Andy Murray completes stunning career change after retiring from tennis as appearance at tournament is announced
ANDY MURRAY has completed his sporting career change following his retirement from tennis.
The 37-year-old ended his glittering career earlier this summer at the Paris Olympics.
He made the quarter-finals of the men’s doubles alongside Dan Evans before losing to American pair Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.
Murray has since hinted at switching sports as he looks to make the most of his passion for golf.
After switching his X bio to “I played tennis” following his final match, Murray later changed it to “I now play golf” as he bids to become a scratch golfer.
His dreams are now closer to reality after his participation in an upcoming Pro-Am event was confirmed.
The tennis icon will be part of the field for the event at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth later this month.
Organisers revealed the news on social media, writing: “3x Grand Slam winner, Sir @andy_murray, will be swapping his racquet for clubs, as he tees it up in the #BMWPGA Pro-Am.”
A host of famous faces are slated to appear before the tournament kicks-off on September 19.
Former Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale and England cricket legend Stuart Broad will be joining Murray on the course.
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Murray has already been getting his practice in before he heads to the first tee box.
He showed off his swing on Instagram during a lesson as he wrote: “First ever golf lesson today on the journey to become a scratch golfer. Any tips welcome.”
The three-time Grand Slam champion even found time to fit a round in after his Olympic exit in Paris.
He played with doubles partner Dan Evans in the French capital following their emotional exit.
When asked what Murray would do next, Evans said: “Play golf.
“We played before we left and you guys know what he’s like – he will be pretty competitive and into that, I imagine.”
Meanwhile, Murray later held an intimate retirement party for close friends and family at his mansion home, with Tim Henman among the guests.
Andy Murray's career timeline
SIR Andy Murray is Great Britain's most successful tennis player of the Open era.
After breaking through in 2005 to reach the Wimbledon third round at 18, the Scot was British No1 by the following year.
In 2008 he reached his first Grand Slam final at the US Open, only to fall to Roger Federer in straight sets.
Two more final defeats at the Australian Open to Federer and Novak Djokovic followed in 2010 and 2011 before heartbreak at Wimbledon in 2012.
Despite taking the first set against Federer, he fell 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 in front of a home crowd before breaking into tears on Centre Court.
But a month later on the same court he beat the Swiss legend to earn Team GB a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics.
And weeks after that he broke his Grand Slam duck at the fifth attempt, beating Djokovic in five sets in the US Open final.
In 2013, following another Australian Open final loss, Murray beat Djokovic in straight sets to become the first British man in 77 years to win the Wimbledon title.
Three more losing Grand Slam finals followed, at the 2015 and 2016 Australian Opens and the 2016 French Open.
But in his third Grand Slam final of 2016, Murray won Wimbledon again with a straight sets victory over Canadian Milos Raonic.
He followed it up with his second Olympic gold medal, beating Juan Martin del Potro in a four-hour epic in the final in Rio de Janeiro.
Later in 2016 Murray became world No1 – the first British man to do so in history.
Over his career Murray reached 11 Grand Slam finals, winning three. He won two Olympic golds and a silver (in the mixed doubles alongside Laura Robson).
He finishes his career with 46 titles and over £50million in earnings, making him the fourth all-time leader in earnings.
His final match was at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where he lost in the quarter-final of the men’s doubles at Roland Garros to USA pair Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz.