vidanta Vallarta together again this week.
Tomorrow, he’ll tee it up alongside two of the game’s best once more, this time with a chance to announce himself as golf’s next young star.
Full-field scores from the Mexico Open at Vidanta
The 21-year-old followed a second-round 65 with an 8-under 63 Saturday in Mexico, capping his round with an eagle on the par-5 18th to head to Sunday tied with Rahm at 17 under.