Gareth Bale has again impressed with his amazing golfing skills, after taking a video of herself on Instagram hit his first-ever hole-in-one at Torrey Pines Golf Course in California.
The former Real Madrid forward, who was notorious for ruffling his feathers after posing with a flag reading ‘Wales, Golf, Marid’. In that order,” is known for his love of the sport and appears to have played a lot since he retired from football in January.
Mail Sport reported earlier this month that Wrexham owner Rob McElhenney has taken several steps to bring the 33-year-old out of retirement, calling on him to ‘do the right thing’ and play back in his home country with the newly promoted side.
The American had even invited Bale, who has scored 40 goals in 111 appearances for Wales, to play a round of golf with him and co-owner Ryan Reynolds, in an attempt to convince the former Tottenham winger to join their club. Close.
Bale has since told Wrexham bosses they cannot coax him out of retirement. ace on the third hole at Torrey Pines.
Gareth Bale has posted a video on Instagram of him hitting his first-ever hole-in-one
The former Real Madrid star drives off in celebration and runs onto the tee box with his fist
The former Galactico, who posts a video to Instagram, steps to the tee and plays a practice swing before addressing the ball on the downhill 195-yard (championship yardage) par three.
As you approach the shot, you’ll hear him say, “This is such a hard shot.”
The cameraman also anticipates fate by saying, “Hole-in-one time, never had it, this is the hole to do it.”
But the former Tottenham Hotspur striker makes it look easy by hitting his ball over the bunker that guards the left front of the sloping two-tiered green that appears to be a hole-out.
And upon seeing his performance, the ex-football player drives off in celebration, running for the camera and backing onto the elevated tee box, jumping with excitement.
‘Oh my god, he’s got it! This is a video for all ages! Wow,’ says the cameraman excitedly.
“Gareth Bale, he doesn’t just pedal bicycles,” he adds.
Fans took to Instagram to praise the former Galactico, with Kaylor Navas commenting on several fire emojis and some clapping hands as he wrote “top.”
Some fans and some ex-players commented on the video after Real Madrid, which was posted after Real Madrid were humiliated 4-0 by Man City on Wednesday night
Bale’s old teammate Marcelo was appreciative and also commented with some fire emojis.
While others said they missed the former winger, one wrote: ‘Man slams clips as Madrid goes bankrupt. I miss bale.’
While another said, “Bro, we lost 4-0.”
“Bro is retiring and coming back to our right wing,” one user added.
It is not the first time that the former Wales international has amazed us with his golf skills.
In February, Bale almost came in from a cart path at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am, placing the ball within a few yards of the hole in what was a seriously impressive feat of skill.
In fact, the Welshman’s impressive performance at the event saw him become the 2023 Masters champion and world number 1. Jon Rahm, stunned by his golf skills.
“I told Gareth you just can’t be that good at professional football and golf at the same time, that just doesn’t seem fair” Rahm told Marca.
“You can’t be dedicated to one thing and still have that much talent for golf, it’s not fair at all. But he wants to retire soon and he loves this sport and he loves golf.
The former Wales international has made no secret of his love of golf
Bale retired from professional football in January after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Wrexham owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds had tried to pull him out of retirement
But it appears that the five-time Champions League winner will not put the boots back on and will instead stay on the course.
“He really wants to play some more and hopefully I’ll see him more in the Pro-Am in the future.”
To make his hole-in-one even more appealing, Torrey Pines is widely regarded as one of the toughest courses on the PGA Tour, with the course hosting the US Open in 2021 – where Rahm happened to win his first major championship.
It comes a day after Real Madrid were humiliated 4-0 by Manchester City in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final at the Etihad Stadium.
The Spaniard returns to action later today as he looks to go back-to-back with major titles at the 2023 PGA Championship this year, having won the coveted Green Jacket at the Augusta National in April.