Last week, Wake Forest's Akshay Bhatia won his first PGA event by taking home the Barracuda Championship. With the win, Bhatia earned a full spot on tour and qualified for the FedEx Playoffs. But back in 2012, Akshay was simply trying to keep up with his big sister Rhea. So let's open our video vault to Mandy Mitchell's feature on the Bhatia family from eleven years ago.
SISTER. LAST WEEK. QUICK FORCE AUCTION A BUT HE WON HIS FIRST PGA EVENTS BY TAKING HOME. THE BARRACUDA CHAMPIONSHIP AND WITH THE WIND. BUT HE EARNED A FULL SPOT ON THE TOUR. >> AND QUALIFY FOR THE FEDEX PLAYOFFS. BUT BACK IN 2012, AKSHAY WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH HIS BIG SISTER RAE. LET'S OPEN OUR VIDEO OF ALL TOO MANY MITCHELL'S FEATURE ON THE PETIT FAMILY FROM 11 YEARS AGO. >> IT IS HARD TO GET BROTHER AND SISTER RAYA IN AUCTION A BIT HERE TO SAY A BAD WORD ABOUT EACH OTHER ON THE GOLF COURSE. I START WITH THE BIG QUESTION. >> YOU AND YOUR SISTER. WHO IS THAT? >> I THINK THAT WE ARE BOTH COMPETITIVE, BUT I THINK GRATEFUL FOR HIS AGE IS VERY PROUD OF HIM FOR DOING WHAT HE DOES GO INTO THE GOLF COURSE EVERY DAY. >> IN THE MUTUAL RESPECT IS WELL EARNED. WHO IS A HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMAN WILL PLAY IN THE WOMEN'S U.S. OPEN QUALIFIER NEXT MONTH. 10 YEAR-OLD AKSHAY IS GETTING READY FOR THE U.S. JUNIOR AMATEUR. HE IS ALREADY COMPETING WITH MUCH OLDER GOLFERS PLAYING THIS TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR. >> AND I'M A PLANE, MIDDLE SCHOOLERS. I WON SECOND PLACE AND EVERYBODY WAS SHOCKED THAT I WAS 9 YEARS OLD. >> THE BODY IS MOVED TO WAKE FOREST FROM CALIFORNIA LAST YEAR AFTER FALLING IN LOVE WITH THE AREA FOLLOWING THE U.S. KIDS WORLD GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS AT PINEHURST. THE MOVE CAME AT A GREAT TIME BECAUSE THEIR FATHER, SONNY, WAS DEALING WITH A TUMOR ON HIS EYE, INDEED, SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CARE. MY HOPE WAS WHEN I CAME OVER HERE BESIDES GETTING HIM INTO. >> GOOD TO THE ENVIRONMENT. SCHOOL, GOLF. MAYBE I COULD SAY BOTH. SAME IOWA. BRING SOMETHING BACK OF SUNNY IS NOW A PATIENT THAT DUKE WHERE THEY ARE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THE TUMOR DOESN'T RETURN. HE RELAXES BY WATCHING HIS CHILDREN ON THE GOLF COURSE. THEY PLAY WITH EACH OTHER. THEY WOULD SUPPORT EACH OTHER AS A FATHER IS JUST SO I'M SO PROUD. JUST LIKE ANY OTHER PARENT. THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. >> I MEAN, WHAT I WANT TO COME OUT HERE AND PLAY GOLF EVERY DAY. >> AND THAT'S AN OPINION SHARED BY THE WHOLE FAMILY. MANY