“I’ll play you for all the prize money I lost” – Mardy Fish challenges Andy Murray to golf battle as Brit begins new journey post-retirement
Former American tennis player Mardy Fish has invited three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray to play a golf match. This comes just hours after Murray had a golf session at the Celebrity Pro-Am at Wentworth, a pre-event to the BMW PGA Championship. During the event, Murray competed alongside current World No.15 golfer Robert MacIntyre as the Brit looks to enjoy and explore his life after tennis. However, following the conclusion of the event, Murray received a bit of criticism for his golf swing at the Pro-Am Wentworth.The three-time Grand Slam champion was not shying away from the criticism and hit back at all his critics saying (via his Twitter handle):
“Huge thanks to all the amateur golfers on social media for their constructive criticism of my golf swing. Much appreciated.”
Fish reacted to the Brit’s tweet and invited him to a golf match but with certain terms and conditions. Fish stated that he would only play Murray if the Brit offered him all the prize money he lost because of him. He wrote via Twitter:
“Hey Andy, Mardy Fish here… I’ll play you for all the prize money I lost when you beat me on the tennis court. Deal?”
Murray and Fish went head-to-head nine times on the tennis court in their careers with Murray having a slight upper hand over the American. Andy Murray has five victories to his name while Fish has four scalps to boast about. The last encounter between the two came nine years ago in 2015 at the Cincinnati Masters 1000 that ended in a victory for the Brit.
