VIDEO: Gareth Bale combines football and golf talent to nail 'virtually impossible' crossbar challenge from halfway line

Gareth Bale has shown off his considerable golf skills by nailing a "virtually impossible" crossbar challenge.

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• Welsh legend was appearing on Sky Sports Golf
• Bale was competing against top female pro
• 35-year-old active in Pro-Am golf circuit

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Welsh legend was in competition with Swedish professional Linn Grant for Sky Sports Golf's YouTube channel. The pair were challenged with hitting the crossbar from ever-increasing distances. As they got all the way back to the halfway line Bale lined up the shot, and despite claiming the challenge was bordering on impossible, drilled the woodwork with a low flighted 4-iron on his final attempt.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The ex-Real Madrid and Spurs winger is well known for his exploits on the course. Bale was famously photographed with a Welsh flag that read 'Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order' after the principality qualified for Euro 2020.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Bale plays off a 0.5 handicap, and has appeared at a number of high profile Pro-Am golf events where he has played alongside leading tour players including Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy.