Pebble Beach Pro-Am: Bhatia’s big birdie runs helps him beat the wind and take lead

By Doug Ferguson
The Associated Press

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Pebble Beach started to show a nasty side Saturday with wind that wobbled golf balls on the greens in chilly Pacific air. Akshay Bhatia did enough early with six birdies in seven holes that carried him to a 4-under 68 and a two-shot lead in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

But the worst might still be to come.

Starting times were moved up one hour for the final round with a forecast of big wind and rain, a time...