Average day for Bhatia and Rai at British Open
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Portrush (Northern Ireland), Jul 20 (PTI) Indian American golfer Akshay Bhatia shot a 1-under 70 in the third round to be Tied 34th at the British Open here.
Bhatia had two birdies on the seventh and the ninth and seemed to be ready to get more before two bogeys on the back nine.
Indo-British Aaron Rai, who had shown a lot of promise in the first eight holes on the first day, seemed to have lost that momentum. He shot even par 71 and was 18 places down on his second round to be T-44.
Sahith Theegala had missed the cut.
Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler continued his dominant performance with a bogey-free 4-under 67 that included an eagle and two birdies as he moved to 14-under and four clear of the field. PTI COR APA APA
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