Ponte Vedra (USA), Mar 16 (PTI) Akshay Bhatia ended tied 13th at the Players Championship, marking another steady outing on the PGA Tour, while first-round co-leader Sahith Theegala slipped to tied 32nd.
The Palmer Invitational winner, Bhatia, carded 2-under 70 to gain 13 positions on the final day and move into the top 15 and just outside the Top-10. The round included one double bogey, three bogeys and seven birdies for a total of 6-under par for the week.
Meanwhile, Cameron Young carded 4-under 68 to clinch the title as overnight leader Ludvig Åberg, struggled in the final round and dropped down.
Another Indian-origin player, Theegala, who had a share of the lead after the first round, carded a 5-over 77 on the final day to drop down from T-10 to T-32.
Among Indian origin players, the Indo-Canadian player Sudarshan Yellamaraju had his career best result this week as he finished T-5 after carding 4-under 68 to take his total for the week to 9-under par.
This finish puts the 24-year-old Yellamaraju into the top 30 of the FedexCup rankings in his debut season on the PGA Tour. He graduated from the Korn Ferry Tour after winning a title to finish in the top 20.
In third place at 11-under par was Xander Schauffele followed by Robert MacIntyre at fourth with a score of 10-under par.
The top five was rounded off by Yellamaraju, Jacob Bridgeman and Åberg at T-5.
Bridgeman with his top five finish this week is now the new leader of the FedexCup rankings.
World number one Scottie Scheffler finished T-22 with a score of 5-under par for the week, while Rory McIlroy finished T-46 with a score of even par for the week. PTI Cor ATK
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