SAN ANTONIO >> Akshay Bhatia wrote a reminder on his wrist Saturday before the third round of the Valero Texas Open to “Race My Race.” The idea was to not worry about anything but his own golf, and that gave the rest of the field plenty to worry about.

Bhatia birdied his last two holes at the TPC San Antonio for a 4-under 68, taking a four-shot lead over Denny McCarthy into the final round as he tries to get the last spot in the Masters.

McCarthy was the only player who managed to stay close to the 22-year-old Bhatia, and his three birdies in a four-hole stretch in the middle of the back nine enabled him to cut the lead to two shots. He closed with three pars for a 67.

Bhatia hit a perfect drive on the reachable par-4 17th to just short of the green, which featured a front pin. His pitch wasn’t anything special, but he holed a 12-foot putt. On the closing par 5, he laid up and hit wedge to a back pin to just inside 10 feet and made the birdie putt.

Bhatia was at 15-under 201. After McCarthy, the next closest player to the lead was Brendon Todd, who shot 70 and was seven shots behind.

The message was related to Bhatia’s work with a psychologist, as he has been working extra hard on the mental side of his game. There was a temptation to worry about matters outside his swing, how he would deal with a large lead or if he had lost the lead.

So the message behind “Race My Race?”

“Going at my own pace, focusing on myself, keeping the blinders right in front of me,” Bhatia said. “I look at that all the time because you can get caught up in a lot of things out here and if I’m just kind of doing my own thing and trying not to let outside stuff bother me, then I just can focus on myself. And whatever the outcome is, it is.”

Sergio Garcia has 2-shot lead and goes after 1st LIV win

DORAL, Fla. >> Sergio Garcia birdied his final hole Saturday for a 4-under 68, giving him a two-shot lead in LIV Golf Miami as he goes after his first title in the Saudi-funded circuit.

Garcia has lost in two playoffs during his three years with LIV, including one to Joaquin Niemann in Mexico at the start of the season.

He led by two shots over Talor Gooch (70), Matthew Wolff (69), Dean Burmester (69) and Tyrrell Hatton (67). Gooch birdied his last two holes at Trump National Doral.

Garcia was at 9-under 135.

It was a tough day for several players going to the Masters next week. Brooks Koepka, the PGA champion, shot a 76, as did two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson, one shot out of the lead after the first round.