Akshay Bhatia loses ball down the drain, but holds the lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic WPXI [Video]

Round Two at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit saw an unusual situation when Akshay Bhatia’s ball disappeared down a drain on the 17th hole. While starting on the back nine, Bhatia’s drive down the fairway ended up falling down the hole of a drain in the green.

The PGA Tour posted a clip of the interaction between Bhatia and a rules official, where Bhatia pointed out the ball. “Fairly certain that’s a Callaway at the bottom,” Bhatia said in the clip, referencing the type of ball he uses.

Relocating the ball meant that the golfer did not need to treat it as a lost ball, which means replaying the previous stroke.

“Okay, we don’t have to get it,” the rule official told Bhatia, to which the 22-year-old golfer quipped, “You sure?”

Bhatia was given a free drop, placing the ball right by the drain to continue on the par-5 …