Wales, Golf, Madrid: Gareth Bale Won't Be In FIFA 24 – But In PGA Tour 2K23

Gareth Bale swaps the pitch for the green in PGA Tour 2K23. You won't find him in FIFA or EA FC 24, but you can now tee off with the football legend on his own golf course. The meme has become reality!

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Gareth Bale is not in FIFA 24 – but in PGA Tour 2K23! | © EarlyGame/2K

Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order.

The funniest thing in sports gaming history has just happened. Gareth Bale won't be in EA's next football game. He will be exclusively licensed in 2K's PGA Tour 2023 – getting his own character model AND his own golf course.

No More FIFA: Play As Gareth Bale in PGA Tour 2K23

For years, every FIFA fan wanted to have him in their Ultimate Team squads, as Bale is a true legend of the game. Since his retirement in January 2023, people have been waiting for him to return to the field as a Hero or even as one of the new FUT Icons.

However, if you're eager to take control of Gareth Bale this coming season, your game of choice will be PGA Tour 2K23, as the publisher recently revealed this partnership.

Despite winning the UEFA Champions League five times with Real Madrid, Bale has never enjoyed the adulation reserved for Cristiano Ronaldo.. Known for his passion for golf, Bale's devotion to the game attracted criticism during his time at Madrid, with some claiming he put it ahead of his commitment to football.

His controversial flag display after a match against Wales signalled the end of his tenure in Spain and led him to sunny Los Angeles. Now, he's back making headlines on the greens again – though not the type of pitch we anticipated.


Lukas Scherbaum

The head of the EA Sports FC 24 category has played every FIFA since FIFA 04. In FC 24 you can find him mainly in Ultimate Team, but he is also a big fan of Career Mode, Clubs and VOLTA. Before joining EarlyGame, he worked for the German sports website Sport1 and as a gaming journalist for Kicker eSport....