Akshay Bhatia Shines with Solid Start at WM Phoenix Open; Scheffler Struggles

• Akshay Bhatia opened the WM Phoenix Open with a solid three-under-par 68 at TPC Scottsdale, placing him T-13.
• Bhatia, aiming to rebound from recent missed cuts, recorded a bogey on the 10th but then birdied three times between the first and fourth holes.
• World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler struggled, shooting a 73 and landing at T-89.
• Chris Gotterup leads the tournament with a superb bogey-free eight-under 63.
• Fellow Indian-American Sahith Theegala finished T-38 with a 70, including an eagle on the 15th.