GARETH BALE will not be the only Wales player glued to The Masters this weekend.
TV cameras spotted golf-loving Bale with a laptop in his hands during the Dragons’ goalless draw with USA on Thursday — and he appeared to have one eye on Augusta.
Chris Gunter will tune into The Masters with Gareth BaleCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Fans joked Bale was watching the golf on his MacBook in the stands against the USACredit: Sky Sports
But team-mate Chris Gunter will join the Wales captain, who was rested for the friendly, at their Cardiff team hotel to watch all the action unfold.
He said: “Who doesn’t keep an eye on The Masters? It’s one of the best sporting events of the year.
“It’s something really good to watch in the hotel over the next few days.”
Wales’ crunch Nations League clash with Republic of Ireland in Cardiff kicks off at 5pm on Sunday and will clash with The Masters’ final round.
Tee times on Sunday have been brought forward due to light issues after the tournament was moved to autumn because of Covid-19.
Charlton defender Gunter, 31, added: “It would certainly be nice if we can get a good result at the weekend.
“And then if anybody has a pound or two on any of the players then hopefully they can do well too.
“Most important thing for us is the football — but it is something nice to watch in the next few days in the hotel.”
Caretaker manager Robert Page is filling in for boss Ryan Giggs, who is on bail following an alleged assault on his on-off girlfriend.
And Page believes Bale, 31, is in the best shape for some time following his loan move from Real Madrid to Tottenham.
Gunter added: “The way he’s been this week is the way he’s been any time I’ve been with Wales. He’s the exact same, regardless of any situation. He just loves coming away and is fully excited.
“He’s always in good shape, that’s your job as a footballer.
“It would be disrespectful to say he’s in the best shape now, because of his professionalism since he started breaking in for club and country.
“Whenever he comes away with Wales he performs to an extremely high level.
“I haven’t noticed any different. He’s the exact same guy when we started playing together in the Under-17s.
“We’re lucky to have him and hopefully he can do over the next week what he’s been doing for many years for us.”
Gareth Bale filmed with laptop as Wales face USA with fans joking he’s watching the Masters
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
