1 day Ago By Stewart Fisher
ANDY MURRAY and Rory McIlroy go way back - and they've always got on well. There's two years between the Scottish tennis superstar and the Irish golf icon - but both have had houses in Florida and they've met periodically over the years at various events . 3 The Scottish tennis hero and Irish golfer caught up before teeing off today 3 Andy Murray reacts after teeing off Credit: Getty But there's a new stage in their relationship now, as the Scot adjusts to life after tennis retirement - and knuckles down to some serious time indulging his passion for the golf course.
A junior member at Dunblane golf club as a boy, the 37-year-old loves his sport in general and he's managed to get his handicap down to 7 ahead of today's entry in the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am at Wentworth. Also competing is McIlroy, part of a high-powered group which also includes scratch golfer and former Real Madrid star Gareth Bale . And the pair shared a moment on the driving range as they fine-tuned their respective games ahead of the event this morning 's 8am start.
Read More Sports Stories 'STILL A FAN' Slovan Bratislava boss can't wait to unleash Rangers cult hero son on Celtic FREE BETS Celtic vs Slovan Bratislava: Get £30 in free bets for huge Champions League tie The video shows the pair greeting each other with a bear hug, as Rory asks 'How's things?" Murray replies: "I'm good. I've been playing a lot of golf these last few weeks." Turning to McIlroy, he said: "Great job this year.
It's been tough but you've done super well." It's been a year, of course, which has seen McIlroy play some great golf to currently stand THIRD in the world rankings and win three titles - yet he's also come agonisingly short on a couple of occasions. Most read in Golf NEW BALLS PLEASE Andy Murray spotted with Strictly star & England hero at first golf event 'A DISGRACE' Members fume at sudden closure of golf course owned by ex-Rangers chairman HANDY ANDY Andy Murray’s golf handicap revealed as he plays second fiddle to Strictly star crash course Inside abandoned Greg Norman golf course left overgrown but still worth £13m At the Irish Open this week, he let a four-shot lead slip, watching a putt which would have given him a play-off for the title roll agonisingly past.
Andy Murray takes first ever lesson in new sport as he moves away from tennis and sets himself daunting new challenge Then there was that tense final-day duel with Bryson DeChambeau at the US Open, where a McIlroy bogey and DeChambeau's up-and-down cost the chance of a first major win for a decade. But Murray was showing his support and fans reacting to the post on Instagram were loving it. One wrote: "Legends" while another said "Game knows game!" 3 Rory McIlroy with Andy Murray and John McEnroe at Wimbledon in 2011 Our New YouTube Channel Subscribe to our new Scottish Sun Sport YouTube channel for all the latest football news, views and amazing moments.
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