How to Watch Valero Texas Open, Third Round: Stream PGA Tour Golf Live, TV Channel

Akshay Bhatia takes a 5-shot lead into moving day on Saturday for the third round of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio

Akshay Bhatia threw down the gauntlet with a nine-under-par 63 on Thursday and after a bumpy ride to a 70 on Friday takes a five-shot lead into the weekend at the Valero Texas Open. Third-round play is set for Saturday at TPC San Antonio. Bhatia, 22, joined the PGA Tour last year and recorded his lone victory to date at the Barracuda Championship last July, beating Patrick Rodgers in a playoff. This season, Bhatia missed the cut in four of nine events and came to San Antonio 55th on the FedExCup list. His tie for 11th last weekend in Houston marked his best finish of the season thus far.

How to Watch Valero Texas Open, Third Round, in PGA Tour Golf Today:

Date: April 6, 2024

Time: 1 p.m. ET

TV: The Golf Channel, NBC

Live stream the third round of the PGA Tour Valero Texas Open on Fubo: Start your free trial today!

Coverage of the tournament shifts from The Golf Channel to NBC at 3:30 p.m. ET.

Brendon Todd, Russell Henley and Denny McCarthy enter moving day tied for second at six-under-par, with Rory McIlroy in solo fifth at five-under. Tommy Fleetwood, Webb Simpson, Adam Schenk and Peter Kuest share sixth place at four-under with eight players, including Jordan Spieth and defending champion Corey Conners, tied for 10th.

Simpson shot the low round of the day on Friday with a 67 after an opening-round 73. Bhatia rolled in nine birdies on Thursday, including four on the final five holes, before coming back to earth a bit on Friday. Starting on the back nine, he bogeyed the 11th and 15th to make the turn at one-over but finished birdie-birdie-par.

Players are competing for the $1.656 million winner’s share of the $9.2 million purse along with 500 FedExCup points.

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