Akshay Bhatia owes Viktor Hovland a drink. A very expensive drink.

Thanks to Hovland’s birdie putt at the 18th hole on Sunday afternoon, Bhatia became the recipient of FedEx Cup point providence, as Hovland’s putt moved Michael Kim down the BMW Championship leaderboard … and Bhatia into the season-finale Tour Championship.

Bhatia, who made an ace on Saturday, seemed to be on the right side of the line for most of the afternoon on Sunday. However, the issue became in doubt after Bhatia stumbled down the stretch at Caves Valley, carding four bogeys in a six-hole stretch and failing to birdie the par-5 16th. It appeared Bhatia, who logged a T-3 at the Players in March along with a T-6 at last week’s St. Jude Championship, would miss out on Atlanta.

Which, while his East Lake ticket is fort

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