Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke to captain teams of footballers in golf tournament
Monday 23 January 2017 16:02, UK
Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke will put their friendship aside to go head to head in a golf tournament for footballers this summer.
The Ryder Cup-style event will take place at the Belfry's Brabazon course from June 23-25 and sees Westwood captain 12 England footballers, with former European captain Clarke leading a Rest of the World team.
Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard and former England striker Alan Shearer headline the home side, with Paul Scholes, Andy Cole, Terry Sheringham and Robbie Fowler all scheduled to feature.
"I haven't done any captaincy before so I'm very new to this," Westwood said. "There's some big names on my side, so I've got to think of a way to motivate them."
Former Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs and Peter Schmeichel are set to star in the Rest of the World side, where ex-Liverpool duo Patrick Berger and Dirk Kuyt will be involved.
Andriy Schevchenko, who has previously played in a Challenge Tour event, is set to showcase his golfing talent, with fellow strikers Dwight Yorke and Alessandro Del Piero also part of the line-up.
"He [Westwood] will want to win as much as I will," Clarke said. "It will be interesting to see how the footballers get when they're slightly out of their comfort zone.
"All 24 players on my team and Lee's team are football legends and to have the opportunity to spend some time with them will be a lot of fun."
