Bhatia loses U.S. Am match after caddie-cart incident
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. One of the hottest players in amateur golf had his U.S. Amateur run end Wednesday under unusual circumstances.Akshay Bhatia, the 16-year-old left-hander who has been dominating the junior golf circuit over the past year, squandered a late lead in his eventual 19-hole loss to Bradford Tilley in the Round of 64.Bhatia was all square against Tilley as they played Pebble Beachs par-5 14th hole. After knocking his second shot onto the green, Bhatia and his caddie, Chris Darnell, stopped to use the restroom. Bhatia walked up to the green afterward, but Darnell asked what he thought was a USGA official for a ride up to the green.The gentleman was wearing a USGA pullover, Darnell explained afterward. I asked if I could get a ride to the green to keep up pace, and he said yes. So I hopped on the back, got up to the green, hopped off and thought nothing of it.Conditions of the competition prohibit players and caddies from riding on any form of transportation during a stipulated round unless authorized.It turns out that the cart that Darnell rode on was not driven by a USGA official. Rather, it was just a volunteer wearing USGA apparel. A rules official who was in the area spotted the infraction and assessed Bhatia an adjustment penalty, so instead of winning the hole with a birdie-4 to move 1 up, the match remained all square.
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Even more interesting was what Darnell said happened earlier in the match.I had already seen the other caddie in our group do it on the ninth hole, Darnell said. Same thing USGA pullover, drove him from the bathroom up to the fairway so I assumed it was fine. I didnt point it out at the time because everything seemed kosher. He had the USGA stuff on, and I didnt think anything of it.Bhatia won the 15th hole to go 1 up, but lost the 17th and 19th holes with bogeys to lose the match. He didnt blame the outcome on the cart incident. What can you do? Ill have plenty of opportunities to play in this tournament, so Im not too upset about it, he said. Its just frustrating because I deserved to win that match. That wasnt the outcome I wanted, but I cant do anything about it.Bhatia, of Wake Forest, N.C., has been a dominant force in the junior ranks, going back-to-back at the Junior PGA (including this dramatic hole-out), capturing the AJGA Polo, taking the Sage Valley Invitational and reaching the finals of the U.S. Junior.
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