Andy Murray, retired tennis player, aims to qualify 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 Championship of golf. 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 even managed an eagle on the 18th hole of the Wentworth pro-am before the BMW PGA Championship on Wednesday. The 38-year-old Briton has a handicap of 2 and, in addition to trying to reduce it to scratch, wants to try his luck in qualifying for golf’s oldest major.

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 do if he reached the necessary level. 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 and the difference between professionals and amateurs, even those with low handicaps. Draper (arm injury) will miss the rest of the tennis season. All amateur and professional players with 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 in a couple of years, hoping to be at a level where he’s not ashamed, although he acknowledges that you never know.