Gareth Bale holes monster putt on the thirteenth gap at Pebble Beach; solely professionals will now play in final round which will finish on Monday after excessive winds halted Saturday’s play; Peter Malnati heads professional discipline, forward of Bale’s enjoying accomplice Joseph Bramlett
Last Updated: 05/02/23 8:47am
Gareth Bale holed a monster putt on the thirteenth gap at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Saturday
Gareth Bale holed a monster putt on the thirteenth gap at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Saturday
Gareth Bale impressed once more at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am but will miss out on the final round with solely professionals permitted to play on what will now be a Monday end.
High winds in California precipitated play on Saturday to be suspended at all three programs getting used for the match – Monterey Peninsula, Spyglass Hill and Pebble Beach.
Organisers say the third round will start at 8am native time (1600GMT) with the fourth, which will characteristic the highest 65 professionals and ties, then getting underneath method at 1230 native (2030GMT).
Golf fanatic Bale reveals which three duplicate holes he has at his dwelling in Wales
Bale’s enjoying accomplice Joseph Bramlett is tied for second on 10 underneath after 13 holes of his third round, two pictures behind chief Peter Malnati, who’s at 12 underneath after 13.
Bramlett and Bale are tied for sixteenth on 15 underneath within the Pro-Am occasion, with former Wales, Tottenham and Real Madrid footballer Bale’s third-round highlights together with a monster putt on the thirteenth gap.
Speaking later on, Bale, whose golf has been praised by main winners Jon Rahm and Matthew Fitzpatrick, mentioned: “The last couple of weeks have been amazing. People giving me compliments on my game is incredible, they have a put a bit too much pressure on my shoulders!
“I’m an enormous golf fan and admire what these gamers do on the golf course. It is nice to play with them, work together and watch what they do.
Watch the perfect of Bale’s third round at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California
“Just watching him [Bramlett] strike a ball is just something else. The power, the touch. He has been incredible and he is an even better guy, which is more important. I couldn’t have asked for a better partner.”
Bale added: “At my house in Wales, I have a replica of the 17th hole at Sawgrass, the Postage Stamp at Royal Troon and the 12th at Augusta, minus the water as it is a bit close to the house!”
This is the primary time the Pebble Beach Pro-Am has been suspended as a consequence of wind since 2014.
Malnati heads the sphere after carding six birdies and no blemishes throughout the 12 holes of his third round thus far, with the American choosing up three straight features at Pebble Beach earlier than play was suspended.
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“I got to play eight holes before the weather got bad, so that was nice,” mentioned Malnati, who’s chasing a primary PGA Tour victory since 2015.
“Pebble’s hard if you’re out of position, but it’s gettable if you’re playing well. I’ve been playing pretty well this week, which is nice.”
Bramlett, who can also be enjoying Pebble Beach, added: “The weather was wild. It was fairly calm for maybe our first seven, eight holes. Then when we got to nine, it started blowing and then it’s survival mode.”
Bramlett is joined at 10 underneath by fellow American Keith Mitchell, with Ireland’s Seamus Power six pictures off the tempo at six underneath after capturing one over by means of 14 holes at Pebble Beach.
Watch continued protection of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am dwell on Sky Sports Golf from 3.30pm on Sunday.
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