Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola to make BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am debut alongside Tommy Fleetwood
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will tee up alongside England's Tommy Fleetwood in the Celebrity Pro-Am at the BMW PGA Championship on May 23.
The Spaniard's team became the first to reach 100 points in a Premier League season with Gabriel Jesus' 94th minute winner against Southampton on Sunday afternoon.
And
having stated his intent to 'enjoy the summer', the 47-year-old will
now make his debut in the traditional curtain-raiser for the BMW PGA
Championship - the first of eight Rolex Series events on the European
Tour in 2018.
Pep Guardiola will play in the Celebrity Pro-Am at the BMW PGA Championship on May 23
The Manchester City boss will tee up alongside England's Tommy Fleetwood at Wentwor
Guardiola played in the Pro-Am at last
year's Dubai Duty Free Irish Open and will be joined by a familiar face
at Wentworth in European No 1 Fleetwood.
The
pair were playing golf together when Guardiola found out that City had
won the title courtesy of rivals Manchester United losing to West Brom
last month.
The pair will also be
joined by former Southampton star Matt Le Tissier and ex-Manchester
United and Manchester City goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel.
Fleetwood discussed his friendship with Guardiola with Manchester City's wesbite earlier this month.
Guardiola celebrates after Gabriel jesus' late winner against Southampton on Sunday
'We
were introduced through a mutual friend because I had always admired
Pep and knew he liked a game of golf,' revealed Fleetwood.
'I
don't think either of us expected to get on with each other as well as
we did but we hit it off immediately; his sense of humour is very
similar to mine!
'He's a very good
golfer and works hard at practising, too. I don't think he's the type to
do anything half-halfheartedly. His son plays some great golf as well. I
think if Pep took golf up he could be a champion!'
'I
wasn't with him when he found out United had lost, but he screamed his
delight down the phone to me when the result came in just after we had
left the course! It was very funny!'
A
keen golfer, Guardioloa plays off a handicap of 14 and is looking
forward to taking on the famous West Course, where players such as Seve
Ballesteros, Sir Nick Faldo, Bernhard Langer, Ian Woosnam and Rory
McIlroy have all triumphed over the years.
'I've
heard some great things about the BMW PGA Championship and I'm looking
forward to testing myself in the Pro-Am,' said Guardiola. 'After winning
the Premier League, it will be a nice way to finish a great season.
'I
know there are quite a few sports stars and former footballers in the
field, so I think it will be very competitive and hopefully my golf will
live up to the event
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