Hollywood celebs team up with pros for Asian pro-am

The Hollywood A-listers will play in the pro-am at the Mission Hills Star Trophy on Hainan Island in October, ahead of the tournament proper that will feature 20 men and women golfers with a US$1.28 million winner-takes-all prize.

Two-time Major winner Greg Norman, China's multiple Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Li Ning and Japan's top comedian and talk show host Akashiya Sanma will serve as ambassadors for the pro-am event, organizers said.

Norman and China's golfing trailblazer, Zhang Liangwei, will play for the top prize, along with 2010 Ryder Cup captains Colin Montgomerie and Corey Pavin.

The professional field will also include two of the game's biggest female superstars, Annika Sorenstam and Se Ri Pak.

Norman said both fun and serious golf would be part of the Star Trophy experience.

The tournament will be played from October 28-31 at the new Mission Hills Resort on the southern Chinese island of Hainan, with organizers billing it as “Asia's premier lifestyle event.”

The field will include 20 celebrities, 20 professionals and 120 amateurs.

Amateur teams of three will play with a celebrity or professional golfer on the first two days of the event in a team scramble format.

The weekend play will then be in four-ball stroke play format between 20 teams consisting of a celebrity and a professional, with a 36-hole individual professional event.

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