'It's a club of one' - Shaun Murphy boasts he is only person to achieve 147, nine-darter and hole in one

Shaun Murphy claims he is probably the only person to have a hole-in-one, maximum break of 147, and a nine-darter on his sporting record. Murphy is also one of only three players to win the World Championship as a qualifier, a feat he achieved in 2005. Currently ranked No.

10 in the world and with a career high ranking of 3, his prowess in snooker is well established. Ad/> However, the 39-year-old is also a handy darts player as well as a keen golfer, and has a scratch handicap which allows him the chance to take part in Open Championship qualifying rounds. Welsh OpenGuodong out of Welsh Open qualifiers after being docked two frames for latenessA DAY AGO He attempted to qualify for the Open in 2015, and will also attempt the same at the 150th Open this year.

Speaking to the From the Clubhouse podcast, he explained: “It was just one of my friends who said, ‘You’re off scratch now, you can enter Open qualifying.’ I just didn’t believe it. I went on the website and checked the entry rules. I half know a couple of the guys on YouTube quite well, like Rick Shiels and Peter Finch, we’re from the same neck of the woods, Matt Fryer and a few others.

Rick and Pete have done the vlogs for qualifying for the Open – Quest for the Open – and that really got the juices flowing. “I thought, ‘If that’s right, if I can have a go, why wouldn’t I? I’ve got to.’ «I sent my application off, was allowed to enter, and my friend, Robert Murphy, who is no relation but is probably Ireland’s most decorated amateur snooker player, came and caddied for me on the day. Guodong out of Welsh Open qualifiers after being docked two frames for lateness The greatest ever snooker shot? Vafaei produces extraordinary escape and pot Dott defeats Hallworth,