The former world number one in tennis, Andy Murray, has revealed his plans to participate in the regional qualifiers for the Open Championship.
Murray, a three-time Grand Slam winner, retired after last year’s Paris Olympics. Since then, he has been playing golf regularly, even managing an eagle on the 18th hole of the Wentworth pro-am before the BMW PGA Championship on Wednesday.
The Brit, who has a handicap of 2, in addition to aspiring to reduce it to scratch, wants to try to qualify for the oldest major in golf.
I have no ambitions to play in The Open, but I want to try to play in the regional qualifying at some point.
Andy Murray
Murray has been playing in the Wentworth pro-am this week before the BMW PGA Championship.
Murray explained that some of his friends have participated and that it would be fun to do if he reached the right level. He acknowledged the difficulty of the competition and the quality of the players.
All amateur and professional players with a scratch handicap are eligible to participate in the regional qualifying 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.
Asked if he plans to participate next summer, Murray replied that he does not, but he will in a couple of years, hoping to reach a level where he does not feel ashamed.
