Akshay Bhatia is back in San Antonio, where he won Valero Texas Open and met his fiancee
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AkshayBhatiaisbackinSanAntonio,wherehewonValeroTexasOpenandmethisfianceeSANANTONIO—ThepropertyatTPCSanAntonio,homeoftheValeroTexasOpen,isoneofthemostcentralizedonthePGATour,withthemassiveJWMarriottresortwheremostplayersstaytoweringoverthe18thgreen,justafewstepsfromwheretheworld’sbestgolfersexittheirrounds.
So,manyofthetournament’sparticipantstaketimetosoakuptheresort’samenitiesandrelax,especiallywiththeMasterslooming.ButAkshayBhatiaisnotoneofthoseplayers.Infact,lastyear,aftertakingthe36-holeleadintotheweekend,BhatiasatwithSmylieKaufmanforhisthen-fledgling“HappyHour”TVsegment,insistinghe’dratherwatchmoregolfthanloungeinthelazyriver.
Butdon’ttakeBhatia’slackofroamingthegroundsasasignthathe’sunhappyhereintheAlamoCity.Ayearago,hefinishedoffoneofthemostimpressiveandimprobablewire-to-wirevictoriesinrecentmemory,fendingoffaheroicchargebyrunner-upDennyMcCarthyo