World famous film star Michael Douglas has confirmed that he will play in
the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am on the 5th and 6th July 2010. The actor
will join a host of leading celebrities including Hugh Grant, Westlife, Kyle
Mac Lachlan and Samuel L. Jackson along with many of the world’s top
golfers at Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort next July.
Michael Douglas is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role
as Gordon Gekko, the high-powered, extremely successful (but ruthless and
greedy) broker, in the 1987 movie ‘Wall Street’, for which he received
an Academy Award for Best Actor. Another prominent role for Douglas was that
of producer of the famous ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ which also
garnered him an Academy Award for producer of 1975’s Best Picture. Other
notable roles played by Douglas include; Dan Gallagher in ‘Fatal
Attraction’, Andrew Shepherd in ‘The American President’ and Nick
Curran in ‘Basic Instinct’. Douglas will reprise his role as Gordon
Gekko in this summer’s ‘Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps’. He is
married to fellow actor, Catherine Zeta-Jones.
With just over 4 weeks to go to the tournament, the excitement is building
and to date, 24,600 entrance caps have been sold with only 5,400 remaining.
Spectators are urged to purchase their caps as soon as possible to avoid
disappointment.
Spectators can choose from one of eight different coloured “two-day
entrance caps” representing Ireland, Munster Rugby and each of the Munster
counties. At a cost of €50 for both days, they can be purchased from the
website on www.jpmcmanusproam.com
or at selected retail outlets.
The aim of the JP McManus Invitational Pro-Am is to support mid-western
charities and groups in their work with the underprivileged and
disadvantaged. All proceeds are donated in their entirety towards the
development of these services.
