SIR Andy Murray has revealed he is seriously considering becoming a golf caddie and would love to work with fellow Scot Robert MacIntyre.
The tennis legend said he would love to stay involved in professional sport by carrying clubs for a professional on the golf circuit.
The Scot has become obsessed with the game after his retirement from tennis and even changed his profile description on X to “I played tennis. I now play golf”.
He has got his handicap down from seven to two in a matter of months and is aiming to become a scratch golfer.
However, the 38-year-old accepts he is not good enough to turn professional and said being a caddie would be the next best thing.
He told how his dream would be to carry clubs for Ryder Cup hero MacIntyre as he won a major championship.
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He said: “I’m considering becoming a golf caddie for hopefully a professional golfer at some stage.
“I love golf and if you love that sport I think it would be a great job.
That’s like the dream to imagine carrying Robert MacIntyre’s bag when he wins The Open or something like that. That would be the dream job
Andy Murray
“If you were working with a top golfer and being there when they are having a great moment on the course and feeling like you can help a little bit with decisions, I think it would be a brilliant job.
“The dream pro to caddie for would be Robert MacIntyre.
“That’s like the dream to imagine carrying Robert MacIntyre’s bag when he wins The Open or something like that. That would be the dream job.”
Murray revealed his ambition during an appearance on The Romesh Ranganathan Show podcast.
Asked by the host if he thought there would be too much attention on him rather than the golfer he is working with, Murray replied: “Initially, potentially, but I don’t think long-term.
“I think with anything new people would probably get quite excited about that but after a while it just becomes the norm.”
MacIntyre, 29, from Oban, Argyll, had a breakthrough year on the PGA tour in 2024 – winning the Scottish Open and the Canadian Open.
He followed it up by finishing in second place in this year’s US Open before starring for Team Europe at the Ryder Cup.
Murray has previously played golf with MacIntyre during pro-am tournaments, including the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and the BMW PGA Championship.
Murray ‘doesn’t miss’ tennis
Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray hung up his racket after competing for Team GB at the Paris Olympics last year following a glittering career.
He revealed he did not miss playing tennis at all and said golf had replaced the routine of training on the court.
He said: “I thought I was going to miss it a lot because I loved tennis. I loved the competition, the training and the travelling but my body wasn’t able to do it anymore.
“But when I stopped I really haven’t missed it all.
“At home I have got four young children so I’m obviously very busy with them and when they’re at school golf has replaced that routine of training and practising at something and I’m really enjoying that.”
