Golf365 watched Gareth Bale compete on this month’s Sunningdale Foursomes and he definitely proved that he has potential.
In driving via the inexperienced on the 318-yard par-4 his energy was apparent and he confirmed contact across the greens, too.
He’s not the primary footballer to strive his hand at aggressive golf, although.
The truth is, it’s been fairly a pattern within the final 20 years or so.
Some have been promising, others much less so, however there’s at all times a story to inform.
Listed below are half a dozen of one of the best.
6. Andriy Shevchenko
Golf365 really additionally noticed the Ukrainian play on the Sunningdale Foursomes however he didn’t fairly have Bale’s capacity.
Shevchenko performed loads of his golf in Surrey (he lived there when enjoying for Chelsea) and he additionally teed it up on the Problem Tour within the Kharkov Superior Cup however solely managed rounds of 84-86 to overlook the minimize.
5. Julian Dicks
The previous West Ham United and Liverpool full again was one thing of a tricky man so it was a little bit of a shock when he tried to make it on the minor excursions.
A knee harm put paid to his hopes nonetheless. Effectively, that and a refreshing admission: “I wasn’t adequate. The choice was made for me.
“I performed off scratch and was up towards youngsters who have been enjoying off plus two or three and whereas I used to be taking pictures one or two below par, they have been firing six or seven below. I knew after a few tournaments I wasn’t adequate.”
4. Jimmy Bullard
The scruffy midfield joker was an honest golfer however a handful of third tier EuroPro begins got here and went with no minimize made so he focused on different issues regardless of preventing via to the ultimate stage of its Q Faculty.
3. Roy Wegerle
It is a sneaky one. Born in South Africa, Wegerle performed most of his soccer in America and even represented the US within the 1994 World Cup.
He additionally had a quick spell at Chelsea in addition to that includes for QPR, Luton, Blackburn and Coventry.
He gave golf a go after his soccer profession ended and performed within the 2002 Alfred Dunhill Championship however missed the minimize after rounds of 76-80.
2. Carlos Tevez
This perhaps doesn’t depend. Tevez isn’t any nice shakes with the stick in his personal palms.
However he did stroll the course within the 2012 Open at Royal Lytham when caddying for his buddy Andres Romero who can play – in reality, Romero nearly gained the 2007 Open at Carnoustie.
1. Stephen Grant
He didn’t play a lot within the UK however he was briefly at Sunderland, Stockport County and Burnley. He had much more success on residence soil within the League of Eire at Waterford United and Shamrock Rovers.
At 27 he stop soccer and took up golf. He spends loads of time in Florida and counts Brooks Koepka and Padraig Harrington amongst his observe buddies.
He nonetheless performs mini tour golf in Europe, the UK and the States (he even performed on the Nordic Golf League earlier this month), and has a better of T37 from 51 begins on the Problem Tour.
Does Cristiano Ronaldo play golf?
Again to Gareth Bale, who was as soon as requested by fellow footballer, Rio Ferdinand, to select his dream fourball, the foundations being he might select one celeb, one athlete and one footballer.
Bale went along with his former Actual Madrid teammate for the latter: “Cristiano Ronaldo. It’d be humorous to see.”
Ferdinand, a superb buddy of Ronaldo’s from their Manchester United days, replied: “That’s one factor I don’t assume he can do is play golf.”
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