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Akshay Bhatia is back in San Antonio, where he won Valero Texas Open and met his fiancee

Akshay Bhatia is back in San Antonio, where he won Valero Texas Open and met his fiancee

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