Valero Texas Open
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Saturday Notes
PosPlayer1234RoundTotalStrokes
1Akshay Bhatia 637068 -4-15201
2Denny McCarthy 687067 -5-11205
3Brendon Todd 667270 -2-8208
T4Hideki Matsuyama 737066 -6-7209
T4Russell Henley696971 -1-7209

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Akshay Bhatia
Akshay Bhatia

Akshay Bhatia (1st/-15)

StarFollowing a third-round 4-under 68, holds the 54-hole lead by four strokes over Denny McCarthy
StarWould become the first wire-to-wire winner on the PGA TOUR since Lee Hodges at the 2023 3M Open. Wire-to-wire winners at the Valero Texas Open: Mike Souchak (1955), Bob Estes (1994) Equals the largest 54-hole lead on the PGA TOUR this season (Jake Knapp, Mexico Open at Vidanta)
StarLargest 54-hole lead at the Valero Texas Open since Jimmy Walker led by four over Jordan Spieth en route to winning in 2015; two shy of the largest 54-hole lead at the Valero Texas Open: 6 (Tommy Armour III/2003)
StarHolds the 54-hole lead/co-lead for the first time; previous-best position after 54 holes: 2nd (2024 Sentry/finished T14), T2 (2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta/finished 4th)
StarMaking third start at the event (MC/2021, T46/2023)
StarFive top-20 finishes in nine starts this season, with a T11 at last week's Texas Children's Houston Open his best outing
StarHas one win in 53 prior PGA TOUR starts (2023 Barracuda Championship) With a win Sunday, would become the first Drive, Chip and Putt participant to play in the Masters; participated in the inaugural Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals in 2014, finishing sixth place overall in the boys 12-13 age group Leads the field in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (14.859) and Strokes Gained: Approach the Green (7.382)
Miscellaneous notes

StarDenny McCarthy (2nd/-11) seeks his first TOUR win in his 174th start, with a playoff loss to Viktor Hovland at the 2023 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday his best finish; four of the last six winners of the Valero Texas Open earned their first TOUR title: Kevin Chappell (2017), Andrew Landry (2018), Corey Conners (2019), J.J. Spaun (2022)
StarThree-time PGA TOUR winner Brendon Todd (3rd/-8) is in search of his second victory in Texas (2014 AT&T Byron Nelson); has two top-10 finishes in seven prior starts at the Valero Texas Open (T6/2014, T8/2022)
StarHideki Matsuyama (T4/-7) is making his fourth straight appearance at the Valero Texas Open (T30/2021, WD/2022, T15/2023), with his first start in 2021 coming the week before winning the Masters Tournament; entered the week No. 3 in the FedExCup standings, the highest position of any player in the field; along with Alex Noren (T7/-5), posted the round of the day (66)
StarFour-time PGA TOUR winner Russell Henley (T4/-7) has a pair of season-best T4 finishes (Sony Open in Hawaii, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard) and is currently No. 35 in the FedExCup standings; has never finished outside of the top 100 in the FedExCup since joining the TOUR in 2013
Star2023 RSM Classic champion Ludvig Aberg (6th/-6) trails by nine in attempt to win one week prior to his first major championship start; missed the cut in his only other start at the event (2022/78-73); currently projected No. 1 in the Aon Next 10 standings
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