com, PGA Tour rule officials had to step in during the final round, telling the final group including Akshay Bhatia and Daniel Berger to pick up the pace. Daniel Berger started to walk to the 16th tee before Akshay Bhatia had completed the 15th hole. Akshay Bhatia subsequently bogeyed the 15th hole, impacting his chase at the top of the leaderboard.
He had trailed Daniel Berger by four shots going into the final nine holes. A run of birdies in the final nine holes saw Akshay Bhatia draw level to force a playoff. In the playoff, Akshay Bhatia recorded a par to seal victory, with Daniel Berger bogeying the hole.
Akshay Bhatia ultimately completed the chase, closing the gap on his rival. This was the third PGA Tour title of Akshay Bhatia's career, with all three victories coming via playoffs. He was awarded £3 million in prize money for the victory.
The exact scores and leaderboard positions throughout the final round have not been disclosed. " He added, "And then I just played with some anger for those couple of holes. The putt on 11 was a huge bonus for me.
" Akshay Bhatia also commented, "Daniel played amazing. This game is so crazy, it’s been crazy for these last couple weeks. " He stated, "Obviously it didn’t go the way I wanted it to, but at the start of the week if you told me I would have a chance on the 18th hole to win Bay Hill, I would be ecstatic with that.
" It is unknown what specific rule or pace-of-play issue prompted the officials' intervention.