Akshay Bhatia

Akshay Bhatia, out of USA — West, rates 83 overall on the PGA Tour — the numbers add up to a Tour Winner, with putting the clear peak of the profile at A. One of the pool's rare left-handers.

• Power sits at B for Bhatia, a mild soft spot across the 2025–26 pool: 59 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
• Accuracy sits at B for Bhatia, a touch below tour-average across the 2025–26 pool: 55 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
• At A-, Bhatia's iron play rating is well above the pool average (87th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 12 players in the pool rate higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
• At B+, Bhatia's short game rating is modestly above average (63rd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 35 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
• Putting A — top-tier in the 2025–26 pool; only 5 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
• At B+, Bhatia's course iq rating is a shade above the pool average (62nd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 36 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
• At B+, Bhatia's nerve rating is modestly above average (52nd percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 46 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
• Consistency sits at A- for Bhatia, a clear strength across the 2025–26 pool: 18 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
• Engine A — top-tier in the 2025–26 pool; only 6 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Tour Winner. A dependable, above-average build across the board. Nothing here is a true weakness, and nothing is a true signature strength either — just a well-rounded pro's game.

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to Jacob Bridgeman (93% similar), Maverick McNealy (90% similar) and Robert MacIntyre (90% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

• Jacob Bridgeman,
• Maverick McNealy,
• Robert MacIntyre

Of the 24 events on the schedule, Travelers Championship, U.S. Open and the Memorial Tournament suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

• Travelers Championship — Marquee
• U.S. Open — Major
• the Memorial Tournament — Marquee

At $6M (B tier), Akshay Bhatia leaves $39M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 3 more S-tier chips, or 32 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (power, accuracy and short game) include Rory McIlroy ($10M), Scottie Scheffler ($10M) and Tommy Fleetwood ($10M).

• Rory McIlroy ($10M),
• Scottie Scheffler ($10M),
• Tommy Fleetwood ($10M)

Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

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