Tennis champions, retired or active, are all passionate about golf. We knew that Rafael Nadal was a golf enthusiast and very successful, we recently discovered Roger Federer with clubs in hand, and here comes Andy Murray, a young retiree from the tennis courts, and as a good Scot he announces that he is aiming very high in golf.
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Passion for golf when you take us… The great tennis champions almost all seem to share the same great interest in golf. Rafael Nadal, as we know, is more than just a fan of the white ball. The man with 14 titles at Roland-Garros is an excellent amateur player, with a scratch index.
He has not yet announced his retirement from the ATP circuit, but we already know what he will devote a lot of his time to when he hangs up his racket… Roger Federer, for his part, has just started playing. The eight-time Wimbledon winner is more of a beginner in the field.
As for Novak Djokovic, we saw him at his best during the last Ryder Cup in Rome. We can’t forget Casper Ruud who has an Instagram account dedicated to his other passion, Carlos Alcaraz who explains that he finds serenity on the courses, or another former world number 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov who even appeared in the world golf ranking (beyond 1500th place).
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A new retiree from the courts, a legend himself, who was part of the famous “Big Four” of tennis with the first three named, wants to follow in the footsteps of “Rafa” in terms of level: Andy Murray has just ended his career after the 2024 Paris Olympic tennis tournament and he almost announced in the process his desire to come scratch, too.
The former world number 1 has 3 Grand Slam titles to his formidable list of achievements. After Paris 2024, he quickly posted on Instagram his intention to change sports. As a good Scot, the Glasgow native will therefore try his hand at the favorite sport of his ancestors.
“First, I will spend time at home, with my wife and children, but I also know that I will play a lot of golf, assured the Scot a few days after playing the last match of his great career. I want to become a scratch golfer.
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I have always loved playing golf, but because of my back problems, I have hardly played for the last 5-6 years.” So of course, if he has not played for several years and he has just taken his first lesson, his index will not be easy to go down as low as he envisages.
But when you know the grinta of “Sir Andy”, why not after all! First high-flying meeting for him: the Pro Am of the BMW Championship. See you at Wentworth!
