| All-Star Cup | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Ant & Dec |
| Presented by | Jamie Theakston (2005) Kirsty Gallacher (2005) Ant & Dec (2006) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky One (2005) ITV (2006) |
| Release | 2005 (2005) – 2006 (2006) |
The All-Star Cup (stylised as "All*Star Cup") is a celebritygolf match first held at theCeltic Manor Resort inNewport, Wales in 2005 that pitted two teams of celebrities against each other in a Ryder Cup-style competition.
The first series was aired onSky One, with the second series being covered onITV with extra coverage onITV2.
In the 2005 competition the American team were captained byMark O'Meara and theEuropeans were captained byColin Montgomerie. The event was aired on Sky One, presented byKirsty Gallacher andJamie Theakston and created byAnthony McPartlin andDeclan Donnelly.
The tournament ended dramatically, with the result only decided on the 18th hole of the final match, when Ronan Keating and Damian Lewis won the hole against Michael Douglas and Mark Spitz to win the cup for Europe by a score of 91–89.
The 2006 tournament took place from 26 to 28 August and was broadcast acrossITV andITV2 during the August Bank Holiday weekend, withAnt & Dec taking up the role of hosting the live coverage on ITV, andKirsty Gallacher andBen Shephard fronting the ITV2 coverage.Colin Montgomerie returned to captain the European team, with the American team now being captained byTodd Hamilton.
Europe won the cup for the second time. EntertainerBruce Forsyth holed the winning putt, aged 78. He had been dubbed 'The Golfather' by his teammates during the contest.[1]
†James Keach replacedChazz Palminteri during the second day due to injury.
††Jane Seymour is British, but she represented the United States where she is a naturalized citizen.
The All-Star Cup did not have a third series as ITV would not put up the money for 2007.[citation needed]