Announcers Baffled by Akshay Bhatia's Aggressive Downhill Putt at BMW Championship

Akshay Bhatia looks over his line on the 14th green during the first round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament. | Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

PGA Tour golfer Akshay Bhatia risked it all Thursday with his putt on the 11th hole at the BMW Championship.

Sitting 62 feet above the hole after his tee shot hit the green on the par-3 11th, Bhatia rolled a red-hot putt downhill toward the cup with some dangerous speed. To Bhatia's luck, the golf ball hit the pin and bounced out, landing just one inch away from the hole. If that putt didn't hit the pin, it was undoubtedly going to soar off the green.

The NBC broadcast crew couldn't believe their eyes:

WHOA. 🤯

Akshay Bhatia's putt rebounds off the flagstick right in FRONT of the cup.

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Sometimes in golf, being lucky is better than being good. Bhatia was both of those to begin his BMW Championship journey, the second FedEx Cup playoff event on the PGA Tour schedule.

Bhatia, the No. 28-ranked golfer in the world, was even par through 16 holes when the event was suspended at 3:35 p.m. ET due to dangerous weather conditions. He'll be six strokes behind the leader, Keegan Bradley, when the BMW Championship resumes Friday.

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