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Even the hotel golf simulator can't entice Gareth Bale from his preparations to be ready for Wales' crunch match against Iran on Friday, with the captain leaving the machine to others as he protects a sore back.
Bale demonstrated with his equaliser against the USA that he still has the capacity to wrest a game Wales' way. Though he had the golf machine set up at the team's base in West Bay, near the coastal Corniche, he has left teammates Matthew Smith and Tom Lockyer to dominate, after winning 'closest to the pin' with his early swings.
'He hasn't played as much closer to the game because I think his back might be feeling it a bit,' teammates Harry Wilson said on Wednesday. 'But obviously when Gaz has a swing, he's very good.'
Even a golf simulator can't distract Bale from preparing for Wales' next game against Iran
The golf activity, along with an inflatable Welsh dragon in the pool and a poker school, are among the distractions as Rob Page's squad approach a match in which a convincing win could put them in
