Kevin Kisner loves one decision Akshay Bhatia has made and thinks it could be ‘huge’ for his career
Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images Kevin Kisner has lauded Akshay Bhatia and praised a decision that he has made in recent months that could be huge for his career. Bhatia is one of a number of younger players to have already made a big statement this season. The 24-year-old threatened to win at Pebble Beach in February, before getting across the line at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
His victory at Bay Hill came after a playoff with Daniel Berger. With that, Bhatia has now claimed all three of his PGA Tour wins in overtime. Kevin Kisner praises one decision Akshay Bhatia has made The youngster has not finished outside the top 16 in any of his last five starts.
Bhatia is currently sat third in the FedEx Cup standings. He is showing that he has enormous potential. The next step now is to surely start making an impact in the major championships, with Bhatia boasting just one top 20 finish in the four biggest events of the year.
It seems that Bhatia has made a move which will boost those hopes. Speaking on the Fore Play Podcast , Kevin Kisner outlined how impressed he has been by his Jupiter Links teammate. He also suggested that Bhatia has made an inspired decision bringing Joe Greiner in as his caddie.
Photo by Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images “Professionally, I think Akshay is mature beyond his years. The first time I hung out with him, playing golf probably was at TGL. I’ve known the kid just from watching his name on leaderboards.