Akshay Bhatia opens with 63 to lead Texas Open by three while Rory McIlroy sits six back

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Akshay Bhatia shoots 9-under 63 for three-shot lead at Valero Texas Open

Akshay Bhatia rode the rare experience of knowing a PGA Tour course with a sublime day with his irons for a 9-under 63 on Thursday, giving him a three-shot lead in the Valero Texas Open and taking a small step toward a potential trip to the Masters.

It wasn’t a bad day for Rory McIlroy, fresh off a visit to swing coach Butch Harmon in Las Vegas and two days at Augusta National before his final tournament ahead of the one major keeping him from the career Grand Slam. Jordan Spieth had another edge-of-the-seat performance. He hit his tee shot out-of-bounds on the par-5 14th and took double bogey, putting him at 4 over and in danger of missing his third straight cut for the first time since the fall of 2020.

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