It's in the hole! Bill Murray, Phelps headline Ryder Cup celebs match next week

Cinderella story? You'll have to head to Chaska next Tuesday to find out.

September 22, 2016 at 4:56PM
Bill Murray starred in the greatest movie of all-time, "Caddyshack."
Bill Murray starred in the greatest movie of all-time, "Caddyshack." (Randy Salas — ./The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Olympic swimming star Michael Phelps and actors Bill Murray and Kurt Russell headline the names for the U.S. team that will play Europe in a celebrity match at Tuesday's Ryder Cup practice round.

It'll begin at 2 p.m. and also include singer Huey Lewis, former NHL star Jeremy Roenick, surfer Kelly Slater, celebrity chef Todd English and comedian Rob Riggle.

For the Europeans, it'll be One Direction member Niall Horan, Hall of Fame tennis star Martina Navratilova, celebrity chef Jose Andres, former soccer players Alessandro Del Piero and Andriy Shevchenko, English TV/film director and producer Nigel Lythgoe, former English sprinter John Regis and former Irish rugby player Paul O'Connell.

There will also be a past captains match on Thursday afternoon featuring Colin Montgomerie, Tony Jacklin, Dave Stockton, Lanny Wadkins, Hal Sutton, Ben Crenshaw, Paul McGinley and Ian Woosnam. Competitors from the Junior Ryder Cup Monday and Tuesday at Interlachen Country Club will play an afternoon exhibition match at Wednesday's practice round.

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Bill Murray stars in the movie "Caddyshack" as a shell-shocked Vietnam vet who goes to ridiculous lengths to free the greens of a golf club of gophers. File photo courtesy of Orion Pictures and Warner Bros.
Bill Murray starred in the greatest movie of all-time, "Caddyshack." (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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