Detroit, June 30 -- Akshay Bhatia, who made the cut on the line, produced four birdies in a row in the late stages of his third round as he shot 2-under 70 and moved to 8-under for three days at the Rocket Classic.

Bhatia, who has had rounds of 68-70-70 is now lying Tied 55th, a release said.

Bhatia is currently 40th on the FedEx Cup standings and the top 70 will qualify for the first of the three events in the Play-offs, following which the Top-50 will move to the second and then finally the Top 30 play the Tour Championship, which had a purse of USD 25 million in 2024. Bhatia was 26th in 2024 and Sahith Theegala was third.

Bhatia bogeyed the seventh and the 11th and was two-over till he came to 14th tee. Then he birdied four in a row...