Akshay Bhatia Gets Technical On Driver Work, Bunker Play, & His Go-To Cook Out Order

Episode 372 · Sep 09, 10:30 AM

Akshay Bhatia joins Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme for his third appearance on the show (rising up the all-time leaderboard - watch out Justin Thomas and James Nitties!).

Fresh off his third straight Tour Championship, Akshay opens up on why he's calling his 2026 season "mediocre," the exact swing changes he's targeting this off-season to fix his driver, and what it would mean to finally crack the top 20 in strokes gained off the tee.

Plus: his partnership with caddie Joe Greiner after their first year together, his cross-handed chipping technique and elite bunker play, the mind-blowing way he uses ball speed as a distance control mechanism with his irons, and with a childhood spent in North Carolina - his go-to Cook Out order.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:00 Magic Shoes?
7:07 Ground rules for the dogs at home
8:19 NC golf courses & Cook Out order
11:38 2026 season reflection
14:05 Marriage & life at 24
16:22 Tour friend group & housing
18:33 Tuesday money games
20:39 Three straight Tour Championships
23:04 Caddie Joe Greiner
25:33 Driver rebuild for 2027
33:00 Playing golf with Joe
34:44 Cross-handed chipping technique
40:49 Ball-speed feel for distance
43:28 Best bunker player on tour?
46:54 Lining up the golf ball
51:30 Sign-off & Japan trip