Akshay Bhatia

Despite the strong start, Bhatia fell short of earning a PGA Tour card, finishing 30th 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.

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

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He made the cut and finished tied for 57th in his first major championship appearance.

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.

Akshay Bhatia (born January 31, 2002) is an American professional golfer.

Bhatia was born in Northridge, California, and lives in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

He played on the Junior Presidents Cup team in 2017 and Junior Ryder Cup in 2018, with both teams winning.

He was runner-up at the 2018 U.S. Junior Amateur.

He won two silver medals at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in the boy's individual and the mixed team with Lucy Li.

Bhatia made his PGA Tour debut at the 2019 Valspar Championship on a sponsorship exemption; he did, however, miss the cut.

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

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

On August 5, 2020, Bhatia won the ST 11 @ Old South Golf, an event on the Swing Thought Tour, by three strokes.

On February 25, 2021, Bhatia won his second Swing Thought Tour event, ST 12 @ Brunswick, in a playoff.

On May 29, Bhatia won the 2021 Biggs Classic, a GProTour event.

In June 2021, Bhatia qualified for the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines.