DETROIT – Akshay Bhatia had a hole-in-one of sorts when his golf ball fell into a hole in a fairway drain at Detroit Golf Club in the second round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Friday.
Bhatia’s 315-yard drive on the 579-yard, par-5 17th hole ended up underground after it made its way into one of five holes in the drain that were just big enough for a golf ball to fall into.
“Fairly certain that’s a Callaway at the bottom,” Bhatia told a PGA Tour rules official.
Bhatia got a free drop and a memorable moment. He ended up making par on the way to a 5-under 67 that put him atop …