Andy Murray wins first trophy after swapping tennis for another sport in retirement

has triumphantly clinched his first trophy since trading his tennis racket for golf clubs.

Since hanging up his tennis shoes following a defeat in the men's doubles at the in August alongside , Murray has been honing his skills in a new sporting arena. His X (formerly known as Twitter) bio, which once proudly declared: "I play tennis", has now been updated to reflect his career shift: "I played tennis. I now play golf."

The 37-year-old sports star has channelled his renowned competitive spirit into mastering the greens, setting his sights on achieving a scratch handicap within the next few years.

Murray's prowess was on full display last month at the BMW PGA Championship's Pro-Am event at Wentworth, where he teamed up with celebrities and wowed Scottish golfer Bob MacIntyre with his performance.

Now, Murray has added a fresh accolade to his collection.

At Hanbury Manor Golf Club in Hertfordshire, Murray participated in the BTJA Mike Dickson Golf Day's inaugural event. The British Tennis Journalists' Association organised this tribute tournament in honour of the late Daily Mail journalist Mike Dickson, who passed away in January at the age of 59.

The BTJA took to Twitter to announce that Murray had emerged as the champion, a result that hardly comes as a shock considering his already impressive tee shots. Currently playing off a seven handicap, Murray is taking regular lessons, and MacIntyre, currently ranked world No.16, believes Murray's game will only soar from here.

MacIntyre praised Murray's golfing abilities at Wentworth, saying, "For someone that's not really played that much, I thought he was good," and confidently predicted, "I was very impressed with his game. He'll be scratch in no time."

And Murray is relishing his new golfing experience. Speaking at Wentworth, he said: "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.

"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.

"I'm obviously getting to practise 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 practise the right things, then yeah, I've got a chance of doing that."

Highlighting the value of professional guidance, he added: "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 practising those things is helping."