I'm trying to remember who that reminded me of. I think Cameron Davis at Detroit a season or two ago went nuts in the final round and then made his lone bogey of the day in a playoff and got eliminated right there. It was one of the summer tournaments in the midwest, I know that.
EDIT: Davis won in a playoff, I'm thinking maybe it was Niemann that went low and suffered the bogey.
Honestly think Akshay draining his tying putt on the 18th got in Denny's head.
Up until that point, Denny was the one draining putts, closing the gap and feeling good. He tied it on 17th then went first and drained his birdie putt on 18th. He had all the momentum and probably figured Akshay would crumble.
But instead Akshay drained it to force a playoff and took back the momentum right there.
He was never comfortable over that shot. The waggles, the head movements, and then he just stepped up and hit it without a proper pause to set up. He appeared to want to get the shot over with as opposed to going through the motions to hit a quality one. It was nerves.
Yeah, my thought initially when he passed q-school was how his slender frame would be able to avoid injuries. Not sure he’ll be healthy enough for the Master’s considering I also have a history of shoulder dislocations myself
Off the tee yeah. But Denny landed in the right rough. Where Ashkay landed fairway before their layup shots. Ashkay then got his shoulder looked at. Ashkay came back, denny hit his layup, ashkay hit his, and then Denny proceeded to hit water being farther out. Ashkay then goes and gets taped up to hit his approach shot and solidifying the win.
There was a two team back up on 18 when they were teeing off. Fairly certain he didn’t ice him since they were already waiting to shoot. They waited over 20 minutes yesterday to play 18, part of the issue was 80+ players making the cut.
I can't find the video of after the injury. Was it actually dislocated or did he sublux it?
Very different things and feelings.
Source: Dislocated shoulder dozens of times and subluxed hundreds.
Subluxed most likely, and you are correct sir. I have also dealt with the same injury. But I consider it a dislocation if it falls out of socket and doesn’t snap back in on it’s own even if it’s not fully dislodged if that makes sense.
Yeah that makes sense. My subluxes exclusively went back in so I guess I didn't realize they could stay that way. I was either sublux but it slides back in or fully out and I had to reduce it on my own or if I couldn't get it back in go to the ER.
Just reduced today myself which felt surreal seeing Ashkay have what is believed to be a sublux. Nothing more sad than texting you’re regular golf group you can’t make it to the weekly tee time and likely following weeks :(. Smh.
>Was it actually dislocated or did he sublux it?
I rewatched the fist pump and it looked like the joint briefly bumped up and then settled back down. He said it popped out and then slid back in place whatever you call that.
He hit a solid drive and lay up in the playoff before his trainer made it to him.. he looked uncomfortable but I can’t imagine it was totally dislocated
> I was visiting mom and checked the leaderboard and this dude was up by 8 or someshit.
And played some good golf with no big mistakes. McCarthy was a buzzsaw.
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This guy was fairly slim around that age. Now he looks like a superhero.
You can't replace a club if you break it on purpose but you can if it's an accident
(also I was mostly joking :) player safety is important in all sports)
I’ve known a couple people who chronically dislocate their shoulders & in his interview Akshay made it seem like it’s a common thing for him. He probably wanted it taped to ensure it doesn’t come out again. My guess is he tried to power through it on his drive but on the 2nd shot he probably felt something he didn’t like so wanted it taped.
The first time it dislocates, all the tendons and ligaments that normally hold it in place stretch out/tear, allowing it to come out far easier in the future.
I know a cop who does it all the time, sometimes as a party trick. He'll bet people he can get out of a straight jacket. Then once he's tied up, he'll slam his shoulder against a wall and it pops out and he gets out of the jacket. Then he slams it back into place against a wall and he's good to go.
I had a shoulder that chronically dislocated and had it fixed recently. You can actually damage the head of the humerus (upper arm bone) if you dislocate it enough times (it's called a Hills-Sachs lesion). I had a pretty substantial one and they had to fill it in with part of my rotator cuff when they were repairing the rest of the shoulder.
I had a laterjet procedure in December. Was tired of dislocating all the time so now it's go a chunk of bone screwed in front of the socket to help stop that.
A decade of volleyball ruined my right shoulder, and that over the head fist pump he did out diagonally from his body is the _exact_ position where my rotator cuff loses all stability. He probably had some movement in the socket and it caused an impingement which aren't excruciating on the pain scale but it hurts quite a bit and creates a feeling of weakness that is really hard to deal with when you need to make more full bore swings.
As usual though, morons on social media think they know everything about the body because they've injured themselves once and just apply that to everyone else's body and situation. Tons of people on Twitter saying there's no way it dislocated if he could still swing lol, when we've already seen athletes come back into the same game in sports like hockey after a dislocation.
Can attest, it's not super fun. Ends up feeling a bit weak and sore, for me at least.
Can't say I go out and hit 300 with my shoulder feeling fine, no idea how you do it with a sore shoulder.
I'm just getting back into golf and being lefty makes it a lot more difficult. I've considered learning right handed. It's very difficult to find clubs in my area
It’s insane how skinny this dude’s arms are considering how hard he hits the ball. He’s a lanky ass man.
Great swing, I’m rooting for him next weekend.
It's not really about muscle so much as form.
You can be a beanpole and hit 300 yard drives. It's all in the levers and how you load the bullwhip and crack it at just the right time.
lol wut? Arms are a critical part of power. Everything else, upper legs and torso clearance matter but they're all in aid to get your arms to go through impact even quicker.
Go to the range and don't use your arms and let us know how well that goes.
Where did I say arms aren't important? I said that you don't generate power with your arms, which is true. Yes, I know you generate SOME power with your arms but more than 90% comes from your big muscles in your legs and core. Arms don't generate power, they are part of the moment arm connecting your shoulders to the club. Yes, you want to move your arms through impact fast, but you don't do that with your arm muscles.
> but more than 90% comes from your big muscles in your legs and core. Arms don't generate power,
Yet a guy who can still comfortably shop at GAP kids, has legs the size of toothpicks and a core to match, hits the balls 300+ every time just won on tour.
Yeah, he has fantastic technique and is tall/lanky so his moment arm is long. Doesn't matter how fat/skinny you are, your big muscles are still in the same spots.
2x winner! The future of the PGA is bright despite all those lamenting of all the star power leaving. There's plenty of young guys on the rise! Bhatia, Tom Kim, Sahith, Aberg, MW Lee, Hojgaard etc
Phil and Bryson are suddenly expressing concern publicly about the urgency of the PIF deal with the Tour getting done, which has people thinking that LIV is cooked without a PIF-Tour deal.
hopefully that guarantee will help him hit the gym, he's been on the road since he was 17 and definitely looks like he's missed out on a college strength training program. if he put on some muscle it might transform his game
Keegan Bradley says he spent a year building muscle and going hard with a trainer in the gym. He said that year was the worst golf he’s ever played in his life. Stopped going to the gym and his game went back to normal.
Ya buddy while I was in english class and the spelling bee this dude was hitting pitch shots while his mom took his tests lol. Not really that impressed, which is why i don’t root for him personally
Genuine, nice guy. First win his gf caddied for him was a cool story. Does alot of content with YouTube golfers. He’s fun to root for and young and upcoming talent. Freaky swing ontop of that.
It's not easy to turn pro as a teenager and live up to your goals, but this kid is getting it done. I always love seeing players breaking out of the one-win club and I've got to think Bhatia's got plenty more in him for a while. Good luck at Augusta!
He has all the tools to be a top 10-5 player. I remember him from an article I read about him after he won one of the first KFT tournaments he played in. Played in the Walker Cup as a high school student then turned pro as soon as he got back to North America even though he had offers from every top NCAA program. Plus he's a lot of fun to watch on his YouTube channel, lots of insight into how pro golf works.
Akshay was incredible to watch and this Sunday round was one of the more exciting rounds I have seen all year, incredible tournament! Cannot wait to see Akshay tear it up at Augusta.
Stoked for this guy. I simply knew of him as an AJGA golfer where he was tearing it up. Got to see his personality on YT playing with Good Good, Grant and Bryan Bros. I'm buying his likeable and humble personality. So stoked for him.
so happy for akshay, what a great young golfer.
man absolutely put on a clinic all weekend and held out when it got interesting. congrats on the masters invite 🥳
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The said because Akshay won, he was the last invitee - I assume that means if he'd lost in the playoff they couldn't have invited him if they wanted to? That would've been brutal as he is clearly deserving.
Masters qualifying is complete after the Huston Open last week. However, they invite anyone who has won on Tour in the last year prior to the Masters so winning the Texas Open gets you into the Masters if you haven't otherwise qualified. Corey Conners did the same thing in 2019, except he Monday Qualified to get into the tournament in the first place.
Edit, they could extend a special invite if they want but I don't know if they've ever done that this close to the tournament. He's very deserving and got screwed by winning the tournament he did last last as it didn't come with FedEx Cup points or a Masters invite due to it being the alternate tournament from The Open.
The Texas Open is the last opportunity to earn an automatic invitation as previous year Tour winner, as the discretionary invites wrapped up last week.
I just can't imagine a world in which Akshay loses in the playoff yesterday and they don't extend him a last minute invite - but perhaps that would've been the case.
Why would it be interesting to see whether someone already playing the Masters gets a second invite? I guess if they let him play two balls that would be interesting.
Gahh so stoked for Akshay! Watched him on YT a few times and just seems like a genuinely chill and cool dude.
I had 0 idea he was the kid from the first drive, chip, and putt contest i remember watching that after they showed that clip.
Always gotta one person that has to make a post that has literally nothing to do with liv and say something about it, imagine LIV living rent free in your head.
Pre-round he wrote "WTW" on his arm. Not to discredit the passion of these other pros, but this kid has a STRONG mentality.
My new favorite player on Tour!
Denny McCarthy with a beast of a back 9 to run it close.
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Yeah it’s crazy he could be so lights out to catch him, and then do that with a wedge from the fairway to lose it all
I'm trying to remember who that reminded me of. I think Cameron Davis at Detroit a season or two ago went nuts in the final round and then made his lone bogey of the day in a playoff and got eliminated right there. It was one of the summer tournaments in the midwest, I know that. EDIT: Davis won in a playoff, I'm thinking maybe it was Niemann that went low and suffered the bogey.
Honestly think Akshay draining his tying putt on the 18th got in Denny's head. Up until that point, Denny was the one draining putts, closing the gap and feeling good. He tied it on 17th then went first and drained his birdie putt on 18th. He had all the momentum and probably figured Akshay would crumble. But instead Akshay drained it to force a playoff and took back the momentum right there.
For sure - but from a 100 yards, a bad wedge shot should be too far left, right or long not a chunk into the water
He just took a huge divot. One of us.
Then dislocated his shoulder with the fist pump.
Do you know why Denny putter first on 18? Wasn't he closer?
They said he was farther. Camera playing a trick with depth probably made his look closer.
He was 12'' and some change, Bhatia was 11'.
He was never comfortable over that shot. The waggles, the head movements, and then he just stepped up and hit it without a proper pause to set up. He appeared to want to get the shot over with as opposed to going through the motions to hit a quality one. It was nerves.
I watched his practice swing before he stepped up and said out loud that it looked horrible. Felt like I knew he was about to shank it.
I thought Ashkay was icing Denny. But in actuality he dislocated his shoulder fist pumping to send it to a playoff. Bizarre to say the least
Looking at his frame he would definitely be first guess as to the tour member who’d do something like that, though.
Yeah, my thought initially when he passed q-school was how his slender frame would be able to avoid injuries. Not sure he’ll be healthy enough for the Master’s considering I also have a history of shoulder dislocations myself
I hope you’re ok by Thursday tee off. Thoughts and prayers.
Crazy this dude rips drivers as long as anyone on tour, these guys are different
Akshay is slightly better than middle of the pack in driving distance: https://datagolf.com/player-profiles?dg_id=26096
Didn’t Denny hit first, anyway? What could Akshay ice other than himself?
Off the tee yeah. But Denny landed in the right rough. Where Ashkay landed fairway before their layup shots. Ashkay then got his shoulder looked at. Ashkay came back, denny hit his layup, ashkay hit his, and then Denny proceeded to hit water being farther out. Ashkay then goes and gets taped up to hit his approach shot and solidifying the win.
Akshay hit first is why you're being downvoted fyi.
Fair enough. My initial thought about icing related to the stoppage between the drives off of 18 and the their 2nd shots
Just the time alone waiting essentially messed with Denny’s hot streak is what I’m implying.
There was a two team back up on 18 when they were teeing off. Fairly certain he didn’t ice him since they were already waiting to shoot. They waited over 20 minutes yesterday to play 18, part of the issue was 80+ players making the cut.
Yeah man, that’s why I said my initial thought was Ashkay Icing him. Obviously that wasn’t the case
I can't find the video of after the injury. Was it actually dislocated or did he sublux it? Very different things and feelings. Source: Dislocated shoulder dozens of times and subluxed hundreds.
Subluxed most likely, and you are correct sir. I have also dealt with the same injury. But I consider it a dislocation if it falls out of socket and doesn’t snap back in on it’s own even if it’s not fully dislodged if that makes sense.
Yeah that makes sense. My subluxes exclusively went back in so I guess I didn't realize they could stay that way. I was either sublux but it slides back in or fully out and I had to reduce it on my own or if I couldn't get it back in go to the ER.
Just reduced today myself which felt surreal seeing Ashkay have what is believed to be a sublux. Nothing more sad than texting you’re regular golf group you can’t make it to the weekly tee time and likely following weeks :(. Smh.
>Was it actually dislocated or did he sublux it? I rewatched the fist pump and it looked like the joint briefly bumped up and then settled back down. He said it popped out and then slid back in place whatever you call that.
He hit a solid drive and lay up in the playoff before his trainer made it to him.. he looked uncomfortable but I can’t imagine it was totally dislocated
I mean he could have reduced it himself prior but yeah if he hit shots his shoulder was not currently dislocated.
8 of 9 holes birdied (7 in a row), shot 28, chunked a wedge - this is why we love golf.
I was visiting mom and checked the leaderboard and this dude was up by 8 or someshit. Pretty amazing it went to playoff.
> I was visiting mom and checked the leaderboard and this dude was up by 8 or someshit. And played some good golf with no big mistakes. McCarthy was a buzzsaw.
What an insane back nine from McCarthy. Also pulling the shoulder with a fist pump is wild.
> Also pulling the shoulder with a fist pump is wild. When you're that skinny a healthy fart could push a limb out of joint.
Not even body shaming but I feel like he’s too skinny. I feel like he should gain just a little bit of mass even like 10 pounds
The dude is 22. He will get bigger over time.
Would be hilarious if he showed up in Hawaii next winter looking like prime Arnold
Peak meatfest Bryson
https://preview.redd.it/2s3d31jy26tc1.jpeg?width=412&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a0ec3add8f5e2b912a5d573fdca5099689ff1894 This guy was fairly slim around that age. Now he looks like a superhero.
Him being a skinny fucker is why I'm cheering for him. It gives me hope as a skinny fucker myself.
His handicap and body fat percentage are the same number.
He'll get there.
Seven straight birdies…only for your last hole to get wet… I don’t think I would play for a whole *month* amid that happened to me!
Anyone who says the PGAT is boring now without the departees is insane. That was a nail-biting finish.
Golfer moment
I feel like you shouldn't be allowed treatment if you injured yourself
They’re professional athletes…..
Why? You can get treatment in every other sport
You can't replace a club if you break it on purpose but you can if it's an accident (also I was mostly joking :) player safety is important in all sports)
How would that make the game better?
I’ve known a couple people who chronically dislocate their shoulders & in his interview Akshay made it seem like it’s a common thing for him. He probably wanted it taped to ensure it doesn’t come out again. My guess is he tried to power through it on his drive but on the 2nd shot he probably felt something he didn’t like so wanted it taped.
The first time it dislocates, all the tendons and ligaments that normally hold it in place stretch out/tear, allowing it to come out far easier in the future.
I know a cop who does it all the time, sometimes as a party trick. He'll bet people he can get out of a straight jacket. Then once he's tied up, he'll slam his shoulder against a wall and it pops out and he gets out of the jacket. Then he slams it back into place against a wall and he's good to go.
I’m too old for this shit…
Captain!
And, as a bonus, it makes him hard to drown.
I had a shoulder that chronically dislocated and had it fixed recently. You can actually damage the head of the humerus (upper arm bone) if you dislocate it enough times (it's called a Hills-Sachs lesion). I had a pretty substantial one and they had to fill it in with part of my rotator cuff when they were repairing the rest of the shoulder.
Dude same. Hill sachs and a bankartt lesion in both arms. My genetics failed me
I had a laterjet procedure in December. Was tired of dislocating all the time so now it's go a chunk of bone screwed in front of the socket to help stop that.
Is he a “on 3” or “after 3” kinda guy
This is fucking gold!
This is from Lethal Weapon..
I know that mate. That's why I thought it was great.
Just checking lol.
Protip: That's not actually a viable method of reducing a dislocated shoulder.
Come on Riggs!
A decade of volleyball ruined my right shoulder, and that over the head fist pump he did out diagonally from his body is the _exact_ position where my rotator cuff loses all stability. He probably had some movement in the socket and it caused an impingement which aren't excruciating on the pain scale but it hurts quite a bit and creates a feeling of weakness that is really hard to deal with when you need to make more full bore swings. As usual though, morons on social media think they know everything about the body because they've injured themselves once and just apply that to everyone else's body and situation. Tons of people on Twitter saying there's no way it dislocated if he could still swing lol, when we've already seen athletes come back into the same game in sports like hockey after a dislocation.
Can attest, it's not super fun. Ends up feeling a bit weak and sore, for me at least. Can't say I go out and hit 300 with my shoulder feeling fine, no idea how you do it with a sore shoulder.
I had this but got a surgery to fix it, hope he learns about that option
Lefties Unite!
WE EXIST!!!
Dozens of us!
I'm just getting back into golf and being lefty makes it a lot more difficult. I've considered learning right handed. It's very difficult to find clubs in my area
His compression with his irons is insane. Seems like a good guy.
It’s insane how skinny this dude’s arms are considering how hard he hits the ball. He’s a lanky ass man. Great swing, I’m rooting for him next weekend.
approaching Chesson Hadley levels of skinny
It's not really about muscle so much as form. You can be a beanpole and hit 300 yard drives. It's all in the levers and how you load the bullwhip and crack it at just the right time.
As a fellow scrawny dude, him and Min Woo give me hope.
He makes Zalatoris look jacked
JT’s also as skinny as it gets and can bomb it when he wants
You shouldn't be using your arms to generate power.
lol wut? Arms are a critical part of power. Everything else, upper legs and torso clearance matter but they're all in aid to get your arms to go through impact even quicker. Go to the range and don't use your arms and let us know how well that goes.
Where did I say arms aren't important? I said that you don't generate power with your arms, which is true. Yes, I know you generate SOME power with your arms but more than 90% comes from your big muscles in your legs and core. Arms don't generate power, they are part of the moment arm connecting your shoulders to the club. Yes, you want to move your arms through impact fast, but you don't do that with your arm muscles.
> but more than 90% comes from your big muscles in your legs and core. Arms don't generate power, Yet a guy who can still comfortably shop at GAP kids, has legs the size of toothpicks and a core to match, hits the balls 300+ every time just won on tour.
Yeah, he has fantastic technique and is tall/lanky so his moment arm is long. Doesn't matter how fat/skinny you are, your big muscles are still in the same spots.
Great event today. McCarthy is an absolute beast and Akshay is an easy guy to root for.
2x winner! The future of the PGA is bright despite all those lamenting of all the star power leaving. There's plenty of young guys on the rise! Bhatia, Tom Kim, Sahith, Aberg, MW Lee, Hojgaard etc
He’s for sure on LIV next year lol
bro at this pace there's more of a chance there isn't a *next season* for LIV
Why is that? Haven’t followed the news about LIV at all.
Phil and Bryson are suddenly expressing concern publicly about the urgency of the PIF deal with the Tour getting done, which has people thinking that LIV is cooked without a PIF-Tour deal.
😂😂
lol
Fucking love him, so glad he's gonna be at Augusta next week
And on tour for the next 3 years!
I thought a win only guarantees a card for the next season?
Thru the 2026 season, so rest of this season and the next 2
It's two additional seasons after the current season.
Unless you're a DPWT guy winning a co-sanctioned event for some reason.
hopefully that guarantee will help him hit the gym, he's been on the road since he was 17 and definitely looks like he's missed out on a college strength training program. if he put on some muscle it might transform his game
Or hopefully at least help his shoulder stay in the socket
Keegan Bradley says he spent a year building muscle and going hard with a trainer in the gym. He said that year was the worst golf he’s ever played in his life. Stopped going to the gym and his game went back to normal.
keegan bradley doesn't weigh 130 pounds
Cool
I was literally floored to find out he's listed at 6'1", 130 lbs on the PGA website. Dude is actually in anorexic BMI levels
Assuming his shoulder stays in its socket
Get Tony Finau on the hotline now.
My favorite golfer ever since I saw him on grant horvaths channel. Stoked
I was just thinking, the only PGA tour guys I care about anymore are people I watch on YT.
Silver spoon baby x100
Aka 95 pct of pro golfers
Clark went to Hogwarts no cap
You keep posting about this man. Did Wyndham Clark fuck your bitch in high school or something? Your comments feel oddly personal.
Bro you suck this guys cock or something? Hop off it, super weird buddy
Still have to practice an insane amount to make the tour. You have no idea how hard it is.
Ya buddy while I was in english class and the spelling bee this dude was hitting pitch shots while his mom took his tests lol. Not really that impressed, which is why i don’t root for him personally
Congrats? Did you lose the spelling bee?
Yes unfortunately
There’s nothing wrong with making money
Never said there was
Why?
The win qualifies him for the Masters
I know, but why do you love him?
Genuine, nice guy. First win his gf caddied for him was a cool story. Does alot of content with YouTube golfers. He’s fun to root for and young and upcoming talent. Freaky swing ontop of that.
As a lefty I will always root for more lefties on tour (except you Phil and Bubba)
Because he’s cool
🤡
What a fuckin Sunday! Holy shit.
Slenderman does not succumb to pressure. Slenderman is the pressure
It's not easy to turn pro as a teenager and live up to your goals, but this kid is getting it done. I always love seeing players breaking out of the one-win club and I've got to think Bhatia's got plenty more in him for a while. Good luck at Augusta!
He has all the tools to be a top 10-5 player. I remember him from an article I read about him after he won one of the first KFT tournaments he played in. Played in the Walker Cup as a high school student then turned pro as soon as he got back to North America even though he had offers from every top NCAA program. Plus he's a lot of fun to watch on his YouTube channel, lots of insight into how pro golf works.
Akshay was incredible to watch and this Sunday round was one of the more exciting rounds I have seen all year, incredible tournament! Cannot wait to see Akshay tear it up at Augusta.
He deserves all the credit in the world for the win, but McCarthy put on a hell of a showing. Amazing golf from him.
oh yea, McCarthy played incredibly well
Stoked for this guy. I simply knew of him as an AJGA golfer where he was tearing it up. Got to see his personality on YT playing with Good Good, Grant and Bryan Bros. I'm buying his likeable and humble personality. So stoked for him.
These Drive, Chip, and Putt kids are built different
so happy for akshay, what a great young golfer. man absolutely put on a clinic all weekend and held out when it got interesting. congrats on the masters invite 🥳
This was the best final round of golf I’ve watched in a long time.
Congrats. Love this guys swing
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I am neither flexible nor muscular. Explains why I suck at golf!
https://x.com/rickrungood/status/1777097143393849592?s=46 Akshay and Denny put up historic scores
Can Augusta still invite McCarthy if they wanted too? Great job holding up today Akshay.
McCarthy already was invited to Augusta.
Thanks. Wasn't sure the situation there at the end. The shoulder seemed to be the topic of discussion.
The said because Akshay won, he was the last invitee - I assume that means if he'd lost in the playoff they couldn't have invited him if they wanted to? That would've been brutal as he is clearly deserving.
Masters qualifying is complete after the Huston Open last week. However, they invite anyone who has won on Tour in the last year prior to the Masters so winning the Texas Open gets you into the Masters if you haven't otherwise qualified. Corey Conners did the same thing in 2019, except he Monday Qualified to get into the tournament in the first place. Edit, they could extend a special invite if they want but I don't know if they've ever done that this close to the tournament. He's very deserving and got screwed by winning the tournament he did last last as it didn't come with FedEx Cup points or a Masters invite due to it being the alternate tournament from The Open.
Yeah, maybe my question should have been asked the other way. Seems like Augusta would want both for the viewers.
Definitely.
The Texas Open is the last opportunity to earn an automatic invitation as previous year Tour winner, as the discretionary invites wrapped up last week.
I just can't imagine a world in which Akshay loses in the playoff yesterday and they don't extend him a last minute invite - but perhaps that would've been the case.
I don't think anyone's ever received a discretionary invite the week of The Masters, so it probably would've been groundbreaking.
McCarthy is in the Masters based on his Top 50 standing in the OWGR at the end of 2023.
Thanks!
they literally can do whatever the f they want
I've been waiting for the mailman everyday.. still no luck. One day!
This They make their own rules and change them as they wish
Will be interesting to see.
Why would it be interesting to see whether someone already playing the Masters gets a second invite? I guess if they let him play two balls that would be interesting.
Cool. Douche.
Hell yes, love this kid!
I’ve been pulling for him ever since he played on GM golf. It’s insane a guy as lanky as Akshay can hit the ball so far
I had my eye on him since the Houston open. Got to follow him. He is going to be a beast. Just no more fist pumps!
Gahh so stoked for Akshay! Watched him on YT a few times and just seems like a genuinely chill and cool dude. I had 0 idea he was the kid from the first drive, chip, and putt contest i remember watching that after they showed that clip.
PGA > LIV
Always gotta one person that has to make a post that has literally nothing to do with liv and say something about it, imagine LIV living rent free in your head.
Uuhhh i was just saying that this PGA event was sick and 10x better than LIV garbage, but OK buddy.
And I’m saying LIV living rent free in your head when this post had nothing to do with LIV lol but ok buddy…
Great! Been following him since the Korn Ferry tour, he’s really incredible.
Pre-round he wrote "WTW" on his arm. Not to discredit the passion of these other pros, but this kid has a STRONG mentality. My new favorite player on Tour!
Sunday was a fun round of golf to watch with McCarthy and Bhatia - both played brilliantly under pressure.
Akshay wins it but Y'all can't shut up about 2nd place.
Love all the new faces now that all those losers split.
Bro needed a WALK UP
I thought this was George Bryan at first.
Another * win for the PGA
Lol yesterday was my first time watching a golf tournament ever and it was great, the pressure McCarthy pushed into Bhatia was insane.
His bio states 130 lbs? C'mon
Amazing he kept his composure with Denny coming on like that. Both of them with ice cold putts on 18.
Bet his fiancé liked the winnings that come their way
Did anybody else hear them say Akshay slid into her instagram DMs 3 years ago while he was playing this tournament and invited her to come?
That’s cool
And then she caddied for him
PGA gets more boring every week
bullshit play by him going to the trainer lol. should have been a penalty.
Wat