Andy Murray and Gareth Bale are set to compete within the Sunningdale Foursomes.
Andy Murray and Gareth Bale are set to compete in a golf occasion (Picture: Andrew Redington, Getty Photographs)
Andy Murray and Gareth Bale are poised to take part in a high-profile golf competitors. The British sporting legends are scheduled to tee off with their respective companions on the Sunningdale Foursomes on Tuesday.
Murray has devoted appreciable time to the golf course since retiring from tennis in 2024. The 2-time Wimbledon winner acquired widespread reward for his displaying on the Alfred Dunhill Hyperlinks Championship Professional-Am final 12 months. Skilled golfer Eddie Pepperell partnered him and the pair are making ready to reunite on the Sunningdale Foursomes in Berkshire. Pepperell shared particulars about their partnership and offered an replace on the tennis legend’s outstanding handicap. “I believed, I’ve acquired this good concept,” Pepperell stated on The Chipping Forecast podcast. “I will textual content him now that I’ve acquired his quantity and ask him if he needs to play the Sunningdale Foursomes with me. And he responded, ‘100 per cent, that might be sensible.’
“So I entered us, put somewhat bio in – ‘a number of grand slam main tennis champion, DP World Tour participant’ – and hopefully we [will] be accepted.The truth is, his handicap simply met the standards by likelihood, and that is real, 1.4. So he is simply eligible by handicap, and me too. We will hopefully give it a go, and I believe it might be a extremely enjoyable factor to do.”
Murray shall be joined on the Sunningdale Foursomes discipline by former Actual Madrid ace Gareth Bale. The five-time Champions League victor, who retired in 2023, will staff up with Matthew Wylie for the occasion.
Bale’s love for golf was broadly identified all through his soccer profession. The Welsh icon not too long ago participated within the Reignwood Icons of Soccer golf match in Thailand, the place he was listed as a scratch golfer with a handicap of zero.
This achievement is much more outstanding when in comparison with different celebrities. Nationwide Membership Golfer reported England skipper Harry Kane has a handicap of two and Chelsea stalwart John Terry reportedly has a 4 handicap. Nonetheless, Premier League favorite Jimmy Bullard can also be stated to be a scratch golfer.
Gareth Bale is about to return to the Sunningdale Foursomes (Picture: Warren Little/Getty Photographs)
Past the realm of soccer, Nationwide Membership Golfer cites actor Invoice Murray as having a seven handicap, singer Justin Timberlake as enjoying off 4, and Spider-Man star Tom Holland as having a 3 handicap.
In September, Golf Magic reported that Olympic champion Sir Steve Redgrave was enjoying off seven and Hollywood famous person Michael Douglas had a ten handicap.
On the Sunnigdale Foursomes, male professionals play off plus one, while amateurs play off zero. Conversely, feminine execs play off two, with amateurs beginning on three.
The occasion is about to kick off on the outdated course on Tuesday morning, earlier than transitioning to the brand new course within the afternoon, a sample that shall be repeated on Wednesday. The quarter-finals are scheduled for Thursday, with the semi-finals and closing going down on Friday, all three levels occurring on the outdated course.
Celeb golf handicaps
Gareth Bale – 0
Jimmy Bullard – 0
Andy Murray – 1.4
Harry Kane – 2
Tom Holland – 3
Justin Timberlake – 4
Invoice Murray – 7
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Sir Steve Redgrave – 7
Michael Douglas – 10
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