Indian-American golfer Akshay Bhatia fired a modest even-par 70 to be tied sixth and five off the lead after three days at the FedEx St. Jude Championship here.
Bhatia, 22, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, has rounds of 62-69-70 totalling 9-under and is still in the picture for a good finish in the first of three FedEx Cup Play-off events.
Bhatia, who set the course alight with a 62 on the first day, had two birdies and two bogeys on the third day, as Tommy Fleetwood survived a few hiccups on way to a 1-under 69 to stay in sole lead at 14-under.
Fleetwood, looking for his first win on the PGA Tour, has rounds of 63-64-69.
Fleetwood leads veteran Justin Rose (64-66-67), on 13-under, by one shot as Scottie Scheffler (67-66-65) lurks close behind at 12-under in third place.
Indo-British golfer Aaron Rai (70-69-68) is T-30 as he tries to move into the Top-50 from 55th to make the next Play-offs event.
Bhatia birdied the second and the 17th but gave away shots on the seventh and the 18th.
This report includes content sourced from Press Trust of India (PTI), edited for clarity and context.
