Novak Djokovic and Gareth Bale performed seven holes on the Ryder Cup course throughout a celeb match on Wednesday, with the tennis star having fun with the “once-in-a-lifetime alternative”.
Djokovic and Bale’s workforce, led by Ryder Cup icon Colin Montgomerie, got here out on high within the contest towards Corey Pavin’s outfit.
“It’s an ideal honour, I need to thank the Ryder Cup for giving me this once-in-a-lifetime alternative… it’s a novel expertise,” mentioned Djokovic, who gained a record-equalling twenty fourth Grand Slam title on the US Open earlier this month.
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His spotlight on the Marco Simone Golf and Nation Membership was driving via the par-four sixteenth inexperienced.
“The group made me do it and I’m actually joyful they did,” added Djokovic, who performed alongside incapacity golf world primary Kipp Popert.
Former footballer Bale, who was typically criticised by followers for taking part in an excessive amount of golf whereas at Actual Madrid, gained his match alongside Montgomerie towards the Scot’s fellow 2010 Ryder Cup captain Pavin and AC Milan attacking nice Andriy Shevchenko.
“It (enjoying golf) is just like a free-kick, to a penalty. I used to be a free-kick taker… So it positively helps,” mentioned Bale.
Actor Kathryn Newton, former Tremendous Bowl winner Victor Cruz and Method One driver Carlos Sainz additionally took half.