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2024 Champion Akshay Bhatia

“I knew it was a two-man race. I saw Rory [McIlroy] was playing great, he was 10 under, but I think I was 16, 17 under. I kind of knew where I stood, but I tried to stay true to myself, stick to my game plan. I was 4 under, like I said, that was my goal today, but I guess I needed 5 and I got that on the last putt. Yeah, it was pretty crazy. Denny [McCarthy] played awesome again and his win's coming soon.

I kind of just told myself, let's frickin' go, like this is kind of your moment and you miss it, OK, you finish second. But I just had that feeling that I can do it. It's a good feeling to have because some people can kind of shy away from the moment and I feel like I'm starting to get better at embracing it.

This place is very special to me. I know it's special to Presleigh. And they've always been very, very gracious towards me, giving me a couple spots, sponsor exemptions. I just can't wait to be back here. This golf course is awesome. It's hard, stressful and you just feel like you're never safe, so it was awesome.”

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