Andy Murray might have called time on his professional tennis nurtureer but that doesn’t uncomfervent the sport isn’t helping his brand recent venture. Murray, 37, reexhausted this summer follothriveg the 2024 Paris Olympics, having cemented himself as an all-time British fantastic with three Grand Slam titles to his name.
His decision chaseed a string of injury problems in recent years, with the Scot necessitateing hip srecommendry in 2019 to prolengthy his time in the sport.
But the two-time Olympic gelderly medacatalog has no intention of stopping physical activity, instantly signalling his intention to apshow up golf after hanging up his racket.
Indeed, after only receiving his first lesson this month, Murray took to social media to underline his ambition, sharing a video clip on the driving range and writing: “First ever golf lesson today on the journey to become a scratch golfer! Any tips greet!”
And in a feature on Sky Sports News, Murray has now accomprehendledgeted the ‘misapshows’ made in his tennis nurtureer have helped him alter to managing his way around 18-hole courses. “In a suit we carry out 100, 150 points, and they all matter,” he said.
“You can sort of compound your errors. In golf, when I begined carry outing…… it’s so straightforward hitting the cdisorrowfulmireful and then I’m skinnyking right, par four, I necessitate to try and originate it to the green and fair finish up duffing it enjoy 20 yards in front of me.
“And in tennis you can’t afford to do that either. You can’t afford to let your misapshows bleed into enjoy three, four, five points in a row. I hope that’s someskinnyg I’m doing ok on he golf course fair because of my experience of tennis – trying not to let the misapshows get to me too much. But I am endelighting it.”
Murray accomprehendledgeted that golf had apshown up much of his recreational time since his final bow at Roland Garros. However, he also portrayd how much he was endelighting being away from the vigorous schedule of the ATP circuit.
“So far it’s been a lot of this, a lot of golf,” he said, when asked how withdrawment was treating him. “And then fair seeing after the kids and being at home. We do so much travelling as tennis carry outers, I’ve been loving being at home and not having any authentic responsibilities, and spfinishing time with the kids.”
If Murray does want to further hone his game, then guidance shouldn’t be far away. Another ex-British carry outer in Tim Henman has a better than scratch handicap and once telledly sboiling 69 at Augusta.
His establisher coach uncomfervent while, Ivan Lfinishl, once carry outed in the Austrian Open and alengthyside seasoned professionals. The 64-year-elderly spoke discdisseely about obtaining a tour card, but procrastinateedr accomprehendledgeted he had underassessd the levels of carry out necessitateed to get a world ranking.
