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The Masters 2026: Fleetwood and Reed take fight to leader McIlroy on day two
Left-handers have a strong record at Augusta (Mike Weir, Bubba, Mickelson) and Akshay Bhatia was fancied by some to produce another win for the southpaws this week. He was going nicely after a three-under 33 on the front nine took him to 2-under. But his second nine has been a disaster: double bogey, bogey, bogey, double bogey, par, par, bogey. That’s seven shots gone in no time and suddenly he’s outside the cut line at +5.
TL;DR
- Akshay Bhatia, a left-handed golfer, was considered a potential contender at Augusta.
- He started well with a three-under 33 on the front nine, reaching 2-under par.
- Bhatia's performance collapsed on the back nine with multiple bogeys and double bogeys.
- This resulted in him dropping to +5, outside the cut line.