Andy Murray: Former tennis player to seek qualification for The Open golf tournament

Former world number one in tennis, Andy Murray, has revealed his plans to participate in the regional qualifying for the Open Golf Championship. Murray, a three-time Grand Slam winner and retired after last year’s Paris Olympics, has been playing golf regularly since he ended his tennis career. Recently, he 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 scratch, seeks the opportunity 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 commented that some of his friends have participated and that it would be fun to reach the level to do so. Although he doesn’t think he has a chance of qualifying for the Open, he is aware of the high level of the players in those events.

• Draper (arm injury) will miss the rest of the tennis season.
• Scheffler adjusts preparation for the Ryder Cup after the disappointment of ’23.
• Hatton reveals the wild celebration after qualifying for the Ryder Cup.

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 obtained. When asked if he plans to participate next summer, Murray replied that he doesn’t, but he will in a couple of years, hoping to be at a level where he doesn’t “completely disgrace” himself, although he acknowledges that you never know.