All Star Cup
The star-studded golf extravaganza, The Northern Rock All*Star Cup, returned to The Celtic Manor
Resort in South Wales August 2006 for another celebrity three-day golf tournament.
The tournament took place from 26th to 28th August and was broadcast on ITV across the Bank holiday
weekend, with Ant and Dec taking up the role of hosting the live coverage.
The three-day tournament boasted an amazing line-up of Hollywood A-listers against a team of famous
Europeans, who will were defending their title and were once again captained by Europe's top
professional golfer, Colin Montgomerie.
The previous 2005 event saw Zeta-Jones pitched against her husband, film star Michael Douglas, in
the American team, which also fielded Dallas actor Patrick Duffy, former Charlie's Angel Cheryl Ladd,
Rob Lowe and Mark Spitz.
Ant said: “We're really looking forward to hosting All*Star Cup this August. The tournament promises
to be even bigger and better than last year. I'm sure they'll be really strong rivalry between the
US and the Europeans once again.”
Dec added: “Last year was great because both teams took it really seriously. We had a nail biting
finish with team Europe winning at the last hole by the narrowest of margins – only two points - so
there really is everything to play for in the re-match!”
| Team Europe | Team USA |
|---|---|
| Colin Montgomerie (capt.) Chris Evans Bruce Forsyth Ruud Gullit Ronan Keating Ross Kemp Jodie Kidd Damian Lewis James Nesbitt Phil Tufnell Bradley Walsh Ian Wright |
Todd Hamilton (capt.) William Baldwin Michael Brandon Richard Burgi Alice Cooper Patrick Duffy Michael Johnson Meat Loaf Chazz Palminteri Aidan Quinn Richard Schiff Jane Seymour |
| Presenters |
|---|
| Declan Donnelly Kirsty Gallacher Anthony McPartlin Ben Shephard Jonathan Wilkes |
Onr the Saturday the competitors held a practice session which Team Europe's Bruce Forsyth, the oldest in the tournament at 78, won a £10,000 diamond pendant for his charity when he won the nearest-the-pin contest.
Team Europe beat Team USA again, this year with 101.5 points to 78.5. Bruce Forsyth continued his skill (or luck) by being voted the player of the tournament.
