John Terry Completes Goal Of Becoming A Scratch Handicap

The former England and Chelsea legend revealed that he is now a scratch golfer

John Terry hits a golf shot
(Image credit: Getty Images/John Terry Twitter)

Former England and Chelsea legend John Terry has revealed he now has a handicap index of scratch.

The defender posted an update on social media saying he had achieved his target of becoming a scratch player following his retirement from professional football in 2018.

"When I retired I set myself a target to get down to scratch and today I achieved it," Terry tweeted. Not the most exciting post but one I’m personally pleased with."

Just like on the football pitch, Terry is a lefty when it comes to golf. His home club is Wentworth in Virginia Water, Surrey, home of the BMW PGA Championship and headquarters of the European (now DP World) Tour. It is one of the best golf courses in Surrey and one of the most exclusive golf clubs in the UK, home to the West, East and Edinburgh courses as well as an executive nine-hole course.

His 0.3 index means he is now one of the best golfing footballers along with the likes of England and Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Ukrainian legend Andriy Shevchenko. His profile picture on the My England Golf app shows him walking down the 18th fairway at TPC Sawgrass in Florida, home of the Players Championship.

Terry is currently back working at Chelsea Football Club in the coaching department after a stint as Aston Villa's assistant manager.

Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!

Elliott is currently playing:

Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV