Andy Murray, a tennis legend and a man who left a big mark on the world of this sport, is currently in an interesting phase of his life where he is considering many options. The 38-year-old surprised many with his posts on his X profile, where he changed his new description to: "I used to play tennis, now I play golf." This attracted a lot of public attention.
As a guest on The Chipping Forecast podcast, the experienced Briton shared his ideas for the future. It is known that many sportsmen after the end of their professional career are looking for adrenaline in other things, and it seems that the trend is that many important sports figures decide to play golf.
Golf is an interesting sport that offers a factor of excitement and fun, and Murray could go exactly that way.
The popular tennis player wants to qualify for The Open.
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He really misses the competitive part, considering his long career, with golf offering him adrenaline and a competitive spirit.
Murray and his golf career
The experienced Briton emphasizes that he is aware of how difficult it is to compete with professional golfers, but he is pleased that most important figures in the golf world believe that if he played more golf, he could certainly become a professional.
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Andy still focuses on scratch golf, but he is aware that the gap between scratch golfers and professionals is huge.
Although he is not optimistic about qualifying for The Open, he is still hopeful and believes that this process could be fun. Ultimately, Murray emphasized that, although he expected to miss tennis after his career ended, he admitted that he does not miss this sport at all.
The famous tennis player is focused on his children and busy with family obligations, and while the children are at school, he devotes his time to golf.
"I love the competitive side of playing in competitions and that's why I want to try and do that more.
I feel like I play better and concentrate better when it feels like there is something on the line."- he concluded.
