Former Wales footballer Gareth Bale and 23-time Grand Slam tennis champion Novak Djokovic will play in a Ryder Cup celebrity all-star match.
Bale and Djokovic will both represent Team Monty, led by former Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie, in Rome.
The all-star match is set to take place on Wednesday 27th September at the Marco Simone Golf and Country Club two days before the Ryder Cup officially commences.
The celebrity team is also set to feature AC Milan footballer Andriy Shevchenko and Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz, who races for Italian team Ferrari.
Djokovic commented, “I can’t wait to tee it up in Rome and experience the incredible atmosphere of a Ryder Cup.”
Bale, who has played in a PGA Tour event since he retired from football last year, added, “The Ryder Cup is a special event, having experienced the incredible atmosphere at Europe’s win in 2010 [at Wales’ Celtic Manor].
“I can’t wait to experience some of that magic again in Rome in a few weeks’ time.”
Corey Pavin, who led the United States against Montgomerie’s Europe at the 2010 Ryder Cup, is the other captain.
The players are not being split into Europe v US teams and the rest of the line-up includes England’s Kipp Popert and Italy’s Tomasso Perrino, recent winners on the Golfers with a Disability Tour, former Super Bowl winner Victor Cruz, Italian professional surfer Leonardo Fioravanti, actor Kathryn Newton, and YouTuber Garrett Hilbert.
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