Akshay Bhatia
(OCK-sheh buh-TEE-uh)
Height: 6'1" (1.85 m)
Weight: 130 (59 kg)
Age: 21 (January 31, 2002)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Residence: Wake Forest, North Carolina
Turned Professional:
2019
City plays from:
Wake Forest, NC, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2024-25)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2023 (1) Barracuda Championship.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2022 (1) The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
63 - 2023 Mexico Open at Vidanta (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#85 : 2023 Barbasol ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#105 : 2023 Fortinet ChampionshipCareer Largest Paycheck:
$684,000 : 2023 Barracuda Championship (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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Earned his first career PGA TOUR title at the Barracuda Championship and joined the PGA TOUR as a full-time member. Previously joined the TOUR as a Special Temporary Member after finishing solo-second at the Puerto Rico Open. Made his first start as a Special Temporary Member at the Valspar Championship.
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PGA TOUR
Puerto Rico Open - Finished solo-second at the Puerto Rico Open, his first runner-up on TOUR in 22 career starts. Qualified for the Valspar Championship by finishing in the top 10. Mexico Open at Vidanta - Recorded his second top-five of the season with a solo-fourth at the Mexico Open at Vidanta. Played in the final group in the final round with Jon Rahm and Tony Finau, the two highest-ranked players in the field. Barracuda Championship - Won the Barracuda Championship in a playoff over Patrick Rodgers, earning his first career PGA TOUR title in his 36th start at the age of 21 years, 5 months, 23 days. Became the first Special Temporary Member to win on TOUR since Tom Kim at the 2022 Wyndham Championship and the first to win the Barracuda Championship since Collin Morikawa in 2019.
National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 38 | 101 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | $2,172,019 | ||||
| 2023 | 20 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 102 | $1,913,058 | |||
| 2021 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | $258,961 | ||||||
| 2020 | 6 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Personal
- His older sister started playing golf before him, which led him to want to play.
- Loves Korean barbecue.