Akshay Bhatia scored a thrilling victory at the Valero Texas Open

sportsdesk:
Indian-American Akshay Bhatia persevered in a tense end to hold off a spectacular final run from Denny McCarthy to win the Valero Texas Open in Sunday's .  It also earned him a spot in next week's Masters.
 Bhatia will join another Indian-American, Sahith Thigala, at the Masters.
 Bhatia was nearly out of the tournament, maintaining a six-shot lead entering the 10th hole, before McCarthy birdied eight of the final nine holes — including seven in a row — to reach a 20-under par  for and put pressure on Bhatia.  Bhatia then made an 11-foot birdie putt to force a playoff.  He birdied the first playoff hole, while McCarthy made a double bogey to secure his second career PGA Tour victory.