Akshay Bhatia Wins Second PGA Golf Title with Help of Mental Coach

April 7, 2024

Akshay Bhatia today won his second United States Professional Golf Association (PGA) title at the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio, Texas. Bhatia, 22-years-old, beat Denny McCarthy in a play off after the two were tied at the end of the fourth and final round.

Bhatia, who plays left-handed, is only the third player in the tournament’s 92- year-old history to lead in all four rounds. The key to his win today was Ryan Davis, his mental coach. In a post game press conferrence, Bhatia said he did not sleep well after the first three rounds. This morning, before starting his final fourth round, Bhatia chatted with Davis. Following the conversation, with a black marker Bhatia wrote “WTW” – “Wire to Wire” or leading from the start to finish - on his left wrist.

“I was never calm today…You feel so tense…your mind can kind of go one way” Bhatia told the media after his third round yesterday. Before starting on his third round Bhatia chatted with Davis about the good and bad aspects of being the leader playing in the last group. Following the conversation, he wrote “Race Your Race” on his left wrist. “I’m just going at my own pace, focusing on myself…I looked at it (the words on my wrist) all the time,” Bhatia told the media.

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