Andy Murray has been working hard to improve his golf game since retiring from tennis, and he has now claimed his first trophy in the sport just a few months later
Andy Murray has bagged his first golfing trophy since hanging up his tennis racquet.
The former Wimbledon champ, who retired from tennis after a defeat in the men’s doubles at the Olympics, has been honing his skills on the green. His Twitter bio, which once read “I play tennis”, now states: “I played tennis. I now play golf.”
The 37-year-old sportsman is aiming to get his golf handicap down to scratch within a few years. He showcased his skills at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth last month, playing alongside other celebs in the Pro-Am event.
His performance caught the eye of fellow Scot Bob MacIntyre.
On Tuesday, Murray was at Hanbury Manor Golf Club in Hertfordshire for the inaugural BTJA Mike Dickson Golf Day. The event, organised by the British Tennis Journalists’ Association, honours former Daily Mail journalist Mike Dickson, who sadly passed away in January aged 59, reports the Mirror.
And a tweet from the BTJA revealed that Murray had been crowned champion. Currently boasting a handicap of seven, Murray is taking regular lessons and MacIntyre believes he’ll improve quickly.
“For someone that’s not really played that much, I thought he was good,” world No. 16 MacIntyre said at Wentworth last month. “I was very impressed with his game. He’ll be scratch in no time.”
Andy Murray has been swapping his tennis racket for golf clubs and admits it’s a whole new ball game. Speaking at Wentworth, he confessed: “It’s a different sort of nerves, because you are comfortable in the sort of tennis environment.
“I’m not thinking I’m going to walk out on the tennis court and forget how to hit the ball,” but when it comes to golf, “Whereas here, there’s people standing five metres away from where I’m driving, and I’m like, I’m useless at this game. You just want to try and keep the ball in play and don’t mess up too much.”
