Akshay Bhatia fends off Denny McCarthy’s comeback, celebration shoulder injury to win Valero Texas Open WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

He nearly blew a massive lead on Sunday afternoon, and he partially dislocated his shoulder celebrating before the playoff, but Akshay Bhatia is headed to Augusta National.

Bhatia fended off a wild comeback from Denny McCarthy to win the Valero Texas Open on Sunday at TPC San Antonio. It marked Bhatia’s second career win on the PGA Tour, and officially earned him an invitation to The Masters next week.

Bhatia dominated the Valero Texas Open for most of the tournament. The 22-year-old entered Sunday with a four shot lead, and he immediately pushed it to six after making back-to-back birdies to open his final round. He led the field after both Thursday and Friday, too. If he just held on, he’d claim his second career victory in wire-to-wire fashion.

But once McCarthy made the turn, he took off. McCarthy birdied the 10th, and then made seven straight birdies to close …