Celebrities line up to tee-off at Dunhill Cup.

Champion golfers to complement A-list celebrities at Angus and Fife courses

Celebrities from the worlds of film, music and sport will line up at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship later this year.

Having announced the attendance of Justin Timberlake last week, organisers said yesterday he will be joined by fellow singers Ronan Keating (Boyzone), Brian McFadden (Westlife), Mike Rutherford (Mike and the Mechanics) and Huey Lewis.

Joining them will be Hollywood A-lister Greg Kinnear and television celebrities including Piers Morgan and Peter Jones from Dragons’ Den.

The event at the end of the month has also attracted a host of stars from other sports including one of the UK’s greatest Olympians, rower Sir Steve Redgrave.

Boxer Wladimir Klitschko, cricketers Kevin Pietersen and Shane Warne, footballers Luis Figo, Ruud Gullit, Vinnie Jones, Jamie Redknapp and Andriy Shevchenko and jockey Sir Anthony (AP) McCoy are all expected.

The amateurs will be pairing up with the strongest ever professional field in the history of the Alfred Dunhill Links, led by three of the world’s top 10 – Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and Jon Rahm – and supported by Open champion Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, runner-up at Portrush, and US Ryder Cup player Tony Finau, current world number 12.

Other major champions in the line-up are Ernie Els, Padraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Graeme McDowell and Trevor Immelman.

Another singer taking part is Brad Simpson of The Vamps.

The 24-year-old, from Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham, will be playing in the event for the first time.

He said: “This is going to be a very special experience, not just playing in a massive international event with the galleries watching everything I do, but playing on courses like Carnoustie and the Old Course, where they practically invented the game. I’m not sure how it’s going to compare to going on stage at a live concert, but I’m looking forward to finding out.”

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship takes place over the Old Course at St Andrews, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns, from September 26 to 29. It incorporates two separate competitions – an individual professional tournament for the world’s leading golfers and the team championship, in which the pros are paired with amateurs.