Scotland ace splashes out on penthouse flat near Tiger Woods’ planned sports bar

SCOTLAND star Ryan Christie has teed up his latest move in the property game — a penthouse in the home of golf.

The footie ace’s £580,000 apartment in St Andrews is just an iron shot away from Tiger Woods’ and Justin Timberlake’s planned new sports bar.

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Christie’s business Twenty Two Investment Properties, run with fiancée Georgie Bell, bought the two-bedroomed flat within weeks of the US A-listers receiving council permission to convert a 90-year-old cinema in the town in August.

A source told The Scottish Sun: “Ryan wouldn’t have to go far for a quick pint and perhaps a round of golf or two with the stars.

“But even if he has no intention of living there, it’s a great investment as there’s likely to be a surge in footfall in that part of town.”

Golf legend Woods, 48, and pop star Timberlake, 43, are sinking £450,000 into the New Picture House development.

It will have a two-screen movie theatre as well as a bar, food, sports simulators, bowling and darts.

Ex-Celtic, Aberdeen and Inverness midfielder Christie, 29, previously told of his love of golf after moving to English Premier League side Bournemouth in 2021.

He said: “I’d like to think I’m a golfer, but my handicap probably says different.

“I’ve heard there’s a couple of lovely courses around here, so hopefully in between a couple of games I’ll manage to get out for a few rounds.”

We told how he bought an £855,000 pad in Edinburgh’s exclusive Moray Estate in May.

He also owns a £185,000 place in hometown Inverness and is thought to have a total property portfolio of around £3million.

Christie bagged his seventh Scotland goal tonight against Croatia in Zagreb.

He tucked the ball home in the 32nd minute to give the Scots a surprising lead against Luka Modric and co.

Christie pounced onto Luka Sucic’s sliced clearance after Ben Doak had put a cross into the box on an impressive night for the Liverpool wonderkid.

Scotland would go on to lose the Nations League clash 2-1, with a late equaliser ruled out by VAR as goals from Igor Matanović and Andrej Kramarić proved decisive from the hosts.

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