Sensational Akshay Bhatia on his love for Indian food and more
Last week 19-year-old Indian origin golf sensation Akshay Bhatia joined a zoom call from USA with the media following his thrilling win at the Bahamas on his Korn Ferry Tour debut. Bhatia knocked a wedge to a few inches on the final hole to become just the third teenager to win on the tour, after […]
Indian American Bhatia, third youngest ever to win on Korn Ferry Tour
Akshay Bhatia, 19-year-old Indian origin phenom from California, became just the third teenager to win on the Korn Ferry Tour when he claimed the Sandals Emerald Bay Golf Club on his tour debut. Bhatia shot 69-72-68-65 for a 14-under 274 total. On the final hole, he knocked his pitching wedge from 156 yards to just […]
Phenom Bhatia wins again in USA
19-year-old Indian origin phenom Akshay Bhatia again proved he can be a future PGA Tour star as he birdied the first playoff hole to win his fourth US mini tour title. This time it was for a US$50,000 prize on the Florida Elite Tour. Bhatia forced the playoff by birdieing two of his last three […]
Indian Origin Bhatia impresses at US Open
Global Indians After 17 year old Megha Ganne’s stellar performance at the Women’s US Open in San Francisco last week, it was 19-year-old L.A born Akshay Bhatia’s turn in San Diego as he impressed with rounds of 73-73-73-75 (10-over 294) over the demanding Torrey Pines course to finish tied-57th in his first ever major. Bhatia […]
Indian origin stars get into U.S. Open
Global Indians The Californian duo of 19-year-old Akshay Bhatia and 24-year-old Sahith Theegala won their respective qualifiers to earn starting spots in the 121st U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, San Diego from June 17-20. Bhatia who turned pro in 2019 immediately after High School, played his U.S. Open sectional qualifier in South Carolina on […]
Bhatia’s third mini-tour win
Global Indians Former top-ranked US junior, 19-year-old Indian-American Akshay Bhatia won his third pro event in USA, shooting rounds of 67-62-63 (24-under 192) to win by four on the G Pro Tour in South Carolina, USA for a first prize of US$ 20,000 (₹14.6 lakhs). Bhatia’s earlier two wins came on the Swing Thought Tour […]
Indian American teen Bhatia on the PGA Tour
Former top-ranked US junior, 19-year-old Indian-American Akshay Bhatia shot rounds of 64-73-72-73 (6-under 282) to finish tied-30th at the US$ 7.8mn AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at the iconic Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. Bhatia’s opening round of 64 consisted of eight birdies, making him the first player since 2008 to hit every green in […]
Bhatia to make pro-debut at Sanderson Farms Championship
17-year-old Akshay Bhatia ranked No.5 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR), is all set to make his PGA TOUR debut at the upcoming $6.6 million Sanderson Farms Championship starting tomorrow. Bhatia long announced his intentions to forgo college and turn professional after high school. Two months ago, Bhatia announced the Safeway Open as his platform […]
Junior Golf: May 2019
Akshay Bhatia T-42 on his Web.Com debut 17-year-old World No.1 Junior golfer Akshay Bhatia entered the Monday qualifiers for the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Championship, an inaugural event on the Web.com Tour to play only in his second professional tournament, where he successfully sailed past the cut-line to finish T-42 with successive rounds of […]
Junior Golf: March 2019
Debut U.S. Kids Golf India a Success One could not have asked for more in the last event of the inaugural edition of the U.S. Kids Golf India Tour at Classic Golf & Country Club, Gurgaon on January 31. With the sun playing hide and seek throughout the day, and a stiff breeze accompanying, the […]