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Akshay Bhatia Betting Profile: RBC Heritage
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AUGUSTA, GEORGIA - APRIL 09: Akshay Bhatia of the United States plays his shot from the first tee during a practice round prior to the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 09, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)
Akshay Bhatia enters play in the 2024 RBC Heritage from April 18-21 after a 35th-place finish in Augusta, Georgia at the Masters Tournament.
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The RBC Heritage Tournament & Course Info
- Date: April 18-21, 2024
- Location: Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
- Course: Harbour Town Golf Links
- Par: 71 / 7,213 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous Winner: Matt Fitzpatrick
At the RBC Heritage
- Bhatia missed the cut (with a score of +4) in his lone recent appearance at the RBC Heritage in 2023.
- With numbers of 0.457 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (39th in field), 5.013 in SG: Approach the Green (10th), and 2.732 in SG: Putting (20th), Matt Fitzpatrick won this tournament in 2023.
- Fitzpatrick's average driving distance was 303.6 (15th in field), he hit 66.67% of greens in regulation (23rd), with 25.25 putts per round (fourth) en route to his win last year.
Bhatia's Recent History at the RBC Heritage
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/13/2023 | MC | 75-71 | +4 |
Bhatia's Recent Performances
- Over his last five appearances, Bhatia has finished first once.
- Over his last five appearances, Bhatia has finished within three shots of the leader once and five or fewer strokes back of the winner twice. He's carded a score that's better than average three times.
- He has finished with an average score of -12 those four times he's made the cut.
- Akshay Bhatia has averaged 303.1 yards off the tee in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five starts, Bhatia is averaging 1.622 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Bhatia has an average of 8.873 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 0.504 (16th) this season, while his average driving distance of 298.4 yards ranks 81st on TOUR.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Bhatia sports a 0.630 average that ranks 12th on TOUR. He ranks 29th with a 68.63% Greens in Regulation rate.
- On the greens, Bhatia has delivered a 0.335 Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season, which places him 47th on TOUR. In addition, he ranks 62nd with a putts-per-round average of 28.71, and he ranks 35th by breaking par 26.96% of the time.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 81 | 298.4 | 303.1 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 29 | 68.63% | 65.12% |
| Putts Per Round | 62 | 28.71 | 28.4 |
| Par Breakers | 35 | 26.96% | 22.22% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 32 | 12.91% | 12.65% |
Bhatia's Best Finishes
- Bhatia has taken part in 11 tournaments this season, taking home the win in one of them. He has also come away with .
- In those 11 events, he made the cut seven times.
- As of now, Bhatia has collected 854 points, which ranks him 12th 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 in April 2024, as he ranked sixth in the field with a mark of 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 event.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Bhatia put up his best performance this season at the Valero Texas Open (April 2024), ranking second in the field with a mark of 6.346.
- At The Sentry in January 2024, Bhatia recorded a Strokes Gained: Putting mark of 4.822, his best mark so far this season. That ranked him third in the field (he finished 14th in that event).
- Bhatia delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (21.154) at the Valero Texas Open, which was held in April 2024. That performance ranked 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 | 16 | 0.504 | 1.942 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 12 | 0.630 | 4.238 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 87 | 0.053 | 1.071 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 47 | 0.335 | 1.622 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 4 | 1.522 | 8.873 |
Bhatia's Past Results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27-30 | Mexico Open at Vidanta | 4 | 68-65-63-70 | -18 | -- |
| May 4-7 | Wells Fargo Championship | 43 | 72-69-69-73 | -1 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 56 | 69-68-70-77 | +4 | -- |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | MC | 73-78 | +7 | -- |
| June 8-11 | RBC Canadian Open | 68 | 69-74-73-73 | +1 | -- |
| June 29 - July 2 | Rocket Mortgage Classic | MC | 73-69 | -2 | -- |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 35 | 66-69-69-70 | -10 | -- |
| July 13-16 | Barbasol Championship | 9 | 68-68-70-65 | -17 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | MC | 72-71 | +3 | -- |
| 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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Bhatia as of the start of the RBC Heritage.
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