BANGKOK, 9 September 2024: A combination of Champions League, Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A winners will descend on Bangkok for the inaugural ‘Reignwood Icons of Football’ golf event from 1 to 2 March 2025.
Organised by the ‘Icons Series’, Robinswood Golf Course will host 24 famous footballers to battle it out over 10 holes as Team England and Team World for the 2025 Icons Trophy. Early bird ticket sales (THB500) for the event opened on 2 September 2024
Having chosen Bangkok as the first destination in Asia to host an Icons Series event, Reignwood Icons of Football will promote Thailand as a world-class golfing destination.
Reignwood Group CEO Woraphanit Ruayrungruang commented: “Reignwood Park is continuously promoting the potential of sports and sports tourism in Thailand to develop it into a hub for various sports, particularly golf. Our collaboration with Icons Series introduces an unprecedented Asian event featuring 24 of the world’s most iconic football players.”
The two teams of 12 will be captained by two famous golfers, Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood. They will bring their years of rivalry from pitch to green across a 10-hole format of the highest drama, where every shot counts.
Team England – Initial Line Up
Captained by Lee Westwood
Paul Ince
Robbie Fowler
Joe Hart
Theo Walcott
Paul Scholes
Team World – Initial Line Up
Captained by Sergio Garcia
Dwight Yorke
Patrik Berger
Gabriel Batistuta
Luís Figo
Peter Schmeichel
The final seven players on each side will be revealed in the build-up to the event.
Set across two days on the championship Robinswood Golf Course, team captains will manage players in a series of competitive team matchplay format events, including Alternate Shots, Fourballs, and Singles matches to determine the winning team.
