The exciting Icon Golf Series makes his world debut this week as sporting stars from the USA and the rest of the world go head-to-head.
The new competition will see two teams face off in a number of events around the globe over the coming months.
Ash Barty and Harry Kane are among those who will be in action in the Icon Series in New York
The first event will be held in New York and will sees the likes of Harry Kane, James Milner, Canelo Alvarez, Michael Phelps and Ben Roethlisberger take part.
The action will be held over two days and will include a number of short, fast-pace matches between Team USA and Team Rest of the World.
The Icons Series has been created to 'celebrate all that's great in golf' with 'civility, sporting spirit, and the profound test of skill and wits' to come.
Icon Series: Date and start time
The first Icon Series event will take place on Thursday, June 30 and Friday, July 1.
It is being held at the Liberty National Golf Club in New York. Play will begin at 7:30am local time each day which is 12:30pm in the UK.
Kane is using his time off to play a sport he loves
Liberty National, which overlooks the Statue of Liberty and the New York skyline, is a par-72 course which can play up to 7,387 yards in length.
But for the Icon Series, only ten holes will be used with a total yardage of 3,527 yards.
Icon Series: How to follow
The action will be shown on DAZN from 7pm UK time.
You can stream it via the DAZN global app and platform in the UK & most countries in the world.
You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others. One month costs £7.99.
It will also be shown on Freesports TV.
Kane will hope his search for a team trophy can come in the Big Apple
Icon Series: The teams
Team USA
- Captain: Fred Couples
- Michael Phelps – Olympic swimming champion
- Michael Strahan – NFL Hall of Famer
- Ben Roethlisberger – former NFL star
- JR Smith – NBA star
- Andrew Whitworth – former NFL star
- Robbie Gould - NFL star
- John Smoltz – former MLB star
- Marshall Faulk – NFL Hall of Famer
- Reggie Bush – former NFL star
- Golden Tate - NFL star
- Michael Vick – former NFL star
- Brice Butler – former NFL star
Team Rest of the World
- Captain: Ernie Els
- Ash Barty – former tennis world No1
- Harry Kane – Tottenham and England star
- Canelo Alvarez – world champion boxer
- AB De Villiers – former cricket star
- James Milner – Liverpool star
- George Gregan – former Australian rugby union star
- Ricky Ponting – former cricket star
- Brian Lara – former cricket star
- Yuvraj Singh – former cricket star
- Ivan Rodriguez – former MLB star
- Gavin Hastings – former Scottish rugby union star
- Alan Smith – former Manchester United striker
Undisputed super-middleweight Canelo is joining Kane on the rest of the world team
It will be a more relaxed competition than the one he is used to
Icon Series: Format and course
The 24 sporting stars have been split into two teams – USA and the Rest of the World – and will be captained by two golf legends in Fred Couples and Ernie Els.
The event is designed to be a quicker, more energetic form of golf with each match played in a 10-hole format to make every shot count.
Day One will see the teams will play five greensome matches first, then five fourballs and finally five more greensomes.
Day Two will see four fourball matches out first before five greensomes and then 12 singles matches with all of the competitors in action.
There will be player accolades awarded throughout the event for individual performance stats for driving length, putting and the MVP.
There is set to be four more Icon Series events over the coming months which will be held in the Middle East, Australia, Europe and Asia.
Icon Series: What has been said?
Ernie Els: "It's always great to see innovations that bring new audiences to golf and the Icons Series does exactly that."
Canelo Alvarez: "I'm excited to represent Mexico as part of the ROTW team under Captain Els and can't wait to compete against the USA team at such an iconic venue Liberty National."
Ash Barty: "As a sports fan with a passion for golf, I'm thrilled to be an Icons Series Ambassador and I can't wait to compete in the Series."
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