Akshay Bhatia, playing in the Valero Texas Open, noticed his driver start to falter during his second round. Despite this, he remained focused and emphasized the importance of setting day-to-day goals, which he learned from working with a psychologist.
Stepping onto the course with an 18-hole lead for the first time on the PGA Tour, Akshay Bhatia said he felt less stress than he anticipated. But as he played through his second round Friday at the Valero Texas Open , Bhatia noticed his driver start to falter. After 15 holes, he was still sitting at even par for the round, allowing the rest of the field to hang in striking distance. In that moment, Bhatia reminded himself to “just try to focus on the right things.
” The biggest key to his success Thursday, he said, was the work he put in with a psychologist the past couple weeks, changing his approach to setting day-to-day goals — something he never much considered in the pas
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