NFL players past and present will descend on Bermuda in April for a new charity golf tournament.

Lawrence Taylor, who won the Super Bowl twice with the New York Giants and is considered the game’s greatest ever defensive player, is among a host of big names to be invited to play in the Bermuda Golf Classic at Port Royal Golf Course.

Other notable invitees for the event, which runs from April 8 to 12, include Jeff Saturday, the former Indianapolis Colts centre and Super Bowl winner, and Alex Smith, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback.

There are 13 foursomes available to the public for the Classic at a cost of $5,000 per team, which also comes with an invite to the Friday evening dinner, and a private 19th cocktail reception, which is being hosted by Bella Vista Bar & Grill, after Saturday’s round.

Teams will also have the option of drafting one of the players to join their foursome during the dinner, which also includes a silent auction of memorabilia and donated prizes, with proceeds going to local charities.

Before the Classic, which will be played on Saturday, April 11, the players will compete in the NFL Players Golf Challenge on the Friday morning, an 18 hole stroke-play competition, with an optional practice round at Port Royal to be played on the Thursday.

The public will be able to watch the action on the Friday and Saturday, while there will be tickets available so spectators can mix with the players for photographs at Port Royal on Friday.

Organisers have invited 24 players so far, and plan on adding more from the world of American Football, with players who are projected to be first-round draft picks this year also being considered.

The National Football League and the National Football League Players Association are understood to be supporting the tournament, as are the Bermuda Tourism Authority.

Cambridge Beaches Resort, will host the players, and has already contributed $75,000 towards the cost of the event to secure its spot as the presenting sponsor.

The West End hotel is also part of the AhhBermuda group, a consortium of West End businesses, that have paid $20,000 to sponsor Port Royal’s signature 16 hole.

According to the tournament’s website, bermudagolfclassic.com, there are still several sponsorship packages available, including one for a title sponsor, at $50,000, all the way down to tee boxes, which can be sponsored for $1,000 per hole, of which there are 12 remaining.

n St David’s Cricket Club are organising a fundraising golf tournament next month in memory of former player Landro Minors.

Minors, who captained the club’s football team, died aged 27 in a bike accident in 2011. The Landro Minors Memorial Golf Tournament will take place on February 28 at Ocean View Golf Club, with part of the proceeds going towards helping another former player, Glenn Pitcher, with ongoing medical expenses.

Anyone interested in entering a team for the event should contact Sammy Robinson via email at cricketa@gmail.com.