Feb 17, 2025
Akshay Bhatia betting profile: Mexico Open At VidantaWorld
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Akshay Bhatia seeks better fortunes this time around in the 2025 Mexico Open at VidantaWorld. He placed fourth at the par-71 Vidanta Vallarta in 2023.
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The Mexico Open at VidantaWorld tournament and course info
- Date: Feb. 20-23, 2025
- Location: Vallarta, MEX
- Course: Vidanta Vallarta
- Par: 71 / 7,436 yards
- Purse: $7M
- Previous winner: Jake Knapp
At the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
- Bhatia has entered the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld once of late, in 2023. He finished fourth, posting a score of 18-under.
- En route to winning this tournament in 2024, Jake Knapp posted numbers of 2.769 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (11th in field), 8.709 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 3.201 in SG: Putting (17th).
- Knapp's average driving distance was 322.5 (second in field), he hit 76.39% of greens in regulation (fifth), with 28 putts per round (24th) en route to his win last year.
Bhatia's recent history at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/27/2023 | 4 | 68-65-63-70 | -18 |
Bhatia's recent performances
- Bhatia has finished in the top 10 twice over his last five tournaments, finishing as high as the top five in one of those outings.
- Bhatia has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in four of his last five tournaments, including one finish within three strokes of the leader.
- He has finished with an average score of -8 those five times he's made the cut.
- In terms of driving distance, Akshay Bhatia has averaged 290.3 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Bhatia is averaging 2.489 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Bhatia is averaging 2.639 Strokes Gained: Total in his past five tournaments.
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Bhatia's advanced stats and rankings
- Bhatia's Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.188 last season ranked 59th on TOUR, and his 68.7% driving accuracy average ranked 20th.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach last season, Bhatia ranked 48th on TOUR, posting an average mark of 0.264, while he ranked 124th with a Greens in Regulation rate of 66.02%.
- On the greens, Bhatia's 0.345 Strokes Gained: Putting mark placed him 33rd on TOUR last season, and his 28.53 putts-per-round average ranked 35th. He broke par 24.74% of the time (78th).
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 104 | 299.8 | 290.3 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 124 | 66.02% | 60.82% |
| Putts Per Round | 35 | 28.53 | 28.9 |
| Par Breakers | 78 | 24.74% | 21.93% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 78 | 14.02% | 9.94% |
Bhatia's best finishes
- Bhatia participated in 28 tournaments last season, picking up one win with five top-five finishes.
- In those 28 events, he made the cut 20 times.
- Last season Bhatia's best performance came at the Valero Texas Open. He shot 39-under and took home the title (his only win last season).
- Bhatia earned 1610 points last season, which placed him 15th in the FedExCup standings.
Bhatia's best Strokes Gained performances
- Last season Bhatia's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee performance came at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, as he delivered a 4.270 mark, which ranked him sixth in the field. He finished first in that tournament.
- Bhatia put up his best Strokes Gained: Approach mark last season at the Valero Texas Open, ranking No. 1 in the field at 8.178. In that tournament, he finished first.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Bhatia's best effort last season was 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 his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark last season -- 5.895, which ranked him fifth in the field. He finished 42nd in that tournament.
- Bhatia recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark last season (21.154) in April 2024 at the Valero Texas Open. 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 | 0.371 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 48 | 0.264 | 1.676 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 119 | -0.048 | -1.897 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 33 | 0.345 | 2.489 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 27 | 0.748 | 2.639 |
Bhatia's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| December 5-8 | Hero World Challenge | 4 | 67-66-71-69 | -15 | -- |
| December 13-15 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 3 | 59-68-64 | E | -- |
| January 2-5 | The Sentry | 32 | 71-72-67-66 | -16 | 27 |
| January 30 - February 2 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 22 | 69-69-72-68 | -10 | 38 |
| February 6-9 | WM Phoenix Open | 32 | 66-70-69-71 | -8 | 23 |
| February 13-16 | The Genesis Invitational | 9 | 75-67-73-67 | -6 | 152 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Bhatia as of the start of the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld.
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