''The All-Star Cup'' (stylised as "All*Star Cup") is a celebrity

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match first held at the Celtic Manor Resort in

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in 2005 that pitted two teams of celebrities against each other in a Ryder Cup-style competition. The first series was aired on

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, with the second series being covered on

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with extra coverage on

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Series 1

In the 2005 competition the American team were captained by Mark O'Meara and the

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ans were captained by Colin Montgomerie. The event was aired on Sky One, presented by

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and

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and created by

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and Declan 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.

*Replaced

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Series 2

The 2006 tournament took place from 26 to 28 August and was broadcast across

and

during the August Bank Holiday weekend, with Ant & Dec taking up the role of hosting the live coverage on ITV, and

and Ben Shephard fronting the ITV2 coverage. Colin Montgomerie returned to captain the European team, with the American team now being captained by

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. Europe won the cup for the second time. Entertainer Bruce Forsyth holed the winning putt, aged 78. He had been dubbed 'The Golfather' by his teammates during the contest

^† ''James Keach replaced

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during the second day due to injury.''
^†† ''Jane Seymour is British, but she represented the United States where she is a naturalized citizen.

Cancellation

The All-Star Cup did not have a third series as ITV would not put up the money for 2007.

External links

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