Ryder Cup All-Star Match: Date, UK start time, teams, format and how to follow with Gareth Bale and Novak Djokovic in action

The Ryder Cup takes place this week and that means the All-Star Match is back with another stellar line-up.

Former Real Madrid and Tottenham superstar Gareth Bale is set to take part along with tennis sensation Novak Djokovic.

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All you need to know about the 2023 Ryder Cup

They will join several other celebrities from the world of sport, cinema and music in Rome for a special event before the real action gets underway.

talkSPORT.com has all the details…

Ryder Cup 2023 All Star Match: Date and how to follow

The Ryder Cup All-Star Match will take place on Wednesday, September 27.

It will be held at the Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome, two days before the actual Ryder Cup gets underway.

Play is due to start at 11:50am UK time.

The action will be shown on Sky Sports Golf, with their coverage set to to start at 1pm.

Sky Go customers will be able to stream the match through their laptops or mobile devices.

Alternatively, fans can purchase a one-day NOW TV membership for £11.98 or a monthly one for £34.99 a month.

talkSPORT will have updates throughout and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

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Ryder Cup 2023 All-Star Match: Format

Traditionally, the All-Star Match follows the same format as the Ryder Cup, meaning Team USA face off against Team Europe.

But things have been changed this year.

Instead, former Ryder Cup captains Colin Montgomerie and Corey Pavin each have a team made up of celebrities, as well as two leading disability golfers – Kipp Popert from England and Tommaso Perrino from Italy.

The players will then been split into three pairs on each team.

The pairs will then face off in a match-play format, with the winning group earning a point.

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Ryder Cup 2023 All-Star match: Teams

On Team Monty, we have Bale and Garret Hilbert from Dude Perfect, a YouTube group with 59.7million subscribers.

Leonardo Fioravanti, an Italian surfer, and Djokovic make up the rest of that team.

And on Team Pavin, we have former AC Milan and Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko and Ferrari F1 driver Carlos Sainz.

They are joined by Hollywood star Kathryn Newton.

Team Monty

• Colin Montgomerie
• Gareth Bale
• Garret Hilbert
• Leonardo Fioravanti
• Novak Djokovic
• Kipp Popert

Team Pavin

• Corey Pavin
• Andriy Shevchenko
• Kathryn Newton
• Victor Cruz
• Carlos Sainz
• Tomasso Perrino

Matchups

• Montgomerie and Bale vs Pavin and Shevchenko
• Hilbert and Fioravanti vs Newton and Cruz
• Popert and Djokovic vs Sainz and Perrino

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Ryder Cup 2023 All-Star match: What has been said?

Ex-Real Madrid forward and multiple Champions League winner Bale can’t wait to be involved.

He said: “The Ryder Cup is a special event, having experienced the incredible atmosphere at Europe’s win in 2010, I can’t wait to experience some of that magic again in Rome in a few weeks’ time.

“The All-Star Match, under the Captaincy of Colin Montgomerie, will be an amazing experience and I’m really looking forward to tee-ing it up with some great people.

“It’s sure to be a top event and one the fans will really enjoy.”

And tennis superstar Djokovic has echoed Bale’s feelings.

He said: “I can’t wait to tee it up in Rome and experience the incredible atmosphere of a Ryder Cup, which has become legendary.

“The course looks like a fantastic test of golf and my playing partner Kipp, a seasoned pro, has won a lot on the G4D Tour recently, so I’m confident we can get a point for the team. It’s going to be a great spectacle for the fans.”