Akshay Bhatia fired a bogey-free, 8-under-par 64 at Spyglass Hill Golf Course to reach 15-under 129 and tie Japan’s Ryo Hisatsune for the lead at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Friday in Pebble Beach, Calif.

Hisatsune was the solo first-round leader thanks to a 62 at Pebble Beach Golf Links on Thursday but settled for 67 at Spyglass Hill that featured his first two bogeys of the tournament.

Rickie Fowler is in the hunt for his first win in more than 2 1/2 years after shooting 64 at Spyglass Hill. He moved to 14 under for the tournament, one back of the leaders and tied with Sam Burns (67, Spyglass) for third.

The field played one round apiece at Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill before they spend the weekend rounds at Pebble Beach. There is no 36-hole cut at the $20 million signature event.

Bhatia, 24, is searching for his third career title and biggest achievement on tour. He tied for third last week at the WM Phoenix Open.

Hisatsune was also in contention at Phoenix but settled for a T10. His performance there helped him qualify for this week’s elite field through the Aon Swing 5 pathway.

Min Woo Lee of Australia had a 65 at Pebble Beach to take over fifth place at 12 under. The low round of the day belonged to Harris English, whose 63 at Pebble Beach represented a 10-stroke improvement from his over-par round at Spyglass the day before. English is 8 under.

As play wound down Friday afternoon, Scottie Scheffler was tied for 34th at 6 under. He followed a pedestrian 72 at Pebble with a 6-under 66 at Spyglass, featuring a five-hole stretch on his second nine with three birdies and an eagle.

–Field Level Media

MILAN — Kazakhstan’s Mikhail Shaidorov emerged as the shock winner of the men’s competition at the Milan Cortina Games on Friday as heavy favorite Ilia Malinin’s free program fell apart and he finished out of the medals in one of Olympic figure skating’s biggest upsets.

Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama took silver and countryman Shun Sato captured bronze on a night when many top skaters struggled to execute their jumps.

Malinin had been expected to pack in seven quadruple jumps, including the quad Axel which only he has landed in competition, but the American’s display unraveled as he made one mistake after another.

From the moment the expected quad Axel turned into a single Axel, he appeared to be in freefall as he made two crash landings onto the ice and ended up executing only three quads cleanly.

He looked absolutely distraught by the end of his free skate and kept shaking his head, scarcely believing the nightmare he had just endured on the biggest stage for his sport.

His score of 156.33 left him languishing in 15th place in the free skate and he ended up with a total of 264.49 points.

Shaidorov, who had finished fifth in the short program earlier this week, topped Friday’s competition with 198.64 points to earn the gold medal with a total of 291.58.

Malinin said the pressure of being the gold-medal favorite and the enormous media attention on him in his first Games was “too much to handle.”

“I’m trying to understand what happened specifically,” Malinin told reporters.

“But I know that it’s done. I can’t change the outcome.”

Shaidorov, who like Malinin is 21 years old and known for his technical ability, fell on his back in ecstasy on the ice at the Milano Ice Skating Arena after delivering a personal best, but few could have foreseen what was to come since all of the main medal contenders had yet to skate.

Frenchman Adam Siao Him Fa, who entered the free skate in third place, struggled mightily and Kagiyama, who was in second behind Malinin, also failed to live up to his standards.

Their errors appeared to have set the stage for two-time world champion Malinin to cruise to the title, especially since he had won 14 competitions in a row dating back to 2023.

But it was not to be.

Malinin said he was happy for Shaidorov, whose medal is Kazakhstan’s first of the Games.

“I went up to him and I congratulated him because watching him skate, I watched him in the locker room, and we’re just so proud of him,” he said.

“That’s what’s so special about the sport as well, is everyone has each other’s support.

“And I feel like we’re all a big, huge figure skating family. And I think people forget that when, you know, they see us competing against each other.”

–Reuters, special to Field Level Media

Romain Grosjean has signed with Dale Coyne Racing for the 2026 IndyCar season, marking a return to the team with which he made his series debut in 2021.

The announcement was made on Friday, with the former Formula 1 driver stepping into the No. 18 Honda for DCR. He will team with rookie Dennis Hauger for the team, which parted ways with Rinus VeeKay after last season.

“Pairing an exceptional rookie in Dennis with a proven veteran like Romain gives us a strong competitive foundation,” team owner Dale Coyne said. “Bringing back key pieces of our history while building new global partnerships positions us well for 2026.”

Grosjean was out of IndyCar in 2025 after racing with Juncos Hollinger Racing. He competed in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, but in August he expressed optimism about returning to the IndyCar grid.

The 39-year-old Swiss-born Frenchman started 179 F1 races from 2009-20. He has made six podiums and won three poles in 64 IndyCar races.

The 2026 IndyCar season begins with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 1.

–Field Level Media