Thursday 14 January 2016 15:52, UK
Former world top-10 tennis player Paradorn Srichaphan looks to become a success in a different sport this week as he attempts to progress from the Asian Tour's qualifying school.
The Thai star saw off the likes of Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi in a career that made him a five-time winner on the ATP World Tour, but is now trying to forge a golfing career and needs a top-40 finish this week to gain a full-time playing card.
A wrist injury while racing motorbikes forced Srichaphan to retire from tennis in 2010, with his latest mission to break on to Asia's golf circuit coming after the 36-year-old failed in a handful of invitational appearances on the ASEAN PGA Tour three years ago.
Stars from other sports frequently try their hand on the golf course, with some taking it far more seriously than others. But while golf for most remains nothing more than a popular pastime, we've had a look back at those to have ventured into the professional game and tried to become a two-sport success...
The majority of those searching for a golfing career only begin to take their swing more seriously once their competitive days in their original sport are over, often struggling to make any impact on tournament leaderboards.
Less than four years after representing the USA at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, South Africa-born Roy Wegerle featured at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, where the ex-Chelsea and QPR man finished bottom of the field and missed the cut some 22 strokes adrift.
Another former Stamford Bridge striker, Andriy Shevchenko, didn't fare any better in his only professional appearance, posting 26-over from his two rounds on the European Challenge Tour's Kharkov Superior Cup.
Julian Dicks and Jimmy Bullard both tried to make a name for themselves on the EuroPro Tour with minimal success, while Lee Bowyer failed at the first hurdle in his attempt to qualify for the 2012 Open Championship.
While those all waited until after their playing careers finished to attempt a pro career, one-time Sunderland trainee Stephen Grant was just 27 when he decided to retire early and focus fully on golf. The ex-Republic of Ireland Under-21 international - a good friend of WGC-Bridgestone international winner Shane Lowry - has spent a decade playing both sides of the Atlantic and appeared in a number of Challenge Tour events last summer.
Away from football, Scott Draper was able to juggle two sports, making his professional golf debut at the 2005 Victorian PGA Championship less than a week after winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title. The former Davis Cup player was a golfing pro for four years before injury saw him drift back into the amateur game as his tennis coaching commitments took over.
Ivan Lendl's two appearances at the Czech Open both finished without an under-par round, with only two players able to boast the unique achievement of playing in both the US Open tennis and golf tournaments. Former Wimbledon champion Ellsworth Vines was the first to pull it off in 1947, while Frank Conner made his solitary US Open golf appearance in 1981, over a decade after playing in the tennis equivalent three years running.
Two-time grand slam winner Yevgeny Kafelnikov was another tennis star to ditch his racquet in favour of his clubs, with the former world No 1 winning his home Russian golf championship in 2011 and since making several appearances a season on the European Challenge Tour, most recently at the Kazakhstan Open.
Elsewhere, Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo's attempts to qualify for several PGA Tour events - including the US Open - proved unsuccessful, although there were better fortunes for John Brodie. The one-time NFL QB won the Champions Tour's AT&T Champions Classic long after his 18-year spell with the San Francisco 49ers had come to an end, one of 12 top-10 finishes.
Others have left it late before embarking on a golfing career, with Ashes winning batsman Dean Jones waiting until reaching his half-century before taking up the sport as part of the PGA Legends Tour in Australia.
Staying Down Under, former Formula One world champion Nigel Mansell was an unlikely name to feature in the 1988 Australian Open, with Greg Norman helping the then-Williams driver get a wildcard spot. Mansell posted two over-par rounds to unsurprisingly miss the cut, although he went on to feature in several other professional tournaments with limited success.
Have we missed out a sporting star that performed well (or not!) in a professional golf event? Let us know by commenting below.
