Jhe Icons Seriesa competition held at the Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey, USA, pitting American stars against the rest of the world, will take place this Friday.
The unique tournament can be seen on DAZN starting at 8 p.m.
The United States team, coached by Fred couplesfeatures athletes like the Olympic swimmer Michael PhelpsNBA player J.R. Smith and several NFL and MLB stars like Michael Strahan, Ben Roethlisberger, Andrew Whitworth, Robbie Gould, Marshall Faulk, Ivan Rodriguez and John Smoltz.
The rest of the world, controlled by Ernie Elsincludes names such as Pep Guardiola, Harry Kane, James Milnermexican boxer Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarezaustralian tennis player Ashley Barty and Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh.
The event will see the 24 stars go head-to-head in match-play in front of fans and cameras in a very different environment than they are used to.
United States team
Fred Couples – Captain
Michael Phelps – Handicap 10, Swimming
Michael Strahan – Handicap 6, American Football
Ben Roethlisberger – Handicap 4, American Football
JR Smith – Handicap 4, Basketball
Andrew Whitworth – Handicap 4, American Football
Robbie Gould – Handicap 5, American Football
John Smoltz – Handicap +1.6, baseball
Marshall Faulk – Handicap 4, American Football
Ivan Rodriguez – Handicap 4, Baseball
Reggie Bush – Handicap 6.8, American Football
Golden Tate – Handicap 3.2, American Football
Michael Vick – Handicap 7, American Football
ROW Team
Ernie Els – Captain (South Africa)
Ash Barty – Handicap 4, Tennis (Australia)
Pep Guardiola – Handicap 10, Football (Spain)
Harry Kane – Handicap 0, Football (England)
Canelo Alvarez – Handicap 8, Boxing (Mexico)
AB De Villiers – Handicap 2.3, Cricket (South Africa)
James Milner – Handicap 7.4, Football (England)
George Gregan – Handicap 6.4, Rugby (Australia)
Ricky Ponting – Handicap 2, Cricket (Australia)
Brian Lara – 7 Handicap, Cricket (Trinidad and Tobago)
Yuvraj Singh – Handicap 12, Cricket (India)