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The highly anticipated Ryder Cup is taking place at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Rome, from September 29 to October 1st. This is the 44th edition of the event taking place this weekend. While fans wait for the tee off on Friday, a Pro-Am tournament called the ‘All-Star match’ is taking place. 

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Renowned faces like Novak Djokovic and many other celebrities from different sports and domains would be joining the field. As the news came to the surface, it garnered huge appreciation from the golf community. Let’s see what the fans have to say!

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The Marco Simone Golf and Country Club: A star-studded field 

The All-Star match will take place on the same grounds as the Ryder Cup, and it will feature some huge names this year. The list features tennis ace Novak Djokovic, the 24 time grand slam winner.

Ferrari’s very own F1 driver, Carlos Sainz will join him. The list also includes the Welsh international, Gareth Bale, a former Champions League winner with Real Madrid. Unlike in the Ryder Cup, this match will not have players from the USA and Europe but will have players from other sports. 

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Recently, a post circulated of the same on social media. In the Instagram post, a poster can be seen with the faces of Djokovic, Bale, Sainz, and Kathryn Newton, who is an actress as well as an accomplished golfer. The post also had a caption, Set your alarms ⏰ Watch the Ryder Cup #AllStarMatch on Ryder Cup YouTube tomorrow 📺

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Added to that, the event will take place on September 27. As this news went viral, the golf world came like a swarm of bees to pour in their opinions. 

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Michelle Wie West and fans display their excitement as the All-Star match takes place in Rome

As the news went viral, golf netizens got to the post in no time to share their excitement.

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One fan criticized Newton and said, 3 allstars and a random female no one knows

Michelle Wie West came to back Kathryn, LFG @kathrynnewton 🔥🔥

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Newton is going to crush all@of them,chipped in a fan in the golf banter

Again, a cyber citizen said, Kathryn already won

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A fan mentioned Bale as his favorite. Prime Gareth Bale

Some fans gave a major shout-out to Djokovic, MyGod Novak and Carlos!

And, also, Let’s go Djoker 🔥

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Who will you be rooting for? Let us know in the comments below. 

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Suchita is a golf writer for EssentiallySports who was chosen in the recent ‘ES Draft’ round for her in-depth coverage and knowledge of the sport. Even as a budding writer, she has captivated readers through her ability to bring the sport to life through her articles, especially when it comes to golf's latest hot topic, the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf. Suchita draws her inspiration from one of the legends in women’s golf, Annika Sorrenstam. Her favorite maxim is also by the Swede, and is something that is always on the back of her mind: "I work hard to be the best version of myself; I don’t worry about what other people are doing or consider things I have no influence over."

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