Bhatia joins Hisatsune in Pebble Beach lead as Fowler surges
California-born Bhatia scored 64, with back-to-back bogey-free rounds to join overnight leader Hisatsune at the pinnacle.
It comes off the back of 24-year-old Bhatia's joint-third-placed finish at last week's Phoenix Open.
"Just building off last week. Played really nice last week, just starting to kind of catch my groove," said Bhatia, who has two previous PGA Tour wins to his name.
Bhatia enjoyed six birdies and an eagle at the par-five 14th, where he chipped in from 47 feet out in the rough.