“Replace or replay...?” – Fans react as dog steals Gareth Bale's golf ball at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

During the second round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Gareth Bale encountered an unusual obstruction on the golf course. As he chipped the ball closer to the hole, a little puppy ran onto the course and stole his ball, resulting in a bit of a lighthearted moment at the golf course.

Bale is in St. Andrews for the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and is teamed up alongside professional golfer Dan Brown. On Friday, October 4, the former Wales soccer team captain chipped the ball from just outside the green toward the pin. The ball stopped just a few inches away from the hole, but before he could putt it in, a little dog ran towards it and stole the ball away.

The DP World Tour shared a video of the hilarious incident on X (formerly Twitter).

Fans on the internet loved this moment and had interesting takes on the incident. Some fans also called for not allowing dogs at the events. Here's a look at some reactions:

"Replace or replay...?" one fan asked.

"Play it as it lies 'happy gilmore' had to," another fan wrote.

"Another irresponsible dog owner. Control your dog, put it on a lead. It should not be at a golf tournament in any case," this fan commented.

"😂 you can hear the owners clearly mortified their good boy having fun. Love puppies on the courses," this user remarked.

"Dp world tour things," one fan wrote.

"Started a new trend in signs...Gareth Bale, can I have your ball please? 🤣🤣🤣," another fan posted.

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Gareth Bale and Dan Brown jump to T7 at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Gareth Bale and Daniel Brown are on the way to posting another low round at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The duo was at 9-under after completing 14 holes on Day 3. So far, they have made seven birdies and one eagle, with four holes remaining.

The Bale-Brown duo started the week on a high note, shooting 13-under 59 on Thursday, October 3. Their round consisted of seven birdies and three eagles. The following day, the pair shot 6-under 66 with the help of six birdies.

After completing 50 holes (at the time of writing the article), Bale and Brown are aggregating at 28-under and six strokes behind the leaders. Tyrrell Hatton and Jeff Hatton are leading alongside Grant Forrest and Martin Gilbert at 34-under.