He also probably feels a bit relieved after what happened during Thursday’s opening round. Bhatia had made birdies on two of his first three holes when he was playing the par-5 fourth. Standing over his third shot, the high school sophomore did what he’s often does in junior and amateur tournaments and pulled out his rangefinder to lock in a yardage for his approach (turned out he was 40 yards away). However, this tournament stipulated that distance measuring devices were not permitted.