Former tennis world no. 1 Andy Murray has revealed that he is planning to introduce regional qualification for the Open Championship.
Murray, a triple Grand Slam winner who retired after the Paris Olympic Games last year, regularly plays Golf since he ended his tennis career and the 18th hole of the Wentworth Pro-Am prior to the BMW PGA championship on Wednesday.
The Brit, 38, has a 2 handicap and wants that, as well as that he brings it down, a crack wants to qualify for the oldest major in Golf.
“I have no ambitions to play in the other place, but I want to try to play at some point such as the regional qualification,” Murray said.
“A few of my friends did it and it would just be fun to do if you got to the level where you could do that. I would do it, but I certainly don’t think I would have the chance to qualify for the open.
“I am completely aware of how good the players playing in those events are and how good the professionals are compared to amateurs. Even boys playing plus-2, 3 are kilometers of what these guys are.”
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All amateur and professional players with a scratch handicap are eligible for regional qualification for the Open, which takes place at 15 locations in Great Britain and Ireland. The leading finishers of each event go to the final qualification, where a place in the open air can be earned.
Asked if he was planning to participate next summer, Murray added: “No, not next year, the following year.
“In a few years, I think, well, I hope I will be at a level where I will not completely shame myself, but you never know.”
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