Young retired football player Gareth Bale will try his hand at golf.

There is only one step from the lawn to the green, and Gareth Bale hurried to take it. Barely off the pitch, the former Real Madrid striker announced on social media on Tuesday that he was going to compete with professional players in a golf tournament on January 30 in California.

“I am excited to announce that I will be participating in the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am early next month! Let’s go to ! “So shared the ex-Welshman for the national team (111 matches, including the last World Cup in Qatar) on his Instagram account.

A dilettante for some time, Bale never made a secret of his passion for the little white ball. He has already taken part in similar tournaments, in which professionals and amateurs participate. Just over two years ago, while he was still at the White House, his departure to the Wales national team (“Wales, Golf, Madrid, in that order” – “Wales, golf, Madrid, in that order”) spoke.

It remains to be seen what his record will be at Pebble Beach, a tournament that golf celebrities (Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and others) will win, with a total prize pool of…$5. 0.5 million dollars!