‘Sooner Than Them’: Despite Following in Bryson DeChambeau’s Footsteps, LIV Golf Gets No Love From Rising PGA Tour Phenom

Published 03/15/2023, 5:00 PM EDT

The golf world is full of talented players from all across the world. And one such young player hailing from the US, Akshay Bhatia, is currently doing his best to make a name for himself. On his way to start his PGA Tour journey, the golf star is pretty excited to play huge tournaments very soon. However, when talking about his role models, Bhatia surprisingly didn’t name any LIV Golf players. Not even the person he allegedly has numerous similar interests with!

PGA Tour’s Akshay Bhatia and his unexpected role models

Bhatia, 21, is currently doing his best to leave a mark in the field of golf with his spectacular performances. The golfer recently secured second place at the Puerto Rico Open with a final score of 19-under. Currently getting himself all set for the Valspar Championship, Bhatia is spending hours on the field every day. But it looks like he is already a star on the PGA Tour.

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After his mind-blowing performance at his recent tournament. It took a few minutes for Bhatia to realize what he had just accomplished. Besides the $414,000 prize money, the golfer also earned his PGA Tour card on the same day! The news came as a shock to him as well as all his fans.

The golfer is still in disbelief at his crazy achievement at such a young age. And while talking about how he felt on the Golf Sub Par podcast, he mentioned the names of a few top players who he was looking forward to playing with. Before he started with the names, the golfer revealed how much he had been working out to get in shape. And ever since his injury last year, Bhatia has been even more conscious about his physique. “I try and work out four or five times a week, which is pretty new for me this whole offseason, I worked really hard on my body because, you know, I got injured last year. And it was definitely an eye-opener,” he said.

There are not a lot of players who spend hours in the gym giving everything they have to reach their best physical state. However, when one comes to think of them, Bryson DeChambeau definitely tops the list of golf’s gym freaks. But to everyone’s surprise, when naming some of the best players, Bhatia didn’t even mention the LIV Golf defector.

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“I love trying to be the best player in the world… starting at 21 years old is a huge opportunity to play on the PGA Tour… you look at guys like Rory and Jordan and all those guys. And obviously, they’re some of the most consistent players in the world. And I’m trying to do that, you know, sooner than them.” he added.

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Well, this was definitely not expected of the young player. Considering the neverending mess between LIV Golf and PGA Tour, it looked like the player was already taking sides. But looking at his physical journey, it seemed pretty much inspired by DeChambeau. Quite similar to the LIV Golf star, Bhatia also gained a lot of muscle, and then lost 9 pounds to get back into shape! But despite that, the golfer chose to focus on consistency more than strength when it came to his most necessary skills!

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Do you think the golfer purposely avoided taking names of LIV Golf players to stay away from possible controversies? Or does he really admire only the players on the PGA Tour? Let us know what you think in the comments section down below.

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Joydeep Singh is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Management, he possesses a writing experience of more than four years now. Having picked up on following golf for quite some time now, his favorite is the legendary Tiger Woods, whose games he just does not miss.

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Manaal Siddiqui

‘Sooner Than Them’: Despite Following in Bryson DeChambeau’s Footsteps, LIV Golf Gets No Love From Rising PGA Tour Phenom

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