2026-01-24 10:30:29
Tom Lockyer turned to golf to improve his fitness after his cardiac arrest.
The 31-year-old defender collapsed on the pitch playing for Luton against Bournemouth in 2023 and he regularly got out with his clubs in the months that followed.
He told Today’s Golfer magazine: “Golf was one of the first things I did following my cardiac arrest.
“I went out around Woburn about a month after.
“I then went out to Amsterdam to work with a cardiologist.
“I was there for about four months, and the first thing I packed was my golf clubs.
“I found Europe’s biggest golf practice facility and I used to regularly go after training and hospital visits to work on my game.”
Tom – who now plays for Bristol Rovers – believes he will keep playing golf for decades to come.
He said: “Golf has fully got me hooked. I can’t get enough of it,.
“If I’m not in the garden net working on my swing, I’m thinking about feels for my swing.
“It’s a game I will be playing when I’m 80 and can barely move.”
Tom thinks football has helped with his golf game because he doesn’t get too hung up on bad shots.
He explained: “I like to think I deal with the bad shots quite well as it’s like losing a game in football.
“The match you’ve lost is gone now and there’s nothing you can do about it, but you can put it right by winning the next game.
“I think there’s a bit of that in the crossover between the sports that’s definitely helped me.”
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