Bhatia was six shots clear when he made the turn at the Valero Texas Open on Sunday.
Nine holes later, he headed into a sudden-death playoff nursing a shoulder that had just popped out of its socket.
Bhatia celebrates the birdie putt that forced McCarthy into a playoff, dislocating his shoulder in the process.
Bhatia rolled in for birdie once more to clinch his first PGA Tour title since the Barracuda Championship last year and $1.6 million in prize money.
30 McCarthy, who fell narrowly short of a dramatic first PGA Tour crown.
Persons:
Akshay Bhatia, Bhatia, Denny McCarthy, McCarthy, Rory McIlroy, ” Bhatia, Raj Mehta, physio Aki Tajima, McCarthy’s, “, ”, it’s, “ Denny, I’m, ” McCarthy
Organizations:
CNN, Valero Texas, Barracuda, Augusta, Augusta National
Locations:
San Antonio, California, Texas