"It was a great shot" - Gareth Bale recaps his impressive cart path shot at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 

Gareth Bale, who has two handicaps in golf, has finally started his golf career playing at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, which is underway from February 2 to February 5.

The tournament wrapped up with its first round on Thursday, where the footballer-turned-golfer, Gareth Bale, hit an amazing cart path shot.

At the press conference, the Welshman recalled his shot and said:

"I'm more worried about how I was there in the first place. So couldn't play it properly because there was a curb in front of me, and I, in my practice stroke, I hit the curb. So I was like, I have to really like dig it. Put it back in my stance and hit into the bank. So of course it was a lot of luck involved. But yeah, the shot, that I guess I tried to play and you need a bit of luck along the way."

He further added:

"I asked the cameraman. I walked up, I was like, did you get that? And he was like, 'I did.' I was like, 'yes.'"

Bale paired up with professional golfer Joseph Bramlett, who was also impressed with his shot and said:

"I didn't know where he hit it, and then I saw where he's taking his practice swings. And I was little concerned and the next thing I know, the ball is bouncing up through the rough and he's got about three and a half feet. He was like, Hey, I think I'll just pick it up. I was like, 'No, you got to finish that up-and-down.'"

While Bale said:

"He (Bramlett) was pretty much in for a par. So I was like, I'll pick it up and he made me putt it because he was like, this could be the greatest up-and-down."

Gareth Bale finally hit the ball and it went straight into the hole. He was happy with his performance and said:

"It was a great shot. I can't really say much more."

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"He is enjoying his retirement!" - Fans talk about Gareth Bale's new career

Gareth Bale announced his retirement from football after the FIFA World Cup. The former Real Madrid forward enjoys golf and after his retirement, switched to playing the game.

Bale is competing in his first professional tournament and was nervous about his first tee-off. However, he still managed to hit a seven-under-par 65 shot on the opening day.

The PGA Tour shared a video of his impressive shot on Thursday at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am event on their Instagram. Fans poured their love into the comments section, saying:

"Loving the Bale videos. Looks like he is enjoying his retirement!"

"Looks like he kinda topped it and got lucky.."

"Haha trick shot master Bale! King," wrote a fan.

After the first round, Joseph Bramlett finished in T13 with a scoring deficit of four. The AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Tournament leaderboard was topped by Lebioda after the first round with a scoring deficit of eight, while Kurt Kitayam, Ramey, and Hall were placed second.