Akshay Bhatia
24-Year-Old Golfer
2025 Stats
Rank
30
Winnings
$4,882,187
Winnings/Entry
$187,776
Entries
26
Rounds
90
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Bhatia's best showing in 2025 was a T3 at THE PLAYERS Championship. He added three other top-10s throughout the campaign and was one of the top birdie-makers on Tour. His combination of iron play and putting led to a lot of red numbers, as he ranked top 15 in SG: Approach and putts per GIR. The rest of the game has big room for improvement, however, finishing the season outside the top 140 on Tour in total driving, SG: Around-the-Green and scrambling. Bhatia has proven he can win on the PGA Tour, and at just 23, he's going to be contending for wins for years to come. Bhatia isn't a long-hitter, so he needs to work on finding more fairways so he can take advantage of that great iron play. He's also never been top 100 in SG: Around-the-Green, but if he's able to do that in 2026 that could lead to a true breakout campaign. Read Past Outlooks
MC at Hero Indian Open
Bhatia missed the cut by two strokes at the Hero Indian Open on the DP World Tour after posting a five-over cumulative score.
ANALYSIS
It was a tough-scoring course, with only the top-12 players on the leaderboard finishing under par. Bhatia opened the tournament strongly with a three-under front nine in the first round before going eight-over on the back, which included back-to-back bogeys on holes 13 and 14, a triple on the 15th and a double on the 18th. He appeared to be turning things around in the second round Friday after going four-under on the front nine (including three-straight birdies from holes seven to nine), but he struggled on the back nine again, going four-over across the final nine holes to miss the cut. It was a disappointing performance from Bhatia, who was participating in his first DP World Tour event since the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in January of 2025. He won't tee off at the Valero Texas Open on the PGA Tour next week, so the next time we'll see Bhatia is at The Masters that starts April 9. He finished T35 and T42 in 2024 and 2025, respectively, in his two lone appearances at Augusta National.
It was a tough-scoring course, with only the top-12 players on the leaderboard finishing under par. Bhatia opened the tournament strongly with a three-under front nine in the first round before going eight-over on the back, which included back-to-back bogeys on holes 13 and 14, a triple on the 15th and a double on the 18th. He appeared to be turning things around in the second round Friday after going four-under on the front nine (including three-straight birdies from holes seven to nine), but he struggled on the back nine again, going four-over across the final nine holes to miss the cut. It was a disappointing performance from Bhatia, who was participating in his first DP World Tour event since the Hero Dubai Desert Classic in January of 2025. He won't tee off at the Valero Texas Open on the PGA Tour next week, so the next time we'll see Bhatia is at The Masters that starts April 9. He finished T35 and T42 in 2024 and 2025, respectively, in his two lone appearances at Augusta National.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2024
Bhatia won a PGA Tour event for the second consecutive season with his triumph at the Valero Texas Open. He nearly added another one at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, but bogeyed the final hole to miss the playoff after leading for much of the week. For as good as Bhatia was with his 12 top-25s, eight missed cuts is also a little high for a guy that strikes the ball as well as he does. He's still only 23 years old, so you'd expect him to continue to refine his short game which ranked outside the top-115 in SG: Around-the-Green each of the last two seasons. Bhatia did find a new putter which helped him go from 183rd in SG: Putting to 33rd this past season. Expect him to land inside the top-10 more than three times in 2025.
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Playing Hero Indian Open
Bhatia (undisclosed) is listed in the field for this week's Hero Indian Open.
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Withdraws from Valspar Championship
Bhatia (undisclosed) has withdrawn from the Valspar Championship, PGA Tour Communications reports.
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Share of 13th at TPC Sawgrass
Bhatia closed with a two-under 70 in the final round of THE PLAYERS Championship to finish tied for 13th.
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Wins Arnold Palmer Invitational
Bhatia posted a 15-under cumulative score at the Arnold Palmer Invitational and won the tournament after beating Daniel Berger on the first playoff hole.
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T16 at The Genesis Invitational
Bhatia closed with a three-under 68 on Sunday at The Genesis Invitational to finish 10-under and tied for 16th.
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