"Kind of my main focus" - 2024 Valero Texas Open leader Akshay Bhatia targets Major win

Following the Saturday round, Akshay Bhatia said that winning the 2024 Valero Texas Open would get him closer to his goal which is to win a Major championship. The statement came as he is just one good round away from earning the Masters invitation.

Bhatia fired a 4-under 68 on Saturday, April 6, to hold his lead after the third day at the TPC San Antonio. He now leads by four storkes over Denny McCarthy. Another good round for a win will ensure that he goes to Augusta National for the first time in his career.

During the post-round interview, Bhatia said it would be great to win the Valero Texas Open but it didn't mean the world to him given he had a bigger goal of claiming the Majors. He added:

"I didn't grow up playing on the PGA Tour necessarily to win just PGA Tour events, I grew up playing and dreaming of winning Majors. That's kind of my main focus for the years to come."

When will Akshay Bhatia tee off at the Valero Texas Open on Sunday?

Akshay Bhatia is grouped with Denny McCarthy and Brendon Todd for the final round of the Valero Texas Open. The trio will tee off on Sunday, April 7, at 12:30 pm ET from the first hole.

Here are the complete tee time details for the final round of the Valero Texas Open (All times in ET):

1st tee

10:20 a.m.: Martin Laird, Matt Fitzpatrick, Webb Simpson
10:30 a.m.: Chez Reavie, Tyson Alexander, Austin Eckroat
10:40 a.m.: Ryan Moore, Matti Schmid, Peter Kuest
10:50 a.m.: Chan Kim, Andrew Novak, Bud Cauley
11:00 a.m.: Keith Mitchell, Josh Teater, Max Homa
11:10 a.m.: Nick Hardy, Justin Lower, Sam Stevens
11:20 a.m.: Parker Coody, Mac Meissner, Jordan Spieth
11:30 a.m.: Andrew Putnam, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Vince Whaley
11:40 a.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Alexander Bjork, Adam Scott
11:50 a.m.: Mark Hubbard, Thorbjorn Olesen, Adam Schenk
12:00 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Lucas Glover, Ben Martin
12:10 p.m.: Rico Hoey, Stewart Cink, Alex Noren
12:20 p.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Henley, Ludvig Aberg
12:30 p.m.: Akshay Bhatia, Denny McCarthy, Brendon Todd

10th tee

10:20 a.m.: Vincent Norrman, C.T. Pan, Davis Thompson
10:30 a.m.: Garrick Higgo, Kevin Chappell, Brian Harman
10:40 a.m.: Joe Highsmith, Aaron Baddeley, Tyler Duncan
10:50 a.m.: Corey Conners, Carl Yuan, Nate Lashley
11:00 a.m.: Ben Griffin, S.H. Kim, Bronson Burgoon
11:10 a.m.: Victor Perez, Robby Shelton, Ryo Hisatsune
11:20 a.m.: Kevin Streelman, Kevin Kisner, Dylan Wu
11:30 a.m.: Charley Hoffman, Harry Hall, Pierceson Coody
11:40 a.m.: Tom Whitney, Collin Morikawa, Kevin Yu
11:50 a.m.: Aaron Rai, Maverick McNealy, Nicolai Hojgaard
12:00 p.m.: David Lipsky, Brandt Snedeker, J.J. Spaun
12:10 p.m.: Beau Hossler, Hayden Springer, Adam Svensson
12:20 p.m.: Lanto Griffin, Ben Kohles
12:30 p.m.: Ben Silverman, Ryan McCormick

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