2025-09-03 15:01:37

Andy Murray will tee up alongside some of golf’s biggest names at next month’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, with the 38-year-old former Wimbledon champion set to play for a share of its £3.7 million prize fund.

The Scot retired from professional tennis earlier this year but has kept his competitive instincts alive on the golf course.

He will compete in his homeland when the tournament runs from 2 to 5 October across three of Scotland’s most celebrated venues – the Old Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.

The event pairs leading amateurs with professionals in a showcase of links golf.

Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy said: “I’m really looking forward to this. It’s very special to be able to play in a full blown professional event.

“And for a Scot like me to be able to do it in Scotland at such a unique location makes it even more exceptional. In many ways the Old Course at St Andrews is very like Centre Court at Wimbledon.

“They both have the same historic feel and atmosphere that just doesn’t exist in many sporting venues around the world. It will be a pleasure to be able to savour that.”

A high-profile field will line up for the contest, including major champions Matt Fitzpatrick, Padraig Harrington, Dustin Johnson, Martin Kaymer, Brooks Koepka, Louis Oosthuizen, Patrick Reed, Cameron Smith and Bubba Watson.

Murray has already shown glimpses of his potential on iconic layouts, making an eagle at the 18th hole of the Old Course after a clean strike from the Valley of Sin.

Fellow Scot Robert MacIntyre, who partnered him at Wentworth, praised his ability.

He said: “For someone that’s not really played that much, I thought he was good. I was very impressed with his game. He’ll be scratch in no time.”

Some of Europe’s Ryder Cup contingent will also be back in action in Fife just days after returning from the United States, with Tommy Fleetwood, Tyrrell Hatton and MacIntyre all expected to play.

Off the course, celebrities such as the singer Ronan Keating are also scheduled to appear.

Murray’s sporting legacy remains formidable – alongside two Wimbledon crowns, he won the 2012 US Open, earned two Olympic gold medals and led Britain to Davis Cup victory in 2015.

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