Akshay Bhatia

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. Bhatia has two sisters: Rhea, who played college golf at Queen's University of Charlotte, 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. 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. Bhatia made his PGA Tour debut at the 2019 Valspar Championship on a sponsor exemption and missed 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. ==Professional career==

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. 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. 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. In July 2023, he earned his first PGA Tour and first European Tour victory by winning in a playoff at the Barracuda Championship. In April 2024, Bhatia won the Valero Texas Open in a playoff over Denny McCarthy. Almost two years later, he won the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational for his third PGA Tour win, and his first at a Signature Event. ==Amateur wins==

• 2016 AJGA – CJGT Junior at Yorba Linda, IZOD AJGA Championship • 2017 Davis Love III Junior Open, Junior PGA Championship, AJGA Junior at Ford's Colony • 2018 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, Polo Golf Junior Classic, Junior PGA Championship, Rolex Tournament of Champions • 2019 Jones Cup Invitational, Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship Source: ==Professional wins (7)==

PGA Tour wins (3) 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour PGA Tour playoff record (3–0) Korn Ferry Tour wins (1) 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==

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Summary • Most consecutive cuts made – 2 (2021 U.S. Open – 2024 Masters) • Longest streak of top-10s – none ==Results in The Players Championship==

CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place ==U.S. national team appearances==

• Junior Presidents Cup: 2017 (winners) • Junior Ryder Cup: 2018 (winners) • Summer Youth Olympics Mixed team event: 2018 • Walker Cup: 2019 (winners) Source: ==References==