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Akshay Bhatia betting profile: TOUR Championship
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Akshay Bhatia enters play in the 2024 TOUR Championship from Aug. 29 - Sept. 1 after a 45th-place finish at the BMW Championship.
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The TOUR Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 29 - Sept. 1, 2024
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
- Course: East Lake Golf Club
- Par: 71 / 7,490 yards
- Previous winner: Viktor Hovland
At the TOUR Championship
- This is Bhatia's first time playing at the TOUR Championship in the past five years.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2023, Viktor Hovland posted numbers of 4.837 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (first in field), 4.828 in SG: Approach the Green (fifth), and 3.387 in SG: Putting (fourth).
- Hovland also posted numbers of 313.1 in average driving distance (20th in field), 80.56% in terms of greens in regulation (first), and 27.50 putts per round (third).
Bhatia's recent performances
- Over his last five tournaments, Bhatia has finished in the top 20 once.
- He has made three cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Over his last five appearances, Bhatia has carded a score that's better than average in one of those outings.
- He has finished with an average score of -2 those three times he's made the cut.
- Off the tee, Akshay Bhatia has averaged 304.6 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Bhatia is averaging 1.130 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Bhatia has an average of -0.993 in his past five tournaments.
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Bhatia's advanced stats and rankings
- Bhatia has a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.218 this season, which ranks 53rd on TOUR. Meanwhile, his average driving distance (299.7 yards) ranks 88th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Bhatia ranks 38th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.328. Additionally, he ranks 86th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 66.33%.
- On the greens, Bhatia has registered a 0.371 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which ranks him 26th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 35th with a putts-per-round average of 28.59, and he ranks 108th by breaking par 23.51% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 88 | 299.7 | 304.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 86 | 66.33% | 65.97% |
| Putts Per Round | 35 | 28.59 | 29.4 |
| Par Breakers | 108 | 23.51% | 19.44% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 46 | 13.89% | 13.19% |
Bhatia's best finishes
- Bhatia has participated in 25 tournaments this season, and he has collected one win along with three top-five finishes.
- In those 25 tournaments, he had a 68% success rate in terms of making the cut (17 cuts made).
- Currently, Bhatia ranks 15th in the FedExCup standings with 1610 points.
Bhatia's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Bhatia produced his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Valero Texas Open, ranking sixth in the field at 4.270. In that event, he finished first.
- Bhatia's best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season came in April 2024 at the Valero Texas Open, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 8.178. He finished first in that event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Bhatia's best performance this season was at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he put up a 6.346 mark, which ranked him second in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
- At the Wells Fargo Championship in May 2024, Bhatia posted a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 5.895, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him fifth in the field (he finished 42nd in that tournament).
- Bhatia posted his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (21.154) at the Valero Texas Open (April 2024), which ranked him No. 1 in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
Bhatia's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 53 | 0.218 | -0.918 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 38 | 0.328 | -1.384 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 109 | -0.042 | 0.180 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 26 | 0.371 | 1.130 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 18 | 0.875 | -0.993 |
Bhatia's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 14-17 | Fortinet Championship | MC | 73-69 | -2 | -- |
| October 5-8 | Sanderson Farms Championship | 43 | 66-72-72-70 | -8 | -- |
| October 12-15 | Shriners Children's Open | 35 | 68-70-68-67 | -11 | -- |
| October 19-21 | ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP | 21 | 71-69-70-70 | E | -- |
| November 2-5 | World Wide Technology Championship | 10 | 69-66-70-64 | -19 | -- |
| November 9-12 | Butterfield Bermuda Championship | 20 | 65-66-70-68 | -15 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 38 | 69-66-67-68 | -12 | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 14 | 69-64-66-71 | -22 | 113 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 13 | 69-64-68-67 | -12 | 55 |
| January 18-21 | The American Express | MC | 70-67-67 | -12 | -- |
| January 24-27 | Farmers Insurance Open | 13 | 70-71-69-70 | -8 | 53 |
| February 8-11 | WM Phoenix Open | MC | 75-71 | +4 | -- |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | MC | 71-74 | +3 | -- |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 72-72 | E | -- |
| March 21-24 | Valspar Championship | 17 | 74-68-70-68 | -4 | 43 |
| March 28-31 | Texas Children's Houston Open | 11 | 67-68-67-69 | -9 | 65 |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 1 | 63-70-68-67 | -39 | 500 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 35 | 72-75-74-73 | +6 | 24 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 18 | 71-67-69-68 | -9 | 88 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 42 | 74-70-71-74 | +5 | 19 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | MC | 73-70 | +1 | -- |
| May 23-26 | Charles Schwab Challenge | MC | 73-72 | +5 | -- |
| May 30 - June 2 | RBC Canadian Open | 60 | 69-69-74-69 | +1 | 5 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 22 | 69-72-75-76 | +4 | 80 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 16 | 68-71-73-71 | +3 | 115 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 5 | 64-65-64-69 | -18 | 263 |
| June 27-30 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | 2 | 64-67-68-72 | -17 | 184 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | MC | 76-73 | +7 | -- |
| July 25-28 | 3M Open | 64 | 70-69-67-76 | -2 | 4 |
| August 8-11 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 69-69 | -2 | -- |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 12 | 69-68-66-68 | -9 | 237 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 45 | 72-68-76-77 | +5 | 44 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Bhatia as of the start of the TOUR Championship.
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