Scottish sporting stars Robert MacIntyre and Andy Murray will group up for the BMW PGA Championship Movie star Professional-Am at Wentworth later this month.
Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion and former world No 1, retired from tennis after the Paris Olympics this summer season on the age of 37.
He will probably be making his Movie star Professional-Am debut at Wentworth on the Wednesday, September 18 occasion that serves because the warm-up to the BMW PGA Championship that takes place from the Thursday, dwell on Sky Sports activities.
Murray could have the proper associate within the type of MacIntyre, who was a part of Europe’s victorious Ryder Cup group final yr and adopted that up with a primary PGA Tour win on the Canadian Open and additional success on the Scottish Open in 2024.
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Bob MacIntyre gained his first Scottish Open title in entrance of family and friends and didn’t maintain again through the celebrations!
MacIntyre stated of his Professional-Am associate: “Andy is a hero to so many individuals in Scotland – and internationally – and it is fairly thrilling to be taking part in alongside him in his BMW PGA Championship debut.
“He’s been absolutely dedicated to tennis during his incredible career, but it looks like he’s been playing plenty of golf since his retirement, so I’m looking forward to seeing if all that practice has paid off!”
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A have a look at 10 of Andy Murray’s biggest ever factors from the ATP Tour.
Murray will function within the Professional-Am alongside a bunch of different superstar names, together with footballers Gareth Bale, Jordan Pickford and Troy Deeney, cricketers James Anderson and Ollie Pope, TV star and comic Michael MacIntyre and Hollywood actor Tom Holland.
MacIntyre, in the meantime, types a part of a world-class subject for the BMW PGA Championship correct when that will get underway on Thursday, together with Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood, Shane Lowry, Matt Fitzpatrick and Justin Rose, with Ryan Fox returning to defend his title
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Highlights from the fourth and closing spherical of final yr’s BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth as New Zealand’s Ryan Fox emerged victorious.
Fellow former winners Luke Donald, Billy Horschel, Francesco Molinari and Danny Willett are additionally among the many subject, as is current Omega European Masters winner Matt Wallace.
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The Sky Sports activities Golf Podcast have their say on whether or not they assume Scottish Open champion Bob MacIntyre can win a serious.
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