Watch: This pro golfer took his shirt off not once, but twice at 2023 Honda Classic

Good thing his girlfriend brought him a change of clothes.

Taking your shirt off during a PGA Tour tournament isn’t something you see every day. Unless you’re following Joel Dahmen and Harry Higgs at the WM Phoenix Open, most golfers keep their tops on when competing.

However, during the third round of the 2023 Honda Classic at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Akshay Bhatia stripped down not once, but twice.

Fans become accustomed to pros taking off their shoes and socks when stepping down into the wet marshes surrounding many golf courses. However, Bhatia went a step further, taking his shirt off on two different occasions during the third round.

The first time he did it came on the sixth hole, which resulted in Bhatia making a par. His second shot came from the water, and he was able to get up and down from the fairway for par. His girlfriend even brought him a change of clothes after taking off his hat, shirt and shoes.

“I didn’t know what I was getting myself into,” said Presleigh Schultz, Bhatia’s girlfriend, who demonstrated Saturday just how good a girlfriend she is.

“Luckily we’re staying right here on property. I was on 6 green, which is almost the farthest point from the hotel,” she said. “So I’m swerving through the crowd, trying to get to the hotel room, got a pair of pants, a rules official gave me a ride back and I got them to him by 8 green. I think he changed in a Porta-Potty.

“Then unfortunately it happened again on 15 and I didn’t have an extra pair.”

The second time came on the par-3 15th when his tee shot went long. This time, it didn’t go as well, having to hit two shots from the mud, and he ended up making double bogey.

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