Akshay Bhatia

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Akshay Bhatia

Akshay Bhatia (born January 31, 2002)[2] is an American professional golfer. He made his first PGA Tour start in 2019 at the age of 17 after receiving a sponsor exemption into Valspar Championship.[3] He turned pro later that year and made his professional debut at Sanderson Farms Championship that fall.[4]

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Akshay Bhatia
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Bhatia in 2018
Personal information
Born (2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 (age 23)
Northridge, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight130 lb (59 kg; 9.3 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceWake Forest, North Carolina, U.S.
Career
Turned professional2019
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins6
Highest ranking21 (March 16, 2025)[1]
(as of April 27, 2025)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
European Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT35: 2024
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2024
U.S. OpenT16: 2024
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2024
Medal record
Men's Golf
Representing  United States
Youth Olympic Games
2018 Buenos AiresBoys' individual
2018 Buenos AiresMixed team
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A decorated amateur, Bhatia has represented the United States at the Junior Presidents Cup in 2017, Junior Ryder Cup in 2018, and Walker Cup in 2019, becoming the youngest and first ever high schooler to represent the United States in the event.[5] He has also represented the United States at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, winning two silver medals.[6] Bhatia made the finals of the Drive, Chip & Putt competition at Augusta National in 2014 and became its first ever finalist to reach the Masters Tournament by virtue of his win at the Valero Texas Open in 2024.[7]

Early life

Bhatia was born in Northridge, California to parents Sonny and Renu. Bhatia's parents are from India and lived in Delhi before moving to the United States. The family moved to Wake Forest, North Carolina in 2011.[8][9] Bhatia has two sisters, Rhea, who played college golf at Queen's University of Charlotte,[10] and Nikitta, who lives in Texas with her husband and two daughters.

Amateur career

He was runner-up at the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur, losing to Michael Thorbjornsen in the final.[11] He won two silver medals at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the boy's individual and the mixed team with Lucy Li. He played on the Junior Presidents Cup team in 2017 and Junior Ryder Cup in 2018, with both teams winning.[12]

Bhatia made his PGA Tour debut at the 2019 Valspar Championship on a sponsor exemption and missed the cut.[13]

Bhatia made his Web.com Tour debut on April 18, 2019, at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship,[14] where he made the cut and finished T-42.

Professional career

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Bhatia turned professional in September 2019 after competing in the 2019 Walker Cup, and made his professional debut at the Sanderson Farms Championship.[15]

On August 5, 2020, Bhatia won the ST 11 @ Old South Golf, an event on the Swing Thought Tour, by three strokes.[16] On February 25, 2021, Bhatia won his second Swing Thought Tour event, ST 12 @ Brunswick, in a playoff.[17][18] On May 29, Bhatia won the 2021 Biggs Classic, a GProTour event.[19][20]

In June 2021, Bhatia qualified for the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. He made the cut and finished tied for 57th in his first major championship appearance.[21]

In January 2022, Bhatia won The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour. This was his first start as a member of the Korn Ferry Tour.[22] Despite the strong start, Bhatia fell short of earning a PGA Tour card, finishing 30th (the top 25 earned PGA Tour cards) during the regular season and not making a cut during the Finals.

Bhatia earned Special Temporary Member status on the PGA Tour after a runner-up finish at the 2023 Puerto Rico Open.[23]

In July 2023, he earned his first PGA Tour and first European Tour victory by winning in a playoff at the Barracuda Championship.[24]

In April 2024, Bhatia won the Valero Texas Open in a playoff over Denny McCarthy.[25]

Amateur wins

Source:[26]

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (2)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jul 23, 2023 Barracuda Championship1 40 pts (6-8-17-9=40) Playoff United States Patrick Rodgers
2 Apr 7, 2024 Valero Texas Open −20 (63-70-68-67=268) Playoff United States Denny McCarthy
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1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

PGA Tour playoff record (2–0)

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No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 Barracuda Championship United States Patrick Rodgers Won with par on first extra hole
2 2024 Valero Texas Open United States Denny McCarthy Won with birdie on first extra hole
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Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

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No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jan 19, 2022 The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic −14 (69-72-68-65=274) 2 strokes United States Paul Haley II
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Swing Thought Tour wins (2)

  • 2020 ST 11 @ Old South Golf
  • 2021 ST 12 @ Brunswick

GProTour wins (1)

  • 2021 Biggs Classic

Results in major championships

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Tournament 20212022202320242025
Masters Tournament T35 T42
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open T57 T16
The Open Championship CUT
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  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2025
The Players Championship T3
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  Top 10

"T" indicates a tie for a place

U.S. national team appearances

Source:[26]

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