Dec 2, 2024
Akshay Bhatia betting profile: Hero World Challenge
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Akshay Bhatia hits the links in the 2024 Hero World Challenge Dec. 5-8 after a 26th-place finish in the TOUR Championship in his last competition.
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The Hero World Challenge tournament and course info
- Date: Dec. 5-8, 2024
- Location: Albany, BAH
- Course: Albany
- Par: 72 / 7,449 yards
- Purse: $5M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At the Hero World Challenge
- In the past five years, this is Bhatia's first time playing at the Hero World Challenge.
- Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023 with a final score of 20-under.
Bhatia's recent performances
- Bhatia has made the weekend and finished in the top 20 on the leaderboard once over his last five tournaments.
- He has made four cuts over his last five tournaments.
- Bhatia has finished with a better-than-average score in one of his last five tournaments.
- He has carded an average score of 2-under over his last five tournaments.
- Akshay Bhatia has averaged 304.6 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Bhatia is averaging 0.782 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Bhatia is averaging -2.101 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Bhatia's advanced stats and rankings
- Bhatia has posted a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.188 this season (59th on TOUR). His average driving distance (299.8 yards) ranks 104th, while his 68.7% driving accuracy average ranks 20th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Bhatia ranks 48th on TOUR, posting an average of 0.264, while he ranks 124th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 66.02%.
- On the greens, Bhatia's 0.345 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 33rd this season, and his 28.53 putts-per-round average ranks 35th.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 104 | 299.8 | 304.6 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 124 | 66.02% | 65.43% |
| Putts Per Round | 35 | 28.53 | 28.6 |
| Par Breakers | 117 | 23.32% | 20.37% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 66 | 13.63% | 10.80% |
Bhatia's best finishes
- Bhatia has played 26 tournaments this season, winning one of them. He has also come away with three finishes in the top-five.
- In those 26 tournaments, he made the cut on 18 occasions.
- Currently, Bhatia ranks 15th in the FedExCup standings with 1610 points.
Bhatia's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Bhatia put up his best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort at the Valero Texas Open (April 2024), ranking sixth in the field at 4.270.
- 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 tournament.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Bhatia's best mark this season was at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he delivered 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 delivered 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 | 59 | 0.188 | -1.035 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 48 | 0.264 | -1.855 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 119 | -0.048 | 0.007 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 33 | 0.345 | 0.782 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 27 | 0.748 | -2.101 |
Bhatia's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 26 | 70-69-71-71 | -3 | 0 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Bhatia as of the start of the Hero World Challenge.
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