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Gareth Bale announces his PGA Tour debut just two weeks after retiring from football.
Despite the fact that Gareth Bale’s career may be over, his golfing career may just get started as he confirms his PGA Tour debut just two weeks after quitting football and getting ready to tee it up at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Former Wales, Real Madrid, and Tottenham attacker, who announced his retirement earlier this month, has confirmed he will play in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Bale will join a number of other celebrities competing in the event at the famous Californian links alongside some of the world’s top professionals.
The 33-year-old wrote on Instagram: ‘Delighted to announce I will be playing in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am at the start of next month! Let’s go.’
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Bale’s love of golf is well known, and he is claimed to have a three-hole golf course at his home, but the sport was a contentious topic during his soccer career.
It was a source of contempt, particularly during his tenure at Real Madrid, where he won five Champions League titles.
He posed, while on international duty with Wales, with a banner that read, ‘Wales. Golf. Madrid. In That Order’ – a move which sparked a backlash among supporters of the club.
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Bale is set to be offered a roving role by the Welsh FA following his retirement from football on Monday.
One of Britain’s greatest players called time on a career that brought 21 major trophies, including five Champions Leagues, as well as three major tournaments with his country.
Wales chiefs are keen to keep Bale involved and are poised to hold talks with the 33-year-old’s camp in the coming days.
One of the ideas to be examined, according to Sportsmail, is the role of an ambassador. This would enable him to spend time both with the group and in official circles.
b, whose last club was Los Angeles FC, is known to be a low handicapper, and it has been stated that he plans to improve his golf game now that he has retired.
From February 2-5, there will be 156 amateurs and the same number of professionals, including US Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick and world number five Patrick Cantlay.
Actor Bill Murray and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers are among the other stars confirmed to appear.