Akshay Bhatia earned the biggest victory of his PGA Tour career, scoring a $4 million payday Sunday by beating Daniel Berger in a playoff at the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Bhatia charged into a tie with Berger by making four consecutive birdies and an eagle on the back nine in the final day of regulation. The 24-year-old shot a 3-under 69 in the final round and defeated Berger with a par on the first playoff hole.
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With this third career title on the PGA Tour, Bhatia moved into the top 20 in the world with the win in the $20 million Signature Event, which ended in a playoff at Bay Hill for the first time since 1999.
Arnold Palmer Invitational Presented By Mastercard 2026 – Final Round
Akshay Bhatia has a charge that would make Arnie proud. He rallies from 5 down to win Bay Hill
Akshay Bhatia has lived up to Arnold Palmer’s famous quote that “you must play boldly to win.” He was every bit of that at Bay Hill.
Here’s the purse breakdown after 72 holes at Bay Hill Club & Lodge in Orlando, Florida:
|
FINISH |
PLAYER |
SCORE |
EARNINGS |
|
1 |
Akshay Bhatia |
-15 |
$4,000,000 |
|
2 |
Daniel Berger |
-15 |
$2,200,000 |
|
T3 |
Ludvig Åberg |
-12 |
$1,200,000 |
|
T3 |
Cameron Young |
-12 |
$1,200,000 |
|
5 |
Collin Morikawa |
-11 |
$840,000 |
|
T6 |
Sahith Theegala |
-10 |
$702,000 |
|
T6 |
Russell Henley |
-10 |
$702,000 |
|
T6 |
Min Woo Lee |
-10 |
$702,000 |
|
T9 |
Harry Hall |
-8 |
$578,000 |
|
T9 |
Rickie Fowler |
-8 |
$578,000 |
|
T11 |
Adam Scott |
-6 |
$493,000 |
|
T11 |
Jordan Spieth |
-6 |
$493,000 |
|
T13 |
Sepp Straka |
-5 |
$373,200 |
|
T13 |
Billy Horschel |
-5 |
$373,200 |
|
T13 |
Maverick McNealy |
-5 |
$373,200 |
|
T13 |
Si Woo Kim |
-5 |
$373,200 |
|
T13 |
Viktor Hovland |
-5 |
$373,200 |
|
T18 |
Chris Gotterup |
-3 |
$261,000 |
|
T18 |
Max Greyserman |
-3 |
$261,000 |
|
T18 |
Kurt Kitayama |
-3 |
$261,000 |
|
T18 |
Jacob Bridgeman |
-3 |
$261,000 |
|
T18 |
Jhonattan Vegas |
-3 |
$261,000 |
|
T18 |
Bud Cauley |
-3 |
$261,000 |
|
T24 |
Lucas Glover |
-2 |
$157,000 |
|
T24 |
Robert MacIntyre |
-2 |
$157,000 |
|
T24 |
Nicolai Højgaard |
-2 |
$157,000 |
|
T24 |
Ryan Fox |
-2 |
$157,000 |
|
T24 |
Patrick Rodgers |
-2 |
$157,000 |
|
T24 |
Alex Noren |
-2 |
$157,000 |
|
T24 |
Harris English |
-2 |
$157,000 |
|
T24 |
Scottie Scheffler |
-2 |
$157,000 |
|
T24 |
Xander Schauffele |
-2 |
$157,000 |
|
T33 |
Keith Mitchell |
-1 |
$109,000 |
|
T33 |
Michael Kim |
-1 |
$109,000 |
|
T33 |
Corey Conners |
-1 |
$109,000 |
|
T33 |
Ryo Hisatsune |
-1 |
$109,000 |
|
T33 |
Michael Thorbjornsen |
-1 |
$109,000 |
|
T38 |
Nick Taylor |
E |
$90,000 |
|
T38 |
Taylor Pendrith |
E |
$90,000 |
|
T38 |
Andrew Novak |
E |
$90,000 |
|
T41 |
Hideki Matsuyama |
+1 |
$78,000 |
|
T41 |
Matt McCarty |
+1 |
$78,000 |
|
T41 |
Matt Fitzpatrick |
+1 |
$78,000 |
|
T44 |
Nico Echavarria |
+2 |
$66,000 |
|
T44 |
Taylor Moore |
+2 |
$66,000 |
|
T44 |
Andrew Putnam |
+2 |
$66,000 |
|
T47 |
Chris Kirk |
+5 |
$58,000 |
|
T47 |
Daniel Bennett (a) |
+5 |
$0 |
|
49 |
Tommy Fleetwood |
+6 |
$56,000 |
|
50 |
Brian Harman |
+10 |
$54,000 |
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