Who is Akshay Bhatia dating? Meet the golfer’s fiancée Presleigh Schultz

Bhatia is hoping to win his third PGA Tour title at the Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024 in Detroit.

Roddy Cons

Roddy ConsRoddyConsUpdate: Jun 29th, 2024 17:56 EDT0

Bhatia is hoping to win his third PGA Tour title at the Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024 in Detroit.

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Akshay Bhatia is in contention to win for the third time on the PGA Tour at the Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024 at Detroit Golf Club this weekend, and if he does end up victorious, girlfriend Presleigh Schultz will be first to celebrate with him after walking every step of the 72 holes.

How did Akshay Bhatia and Presleigh Schulz meet?

The couple have been engaged since September 2023, two years after Bhatia slid into Schultz’ DMs on Instagram to ask her out. In true golfer fashion, the 22-year-old can be seen wearing a Callaway cap in their engagement photos at a Napa Valley vineyard.

Although the two were complete strangers to one another before Bhatia’s initial social media move, everything that’s happened since then suggests they are a perfect match.

A co-leader once again 💪@AkshayBhatia_1 grabs a share of the lead @RocketClassic. pic.twitter.com/qiUAoURvKy

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) June 29, 2024

Girfriend turned caddie

Schultz, who is less than two weeks younger than her fiancée, “had no idea what golf was,” claims Bhatia. Yet she caddied for the left-hander at The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2022, a tournament he won by two strokes.

Following his first ever PGA Tour victory at the Barracuda Championship in July last year, Bhatia immediately paid tribute to his then girlfriend.

Bhatia’s tribute to Schultz

“She’s been through it all with me. You know I couldn’t imagine my life without her. I couldn’t imagine being on this journey without her by my side… she’s a huge part of this win.

“She had no idea what golf was when I met her. Now she travels every week with me, and it is not easy because it is all about me 100% of the time.

For her to support me every week and walk 72 holes, I couldn’t imagine my life without her and being on this journey without her. She has done a lot for me.

There is no golfer on the PGA TOUR since January 1st that has:1) played as many rounds (66) as Akshay Bhatia and2) gained more strokes than himQuantity 🤝 Quality pic.twitter.com/sjwKaZg6p6

— Rick Gehman (@RickRunGood) June 28, 2024

“She makes my peanut and jelly sandwiches every morning and does a lot. She has seen me cry in the hotel room and seen me super happy. For her to see me here, she always keep telling me how good I am, even if I question myself sometimes.”

Presleigh Schultz’s low profile

Although a visible supporter of Bhatia, Schultz keeps a relatively low profile, despite her significant social media following.

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