Andy Murray wins first trophy in new sport just months after retiring from tennis

Andy Murray has been hard at work on the golf course since retiring from tennis, and has now picked up his first trophy in the sport after swapping his racquet for clubs

Tennis legend Andy Murray has secured his first golfing title after retiring from the sport. The 37 year old traded his racquet for golf clubs following his doubles defeat at the Olympic Games on August 1.

Murray has updated his Twitter bio to reflect his new sporting focus, changing it from "I play tennis" to "I played tennis. I now play golf."

He has been actively working on his golf game, aiming to reduce his handicap to scratch within a few years. Murray recently participated in the Pro-Am event at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, where he impressed fellow Scottish golfer Bob MacIntyre.

On Tuesday, he competed in the inaugural BTJA Mike Dickson Golf Day at Hanbury Manor Golf Club in Hertfordshire, an event organised by the British Tennis Journalists' Association in memory of late Daily Mail journalist Mike Dickson. According to the BTJA's Twitter post, Murray emerged as the champion, which is unsurprising given his already impressive golf skills.

With a current handicap of seven, Murray is taking regular lessons, and MacIntyre predicts he will improve rapidly. "For someone that's not really played that much, I thought he was good," world No.16 MacIntyre said at Wentworth last month. "I was very impressed with his game. He'll be scratch in no time," reports the Mirror.

Scottish tennis ace Murray opened up about his venture into golf, describing how it brings a different kind of buzz compared to his usual sport.

"It's a different sort of nerves, because you are comfortable in the sort of tennis environment. I'm not thinking I'm going to walk out on the tennis court and forget how to hit the ball," he mentioned while at Wentworth.

He confessed about the pressure felt when teeing off with onlookers nearby, "Whereas here, there's people standing five metres away from where I'm driving, and I'm like, I'm useless at this game. You just want to try and keep the ball in play and don't mess up too much."

Murray noted the impact of increased practice time as well as professional guidance on his performance. "I'm obviously getting to practice a lot more than the average person. I obviously played a bit when I was younger, and if I can get the right sort of lessons and practice the right things, then yeah, I've got a chance of doing that."

On the importance of coaching he concluded, "The lessons have made a huge difference. That's been the most important thing for me. I used to go down to the range and hit lots of balls, and I could hit a few good ones. But if you have a fundamental flaw in your swing or what you're doing, it doesn't matter how many balls you hit on the range. So, getting lessons and practicing those things is helping."