Former Premier League star Jimmy Bullard is hoping to compete in The Open and can participate within the qualifiers as he hopes to land a berth at Royal Portrush this July.
The cult hero, 46, who performed for Fulham, Wigan, and Hull Metropolis, hung up his boots in 2012 and is a eager golfer.
The previous Soccer AM host is a scratch-level participant and presents on Youtube golf channel, Golf Life, which has over 335,000 subscribers.
Bullard competed in 5 of the now defunct EuroPro tour occasions between 2014 and 2016 and is focusing on a spot at golf’s oldest event this summer season.
Saying his try and qualify in a video on his channel, Bullard mentioned: ‘Finished my again [last year], performed an excessive amount of golf so I’ve acquired to handle that.
‘However I believe that is only a one off to be trustworthy. I do not actually get injured do I? Quest for The Open, sure. However a quest to make me a greater golfer.
Former Premier League star Jimmy Bullard will compete in qualifiers for this 12 months’s The Open
Bullard famously recreated Phil Brown’s half-time staff discuss on the pitch after scoring towards Manchester Metropolis
Bullard competed in 5 of the now defunct EuroPro tour occasions between 2014 and 2016
‘I really feel like the sport of golf, I’ve acquired to the ceiling of what I do know. All my scores are like stage par, one-under, I’ve reached my ceiling.
‘How do I get to the subsequent stage taking pictures 4, 5, six below? Is it accessible to me with my means? I do not know. However I really feel I’ve come to the top the place I want a coach. I’ve exhausted all of the stuff I do know.’
Regional qualification begins in June at 15 programs throughout the nation, with round 2,000 hopefuls collaborating. No less than 16 will probably be granted entry to the event.
Bullard was left on the verge of tears after he was compelled to drag out of qualifiers final 12 months due to a again damage.
He has acquired excessive reward from numerous golfers together with Lee Westwood, Ewen Ferguson and former Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie.
‘Little or no you need to work on,’ Montgomerie instructed Bullard in a latest video.
‘You’ve got acquired nice palms. You’ve got acquired good pace. Once you speak about 111, 112 miles an hour membership head pace – that’s PGA Tour stuff, by no means thoughts Champions Tour stuff.
‘In the event you’re asking the query to me – who hopefully is aware of a little bit in regards to the tour – I am telling you, you might be a lot ok to compete with the legends of the Champions Tour. Already. And that is with out the subsequent three years of giving it a great deal of graft.’
He acquired a ban from Sunningdale Golf Membership after hitting a golf ball off the highest of a beer bottle
The previous Soccer AM host is a scratch-level participant and runs his personal Youtube golf channel
Bullard, who performed for Fulham, Wigan, and Hull, hung up his boots in 2012 and is a eager golfer
Bullard was beforehand banned from the swanky Sunningdale Golf Membership in Berkshire, the place it prices £92,000 to grow to be a full member, due to his drunken antics.
He revealed he took issues a bit too far following ‘just a few drinks’.
‘I am not allowed to go once more,’ he instructed snooker legend Stephen Hendry.
‘I had just a few drinks and I acquired carried away. I put a Peroni off the primary tee and clipped a ball off it.
‘It is clearly not the factor to take action I apologise.
‘If there are any Sunningdale members watching, I do apologise. I actually need to come again.’
