{"id":129324,"date":"2025-09-11T06:30:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T06:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/129324\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T06:30:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T06:30:16","slug":"andy-murray-reveals-plans-for-tilt-at-qualifying-for-the-open-as-former-british-no-1-embraces-life-after-tennis-and-shares-update-on-his-coaching-future-after-novak-djokovic-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/129324\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Murray reveals plans for tilt at qualifying for The Open as former British No 1 embraces life after tennis – and shares update on his coaching future after Novak Djokovic split"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RIATH AL-SAMARRAI, CHIEF SPORTS FEATURE WRITER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 15:41 EDT, 10 September 2025 | Updated: 15:52 EDT, 10 September 2025 <\/p>\n

Andy Murray<\/a> is lining up a crack at regional qualifying for The Open<\/a> \u2013 but has zero expectation of playing his way to the oldest major in golf.<\/p>\n

The former Wimbledon<\/a> champion has worked his handicap down from seven to two in the space of 12 months and on Wednesday he eagled the 18th hole of the Wentworth pro-am prior to the BMW PGA Championship<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018I am hoping that in a couple of years time that I will be at a level where I won\u2019t totally disgrace myself but you never know,\u2019 he said of plans to take on one of the regional qualifying tournaments that feed into The Open.<\/p>\n

\u2018I don\u2019t have ambitions of playing in the Open but I want to try and play the regional qualifying at some stage. A couple of my friends have done it. It would be a fun thing to do.<\/p>\n

\u2018If you got to the level to do that, I would do it but I certainly don\u2019t think I would have any chance of qualifying for the Open. I am fully aware how good the players who play in those events are and how good the pros are in comparison to amateurs. Even the guys who play off plus-two or plus-three are miles off the tour pros.\u2019<\/p>\n

Murray has ruled out a quick return to tennis coaching after parting with Novak Djokovic<\/a> in May.<\/p>\n

\"Former <\/p>\n

Former tennis star Andy Murray is trying to master another sport in retirement – golf<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The Scotsman has worked his handicap from seven to two in just 12 months and is eyeing a spot in The Open qualifying<\/p>\n

\"Murray <\/p>\n

Murray has ruled out a quick return to tennis coaching after parting with Novak Djokovic in May<\/p>\n

He said: \u2018Obviously with Novak I did it for a period and it was great experience and it was a unique opportunity to do it but there are certain things about the job. If you want to do it well, you need to spend time on the road.<\/p>\n

\u2018If it is a British player that is London-based, it becomes easier because the off weeks, at least you are close to home. But if it is a player who lives elsewhere, it means a lot of time away from the family and I have no interest in doing that just now because I don\u2019t want to be away from them.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think in in the future I would probably do it again – it is not like I hated it so much that I wouldn’t do it. There were bits of it that I liked but for now I just don\u2019t want to be on the road and I don\u2019t want to do it.\u2019<\/p>\n

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