The DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship plays up the fact that dogs are welcome on the property. During the week, the golf courses get visits from a variety of everyone’s four-legged friends. All dogs must remain on a leash but they can tag along any day of the week.

During the third round, soccer star Gareth Bale, while playing alongside Englishman Daniel Brown, who rose to prominence during this past year’s Open Championship at Royal Troon, found himself in quite a predicament. Bale played a nice pitch shot from just short of the green, which nestled a few feet beyond the hole.

A dog managed to do what many of football’s greatest defenders never could – steal the ball off Gareth Bale. The former Wales international looked on in disbelief at the Dunhill Links as a puppy sprinted on to the green,

Gareth Bale saw his golf ball stolen by a dog during the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship pro-am tournament in Scotland.

Gareth Bale was less than happy after a dog stole his golf ball during the Alfred Dunhill Links Pro Am, leaving a mortified woman in disbelief as the incident unfolded

Links golf is hard enough as it is across the pond. Between the weather/wind, the pot bunkers and the high fescue, there are enough obstacles to make even the world's best go mad. Soccer star Gareth Bale,

Gareth Bale was left stunned when a furry imposter stormed onto the green to steal his golf ball during a celebrity Pro-am golf event in Scotland. Known for his love of golf, which at times greatly antagonised Real Madrid fans,