Akshay Bhatia added another first to his impressive resume.
The 17-year-old junior phenom from Wake Forest, N.C., made his first professional cut on Saturday at the Web.com Tour's Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship in Prattville, Ala. Darkness suspended play on Friday evening, so Bhatia had to wait a little longer following rounds of 73-70, but now he will tee it up Saturday with a chance to climb the leaderboard.
Bhatia is 1 under for the tournament, 11 shots back of leader Robby Shelton, a former top-ranked junior who went on to star at Alabama, where he helped the Tide to the 2014 NCAA title.