ME & MY TRAVELS WITH JUDY MURRAY – Golf News | Golf Magazine

The mom of tennis stars Andy and Jamie Murray, and a number one tennis coach, Judy Murray is a current convert to golf, and is aiming to get as snug with a membership in hand as she is racquet as she travels the world

My earliest journey reminiscence… is my mum taking me and my youthful brothers to Berwick-upon-Tweed to stick with our grandparents. I bear in mind spending many of the automotive journey preventing with my brother, and my mum having to maintain one hand on the wheel and the opposite hitting us to behave.
My first vacation abroad was to Tenerife once I was 18 with some pals. I used to be a typical rookie Scot, mendacity within the solar with out bothering to carry suntan lotion. I acquired horrendously burnt and blistered and the entrance of my toes had been so painful I couldn’t put on footwear. Nowadays I take a cap and issue 50.
After my boys had been born, our first large journey overseas was a car-ferry tenting vacation in France. In my early days of teaching and once I was managing the boys, all we noticed was the airport, resort and tennis centre – we travelled a lot however noticed so little, so I’m making up for misplaced time now.

My most up-to-date golf vacation was to… Vidago Palace within the Douro Valley close to Porto in early Could. I’m fairly new to golf, so this my abroad golf vacation. There’s an 18-hole course within the resort grounds which is reckoned to be the very best course in north Portugal. It additionally had a driving vary and follow space and gorgeous views over the native space. The solar shone, there was a spa on website and out of doors pool, so my first expertise of a {golfing} vacation was bliss, and I’ve already booked to return in October.
I purchased a two-night keep at Carnoustie Golf Lodge in a charity public sale and went there a couple of weeks in the past. Carnoustie is clearly steeped in Scottish golf historical past. It has the Championship course, and two different 18-hole programs, all of which supply fantastic views out over the North Sea. There’s additionally a starter course for newcomers with six very quick and diverse holes and an 18-hole public placing inexperienced, which I liked.

My superb vacation four-ball would come with… Anton du Beke, Robbie Keane and Catriona Matthew.

My most memorable ever spherical was… once I performed within the pro-am on the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth final September. I had solely been enjoying for six months and was in a crew with Oliver Wilson, who had simply gained the Made in Himmerland match in Denmark on the DP World Tour, Peter Jones from

Dragons’ Den, and Irish businessman JP McManus. It was daunting in some ways as a beginner in entrance of massive crowds, however an unbelievable expertise. I discovered masses from observing Oli at shut vary and he shared a number of nice ideas, particularly on getting out of bunkers! Usually I would like a spade!

I all the time journey with… notes from my classes with my Gleneagles professional Matthew Reid.

My favorite resort within the UK is …. the Isle of Eriska Lodge, simply outdoors of Oban in Scotland. It’s on a tiny peninsula the place the street will get minimize off by the tide at sure occasions and there’s no cellphone reception, making it much more magical. There’s a spa, golf course, fantastic meals and beautiful rooms with four-poster beds. I’m going there once I simply need to change off from the world.

My favorite metropolis on the earth is…Rome.

My memorable meal whereas on vacation was… when famend Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe [nicknamed Salt Bae] cooked in entrance of myself and Andy at one of many eating places in The Crown Towers in Melbourne throughout the Australian Open. What a deal with!

My vacation studying/playlist would come with… the most recent ebook from Lisa Jewell or Val McDermid, and a playlist from the 80s that would come with Blondie, Queen, Meat Loaf and Elton John.

My worst vacation expertise was… a four-day journey to Milan a number of years in the past the place my baggage acquired misplaced and turned up simply earlier than I flew residence!

I’m planning a golf journey to… Provence. I went to Aix not too long ago to look at Andy enjoying a ultimate and met a gang of fellows at Marseille airport who had been on a lads’ golf journey. They offered it to me and it’s an amazing likelihood to brush up on my French. I’ve a level in French however if you happen to don’t use it, you lose it.

My high journey tip is… journey gentle, however all the time go away room in your bag for buying! And pack garments pegs to clip the curtains collectively within the resort room to make sure daylight doesn’t wake you too early. That’s one in all my jet-lag-busting ideas!