Who is playing in the Ryder Cup celebrity match, what are the rules and when does the main competition start?
There is plenty of build-up and events ahead of the big Europe vs America competition at Le Golf National
CELEBRITIES have been pitted against each other in a special match in the build-up to the Ryder Cup this weekend.
Famous faces from various walks of life battle in a mini Europe vs America competition, before the main event starts.
Who is playing in the Ryder Cup celebrity match?
Singers, actors and former sportsmen are among the list of names that will do battle in the celebrity match.
Here is the full list of stars for each team:
Europe
- Dany Boon (comedian)
- Alessandro Del Piero (ex-footballer)
- Jamie Dornan (actor)
- Luis Figo (ex-footballer)
- Laura Flessel-Colovic (politician and fencer)
- Guy Forget (ex-tennis player)
- David Ginola (ex-footballer)
- Niall Horan (singer)
- Yannick Noah (ex-tennis player)
- Brian O'Driscoll (ex-rugby player)
USA
- James Blake (ex-tennis player)
- Samuel L. Jackson (actor)
- Nick Jonas (musician and actor)
- Greg Kinnear (actor)
- John McEnroe (ex-tennis player)
- Michael Phelps (ex-swimmer)
- Dr. Condoleezza Rice (ex-Secretary of State)
- Kurt Russell (actor)
- Kelly Slater (surfer)
- Luke Wilson (actor)
What are the rules?
The celebrities will go off in pairings, playing the first five and last five holes of the Le Golf National course.
The pairings are:
- Noah/Forget vs McEnroe/Blake
- Figo/Del Piero vs Wilson/Kinnear
- Boon/O'Driscoll vs Russell/Jackson
- Flessel/Ginola vs Slater/Rice
- Dornan/Horan vs Phelps/Jonas
When does the Ryder Cup start?
The competition begins at 7am UK time on Friday, September 28.
Then it will end on Sunday, September 30.
It will take place at the Le Golf National, near Paris.