PGA Tour golfer Akshay Bhatia reflects on protesters storming green: 'Scared for my life'

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Akshay Bhatia was among the golfers preparing to finish their Travelers Championship final round on Sunday when multiple protesters sprinted onto the 18th green, waving cans of colored gas and disrupting the finishing hole in bizarre fashion. 

Bhatia was spotted standing next to Scottie Scheffler, the eventual winner of the tournament, and Tom Kim, whose birdie after the wild event ended forced a playoff against Scheffler. 

Bhatia caught up with CBS Sports’ Amanda Balionis after settling down and knocking down his par putt to end his tournament tied in fifth place. 

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Climate change protesters are ushered off the 18th green by police officers during the final round of the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands on June 23, 2024, in Cromwell, Connecticut. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

"I was scared for my life," Bhatia, 22, told Balionis when asked about his reaction to the protesters running onto the green while he was up there. "I didn’t really know what was happening. All of a sudden, four or five people come out running on the green. It’s kinda weird, but thankfully cops were there and kept us safe. Just weird stuff."

Balionis followed up by asking how Bhatia calmed his nerves after authorities placed handcuffs on each of the protesters and walked them out. 

"I mean, I was in shock and my heart rate was high," he answered. "It got low, and then once that kinda happened, I freaked out. I tried to go where everyone was. So, it was hard to do it. Just weird."

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