Andy Murray's 70-foot birdie at Alfred Dunhill Championship stuns commentators

Andy Murray left Sky Sports commentators speechless after sinking a birdie from roughly 70 feet at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The three-time Grand Slam winner is currently testing himself in the golfing world following his tennis retirement last summer.

Following his maiden victory at the BTJA Mike Dickson Golf Day last October, Murray has returned to competitive action this week at St Andrews. During Sunday's round, playing alongside Eddie Pepperell, he demonstrated his genuine ability on the greens and fairways.

Taking his position to putt on the par four 13th hole, few spectators present or viewers worldwide would have anticipated him holing the ball for birdie, considering the substantial distance from the pin. Yet that is precisely what the iconic Scotsman achieved, remaining composed as he struck the ball with authority before watching it roll into the cup at speed.

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Before the putt, Sky Sports commentator Dominik Holyer remarked: "Gosh, this must be 70, 80 feet or so on the 13th." Once the ball dropped, he and his fellow commentator remained momentarily stunned into silence before he continued: "He has holed some terrific putts out there this week.

"I know he's been a bit squiffy at times, but that's another one for the team. He and Eddie Pepperell."

The tournament has experienced an unusual weekend, with Saturday's play cancelled entirely after merely 20 minutes due to 60mph winds from Storm Amy. The entire 164-player field, including the same number of pro-am competitors - Murray among them - were all out on the three courses following an unusual shotgun start.

However, the suspension of play happened when balls began moving of their own accord on the greens. Tournament organisers confirmed in a Saturday afternoon statement: "All golf played over the three courses on Saturday, 4 October has been cancelled.

"The third round will be played on Sunday, 5 October as a two-tee start, over all three courses between 09:00 - 11.23." It followed an incident where Murray left fans stunned with a poorly struck shot on Friday, on the fourth hole at Kingsbarns.

After landing in a fairway bunker with an errant tee shot, Murray faced a challenging recovery from the sand. However, things took a turn for the worse for the 38-year-old when he completely topped his ball after swinging at it, causing it to roll to the right and remain in the bunker.

Murray reacted to his effort by placing his hands on his knees while staring at the ground. He let out a brief chuckle as spectators surrounding him also saw the funny side.

"One of us, Andy," the DP World Tour captioned a clip of the shot. Murray himself replied: "I know I know I'm terrible at golf."

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