Andy Murray, Ex-Tennis Player, Aims for Golf Open Qualifiers

Andy Murray Seeks to Qualify for The Open Championship

Former world number one in tennis, Andy Murray, has revealed his plans to participate in the regional qualifying for The Open Championship. Murray, a three-time Grand Slam winner, who retired after last year’s Paris Olympics, has been playing golf regularly since ending his tennis career. He recently achieved an eagle on the 18th hole of the Wentworth pro-am before the BMW PGA Championship on Wednesday. The Brit, with a handicap of two, in addition to aspiring to reduce it to zero, wants to try his luck in qualifying for the oldest golf major.

I have no ambitions to play in The Open, but I want to try to play in the regional qualifying stage at some point.

Andy Murray

Murray commented that several of his friends have participated in the qualifying and that it would be fun to reach the level to compete. Although he doesn’t think he has a chance to qualify for The Open, he is aware of the quality of the players in those events, even those with a handicap of +2 or +3, are far above the amateur level.

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All amateur and professional players with a scratch handicap are eligible to participate in the regional qualifying phase for The Open, which takes place at 15 locations in Great Britain and Ireland. The top finishers from each event advance to the final qualifying, where a place in The Open can be earned. When asked if he plans to participate next summer, Murray replied that he does not, in a couple of years, hoping to be at a level where he will not be “totally ashamed”, although he acknowledged that you never know.