Fresh off his 2025 NEC Golfer of the Year campaign, Bhatia picked up right where he left off as he posted a 70.6 stroke average in his first month of play. The junior put out his best performance of the month at the Ironwood Intercollegiate, hosted by East Carolina, where he finished third out of 84 golfers after shooting 8-under 208 (70-72-66) while leading LIU to a seventh-place team finish (-3) out of 15. The India native outshot compeition from schools like ECU and UCF, while finishing just two strokes behind the leader. Bhatia added a 3-over 145 (70-25) performance at the Fairfield-hosted Ryan Lee Memorial to finish tied-17th in the field of 75. The Sharks finished fifth (+13) out of 15 squads at the competition. This marks Bhatia’s fourth career NEC Golfer of the Month/Week award.