Aug 19, 2024
Akshay Bhatia betting profile: BMW Championship
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Akshay Bhatia enters the 2024 BMW Championship Aug. 22-25 after a 12th-place finish in the FedEx St. Jude Championship in his last competition.
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The BMW Championship tournament and course info
- Date: Aug. 22-25, 2024
- Location: Castle Rock, Colorado, USA
- Course: Castle Pines Golf Club
- Par: 72 / 8,130 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Viktor Hovland
At the BMW Championship
- This is Bhatia's first time competing at the BMW Championship in the past five years.
- Viktor Hovland finished with 4.736 Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (second in the field), 4.318 SG: Approach the Green (fourth), and 6.178 SG: Putting (fourth) en route to winning this tournament in 2023.
- Hovland also posted numbers of 306.0 in average driving distance (12th in field), 80.56% in terms of greens in regulation (third), and 28.50 putts per round (13th).
Bhatia's recent performances
- Bhatia has finished in the top five once over his last five tournaments.
- He's made the cut in three of his last five events.
- Bhatia has finished within three shots of the leader in one of his last five tournaments. Over that same span, he's finished with a better-than-average score twice.
- In his last five events, his average score has been 9-under.
- Off the tee, Akshay Bhatia has averaged 303.5 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Bhatia is averaging 1.860 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Bhatia is averaging 3.720 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Bhatia's advanced stats and rankings
- Bhatia owns a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.236 (52nd) this season, while his average driving distance of 299.4 yards ranks 89th on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Bhatia ranks 20th on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.465. Additionally, he ranks 79th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 66.60%.
- On the greens, Bhatia's 0.379 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 27th this season, while he averages 28.59 putts per round (35th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 89 | 299.4 | 303.5 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 79 | 66.60% | 72.57% |
| Putts Per Round | 35 | 28.59 | 29.6 |
| Par Breakers | 103 | 23.72% | 20.83% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 58 | 14.03% | 11.11% |
Bhatia's best finishes
- Bhatia has participated in 24 tournaments this season, collecting one win along with three top-five finishes.
- In those 24 events, he made the cut 16 times (66.7%).
- Bhatia, who has 1610 points, currently sits 15th in the FedExCup standings.
Bhatia's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Bhatia's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Valero Texas Open, where he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 4.270 (he finished first in that tournament).
- Bhatia posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark this season at the Valero Texas Open (April 2024), ranking No. 1 in the field with a mark of 8.178.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Bhatia's best effort this season was in April 2024 at the Valero Texas Open, where he ranked second in the field with a mark of 6.346. He finished first in that event.
- 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 recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (21.154) at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024. That ranked No. 1 in the field.
Bhatia's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 52 | 0.236 | -0.343 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 20 | 0.465 | 2.197 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 111 | -0.050 | 0.006 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 27 | 0.379 | 1.860 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 13 | 1.030 | 3.720 |
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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Bhatia as of the start of the BMW Championship.
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