LAS VEGAS – Playing the third professional event of his young career, Akshay Bhatia missed the cut Friday at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open.
Rounds of 70-72 left him five off the 5-under cut line.
The 17-year-old likewise failed to make the weekend in starts as a sponsor’s exemption at the Sanderson Fams Championship and Safeway Open.
“It’s been great, though,” he told GolfChannel.com Friday night. “I’ve had fun.”
Bhatia turned pro last month after finishing out his amateur career as a member of the victorious United States team at the Walker Cup. Rather than play his way through college, he’s opted to go directly to the professional ranks and is now – quite literally – learning on the job.