Oscar Pistorious

Oscar Pistorious and Paul McGinley at the Dunhill Links Championship.

Word on the street is that Oscar Pistorius is planning to spend his new found freedom on the golf course, when he is released from prison later this week for the murder of Reeva Steencamp in 2013.

"The Blade Runner” has only had to serve one of the five years he was sentenced to for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend.

Pistorius, 28, won’t be allowed to return to pro track for the duration of that sentence, so his running career is effectively over.

According to a family source in the UK's Daily Star:

"He is still an amateur but may go pro in time if he can gain sponsorship and support.

"Oscar has been hitting the prison gym and is still in good shape. But looking after himself is neither here nor there as he’s banned from athletics for the next four years.

"He knows he will be near retirement age by the time he allowed back on the track so he is considering turning to golf instead.

"It’s always been his second passion after running and he has the drive to launch a lucrative career."

That same source said Pistorius has an 18 handicap, so he’s going to have to put in a lot of work if he hopes to get anywhere near to the professional game.