A unique celebrity golf competition will come to Liberty National Golf Club this summer.
The Post has learned that, from June 30-July 1, the Icons Series will conduct its debut U.S. event featuring sports celebrities from all over the globe at the Jersey City golf club that has hosted PGA Tour events and a Presidents Cup.
The competition will pit a Team USA against Team Rest of the World. The U.S. captain is Fred Couples and the international captain is Ernie Els.
The Team USA roster includes Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympic swimmer of all time with 28 medals (23 gold), NFL Hall of Famer and former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, boxing star Oscar De La Hoya, who held 11 world titles, and former Steelers quarterback and two-time Super Bowl winner Ben Roethlisberger.
Team Rest of the World features Canelo Alvarez, boxing’s pound-for-pound king who has won world titles in four different weight classes, Ash Barty, the recently retired former World No. 1 tennis player who is a three-time Grand Slam winner, international soccer manager Pep Guardiola, winner of two Champions League titles and multiple Spanish and English league crowns, and Harry Kane, the England national team captain and three-time Golden Boot winner.
The event, a 10-hole team match-play format, will be broadcast live on Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service. Tickets are available via icons-series.com starting at $70,
Both Team USA and Team Rest of the World will announce additional competitors for the event lineup in the coming weeks.