Andy Murray enters new tournament just weeks after retiring from tennis

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Andy Murray, the three-time Grand Slam champion, is fully embracing his new role as a golfer. The tennis star officially hung up his racket last month and promptly updated his X (formerly known as Twitter) bio to read: "I now play golf."

He's set to put his skills to the test in a Pro-Am tournament later this month.

Before his final tournament earlier this summer, Murray expressed his ambition to become a scratch golfer in retirement - a goal he's sticking to.

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Since bidding farewell in the men's doubles event at the Olympics, the former world No. 1 has been spotted on the golf course multiple times.

He enjoyed a round with his doubles partner Dan Evans before sharing that he'd had his first golf lesson earlier this week, reports the Express.

Murray is now stepping up his game by entering the BMW PGA Championship. Organisers shared the news on Friday, tweeting: "3x Grand Slam winner, Sir @andy_murray , will be swapping his racket for clubs, as he tees it up in the #BMWPGA Pro-Am."

This comes just weeks after he retired from tennis at the Paris 2024 Games. Murray and Evans made it to the quarter-final, losing to America's Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul and narrowly missing out on a medal opportunity.

Other sports stars including Gareth Bale and Stuart Broad have also signed up for the Pro-Am. And Murray isn't the only tennis player who's tried their hand at amateur golf.

Last year, after clinching a historic 24th Grand Slam title at the US Open, Novak Djokovic took part in the All-Star Celebrity match at the Ryder Cup. He was a member of Colin Montgomerie's triumphant team at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club course, where he admitted: "I was very nervous but I did pretty well in the end,".

Andy Murray has also shown an interest in golf, having signed up for a tournament following his final Olympic match. When asked about Murray's next move, Evans said: "Play golf," adding, "We played before we left and you guys know what he's like - he will be pretty competitive and into that, I imagine."

Murray is set to bring his competitive spirit to Wentworth, aiming to live up to his newfound "golfer" moniker.