WATCH: Dog steals Gareth Bale's golf ball at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

At the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, former Welsh footballer Gareth Bale had a humorous encounter when a dog stole his ball. Bale teed it up in this week's DP World Tour event when a dog suddenly appeared on the course, grabbed his ball in its mouth, and ran off.

The incident occurred just as the former footballer had taken a shot that left the ball only a few inches from the hole. Before he could continue playing, the mischievous dog swooped in and ran away with the ball.

The DP World Tour shared a video of this amusing moment on its X account.

This week's DP World Tour event features a stellar field, including top-ranked golfers like Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Jon Rahm, and Tyrrell Hatton. The tournament is being held simultaneously across three different golf courses, with two categories: individual and team championships.

While the professionals are competing in the individual events, renowned personalities such as Gareth Bale, Kathryn Newton, and Jay Monahan have joined the team championship alongside professional golfers. Bale paired with Daniel Brown.

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A look into Gareth Bale and Daniel Brown's performance at the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship

Brown and Bale have fared well so far at the DP World Tour event. They have completed two rounds of the tournament and, at the time of writing, have also started the third round.

In the first round, the duo competed at the Old Course at St Andrews and had an impressive outing, shooting a round of 13-under 59. They started with two back-to-back birdies on the second and third holes, followed by an eagle on the par-5 fifth hole. The team shot a bogey-free opening round, making four birdies and an eagle on the front nine, and three birdies and two eagles on the back nine.

Brown and Bale continued their fabulous play in the second round on Friday, 4 October. In the second round, they again played a bogey-free round with six birdies.

They teed it up for the third round at Kingsbarns Golf Links and have so far made two birdies. Meanwhile, play is still underway. At the time of writing, they were tied for 20th place with a score of 21-under.

Meanwhile, in the individual event of the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Daniel Brown is tied for 38th place with a score of 8-under at the time of writing. He has performed well, shooting 5-under 67 in the opening round.

The English golfer carded four birdies, an eagle, and a bogey in the first round, followed by the second round of four birdies and two bogeys for a 2-under 70. He has also started his third round and has completed five holes, making a birdie on the third hole.

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship is a four-day event, with the finale scheduled for Sunday, 6 October.