FANS joked that Neymar needed to call Gareth Bale after he ruined a golf course with an awful swing.
The Brazilian, 32, recently hit the headlines while celebrating his baby girl Mavie’s half birthday alongside his former partner Bruna Biancardi.
He is now playing for Saudi Arabia side Al Hilal after leaving Paris Saint-Germain for them in a £77.6m move last summer.
That switch made him one of the wealthiest players in the world after he penned a deal worth more than £2.5m-a-week – SIX TIMES what he earned at PSG.
But the former Barcelona forward only made five appearances before he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament while on international duty in October.
That ruled him out for the remainder of the season and has allowed him plenty of free time for his other interests.
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Neymar tried his hand at golf this week while visiting Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
The star shared several snaps from his round on Instagram, captioning them with the words “Golf day”.
However, a clip has since been shared on social media showing him attempting to tee off in disastrous fashion.
Neymar takes a wild swing with the wood, but instead of connecting with the ball, he takes a huge chunk of turf out of the ground.
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And that had some fans calling for him to either stick to footy or get some lessons from legendary Welsh star Bale – who was famed for his love of golf and silky skills on the course.
“Maybe Bale could give you some tips,” responded one fan.
Another wrote: “RIP golf course.”
A third declared: “Maybe better to stick to playing football, @neymarjr?”
PGA Tour star Rory McIlroy was left impressed by Bale’s golf swing they competed in the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am at Wentworth last year.
The ex-Wales captain and five-time Champions League winner with Real Madrid was even tipped to hit a handicap of zero with a few more years’ experience by the golfing icon.
However, Bale still insisted earlier this year that he feels a long way off the pro standard despite earning plenty of praise.
The ex-Tottenham attacker explained: “There’s a big difference, don’t get me wrong. But they really just think their way around the course, they don’t make those silly mistakes, when they hit a bad shot, they hit a bad shot into the correct spot, they just get up and down from everywhere.
“The focus they have, you can see it in their eyes, they’re just so focused with every shot.
“I feel like, for example, with me, an amateur, I can easily hit a couple of good shots and think I’m better than I am, and then come crumbling back down to earth, and then I have to grind again.”
Bale added: “So, just seeing, I guess, the practice they put in, obviously they put themselves in position where they’re gonna keep playing while not making too many mistakes.
“Something now that I would love to do more that I have the time is to practice and try and get better and try to achieve a better handicap.”
With regards to Neymar, reports recently emerged that he wanted to join Inter Miami.
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David Beckham’s MLS franchise have a number of Neymar’s former Barcelona team-mates on their books, including Lionel Messi.
And during a trip to watch the F1, he admitted that he’d love to reunite with Messi.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
