Andy Murray has holed the final putt on the 18th green of his illustrious tennis career. Rest and reflection in the clubhouse await.
The three-time grand slam-winning Scot bowed out of the professional tennis game at the 2024 Olympics in an emotional fashion after being beaten in the men’s doubles, but he openly pondered an interesting prospective new chapter when speaking afterwards.
“I’ll play a lot of golf,” he said. “I want to become a scratch golfer. I’ve always loved playing golf, but because of the issues with my back, I haven’t played for five or six years.
“I don’t know exactly what the rest of my life will look like, but I will still stay in touch with the sport. Initially, I want to be at home with my family. I want to spend a lot of time with my kids and my wife, so I won’t be on the road much, I know that.”
Reporting the handicaps of athletes from other sports and celebrities can be a murky game, especially when they admit to not playing for five or six years. Murray had a 7 handicap when he called time on the court.
In 2019, his mother Judy shared a clip of her double Olympic gold medal-winning son hitting a driver and showing quite a tidy swing – the first glimpse of Murray’s golf interest. Perhaps he and his contemporary Rafael Nadal could soon share the fairways.
Nadal reportedly plays off scratch, the mark Murray aims to reach. Despite his unorthodox swing which has been frequently shared online in previous years, the legendary Spaniard has no issue getting his ball around the course as well as the court.
At the 2024 BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am at Wentworth, there was a distinct buzz on the ground for Murray’s participation. He played in a group with fellow Scot Bob MacIntyre, England cricket legend Jimmy Anderson and Anton du Beke of Strictly Come Dancing.
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