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Former tennis no.1 Ash Barty has taken her golf swing to Melbourne and now wants to become a member of the Peninsula Kingswood Country Club in another big hint she's considering a career switch to the pro tour.
Barty, 26, was very impressed with the quality of the course when she teed off two weeks ago at the club, which is ranked the fifth best in the country by Golf Australia.
Ash Barty swings with an iron while playing a round at the Peninsula Kingswood Country club in Frankston North two weeks ago. She was so impressed she wore one of the club's caps - and wants to become a member
Barty was pictured on the club's twitter page as she hit an iron shot on the fairway, and posing with other players accompanied by the caption 'Little warm up for @IconsSeries in June for @ashbarty'.
'She enjoyed it so much she wants to join,' Peninsula general manager Anthony White told the Herald Sun.
The development is the latest addition to a long list of signs that Barty is keen to make a switch to playing golf professionally after shocking the sporting world by retiring from tennis aged just 26.
Playing off a handicap of four, Barty has honed her skills with
