BOBBY MAC'S BATTLE & AKSHAY'S ACE - August 17th, 2025

On August 17th, 2025, Robert MacIntyre fought off Scottie Scheffler and a hostile crowd at the BMW Championship, Akshay Bhatia aced his way into the Tour Championship bubble, and duels were set for both the LIV Indianapolis title and the season-long championship.BMW CHAMPIONSHIPRobert MacIntyre saw his lead shrink but his fight grow, battling brutal pins, a charging Scottie Scheffler, and a hostile crowd. The drama peaked when he drained a par putt after a heckler's shout, silencing the gallery."You give me crap, I'll give you crap back," MacIntyre said of the incident, later punctuating his round with a 41-foot birdie on the 18th green.The other hero of the day, Akshay Bhatia, made a hole-in-one on the 17th to jump from a projected 31st to 30th in the FedEx Cup, then announced he's giving the BMW car he won to his caddie.LIV GOLF INDIANAPOLISOne day after Sebastián Muñoz shot a historic 59, Dustin Johnson erased the seven-shot deficit with a blistering 64, setting up a final-round duel for the trophy between the two leaders."I feel like I'm in control of my golf ball," DJ said after putting a new mini driver in the bag and tying Muñoz at the top.The real championship drama is one group behind, as Joaquín Niemann and Jon Rahm enter Sunday tied for the season-long points title and will play head-to-head for the grand prize.Quick HitsRickie Fowler & Hideki Matsuyama on the outside looking in • Henrik Stenson plays his way out of the LIV drop zone • Talor Gooch trolls the Indiana crowd with an OKC Thunder jersey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.