Bale transforms back garden into golf course

Although Bale's main focus is football, he has always had a passion for golf. The Welshman has reportedly earned in the region of £70million in wages alone since joining Real Madrid, and with that money he now has the means to fund his hobby. 

Bale is currently out in China with the Welsh national team, as Ryan Giggs' side compete in the China Cup, a friendly tournament between them, Uruguay, the Czech Republic and China themselves.

The Madrid winger took to Twitter to thank the company that made his golfing dream a reality, Southwest Greens, calling their work 'incredible'.

 

21 March 2018

The course at his £4million home in south Wales consists of three iconic golf holes: the 8th at Royal Troon, the 17th at Sawgrass and the 12th at Augusta National. Speaking about the work, Bale was clearly over the moon at how the course had turned out. "I had a lovely bit of land here and it was something that I really wanted to do," he said. "I decided that I would love to make a dream come true and build a mini golf course in my house."

"We came up with a big concept of what I wanted to do. We loved the idea of it and went from a plain piece of land to building what we have now."

"It was a lot of hard work and a lot of craftmanship. It's so much better than I ever thought it could be."

The Welshman has had a below-par season at Real, struggling for form and consistency, but he will have plenty of time to relax at his latest garden instalation in summer, as Wales did not qualify for the World Cup.