Sudarshan Yellamaraju grinded to make the 36-hole cut at TPC Sawgrass. He made the best of his weekend, ascending to T-5 at the 2026 Players Championship thanks in large part to a 4-under 68 on Sunday.
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The final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational showcased an epic duel between Akshay Bhatia and Daniel Berger that culminated in a sudden-death playoff for the win.
“I had my niece definitely watching over me,” Bhatia said of his niece, Mia, who died in December at 6 years old.
Bhatia, who grew up playing Paschal Golf Club in Wake Forest, North Carolina, closed in 31 and then beat Daniel Berger in a playoff Sunday to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Ricky Castillo won for the first time on the PGA Tour, knocking off Chandler Blanchet and Blades Brown to capture the 2026 Puerto Rico Open crown.
Daniel Berger spoke to Golf Channel’s Smylie Kaufman about gaining confidence from his experience at the Arnold Palmer Invitational despite losing in a one-hole playoff to Akshay Bhatia. The Golf Central also took more positives than negatives from Berger’s 73 holes in Orlando saying the road back from multiple injuries is “always bumpy.”
Akshay Bhatia spoke to the Golf Channel’s Todd Lewis after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational in a playoff over Daniel Berger and broke down his third career PGA Tour victory.
Castillo reeled in his first PGA Tour title on Sunday, playing his last 52 holes without a dropping a shot and closing in 5-under 67 to edge Chandler Blanchet by a shot at 17 under.
Akshay Bhatia overcame Daniel Berger’s attempt at being a wire-to-wire winner at the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational. Bhatia won the third signature event of the PGA Tour season, winning in a one-hole playoff over Berger.