Philip is once again lined up to take part in the Celebrity Cup at the Celtic Manor Resort. The charity golf tournament pits stars from the four nations (England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland) against each other. As in previous years, Philip will represent his mother's heritage by playing for the Welsh team (alongside Rob Brydon, Gethin Jones and Jonathan Davies

Last year, Philip helped Team Wales to win the tournament for the first time and we're hopeful that they will be victorious again this time around.

This years event takes place on the 9th & 10th of July and tickets are available from the Celtic Manor Website

Wales have won the Celebrity Cup for the first time, and couldn't have done it without a brilliant performance from Philip. 

Philip, who qualifies to play for Wales because of his mother, admitted to feeling apprehensive ahead of the tournament. "I am bum-clenchingly nervous,” he said before teeing off. “I prefer to go down the Bubba Watson route and have plenty of noise on the first tee. I hate that moment when it all goes silent, it’s terrifying.”

Despite his apparent nerves, Phil put in great performances to win his first two matches on Saturday, firstly paired with Andrew Howard against Ireland's Ronnie Whelan and Brian Ormond, and then alongside Gareth Bale to beat Scotland's Alan Hansen and Kenny Dalglish, with Phil netting a hole in one on the fourth. 

With Wales holding a narrow lead, Phil teamed up with team captain Rob Brydon for the third and final match on Sunday against England's Zoe Hardman and Matt Banahan. They won by two holes to set up a final against Scotland. 

For the final, Philip was playing alongside Andrew Howard once more and faced Kenny Dalglish and Alan Hansen. Wales won all three of the matches in the final, Philip and Andrew winning by two holes.

Thanks to fans that were there on the day, we have a good number of photographs from the event which can be found in our dedicated 2015 Celebrity Cup gallery. We also have two videos courtesy of Celtic Manor Resort; the first is of Philip teeing off in Saturday's match against Scotland, and the second is of the Welsh celebration, where Philip has a little bit of an issue getting the cork out of his champagne bottle!

The event was held at the Celtic Manor Resort and was in aid of the Caron Keating foundation.

Last week, Momentum held their tenth annual charity golf day and were joined by patron, Philip and a host of other celebrities including: Sky TV tennis presenter Barry Cowan, Bob Pugh from Game of Thrones, football legend Steve Coppell, George Asprey who plays Scar in The Lion King, comedian and writer Dominic Holland and Nick Knowles and Billy Byrne from DIY SOS.

Momentum have kindly provided us with two photos of Phil at the event, which you can see below. The winning team were from law firm Slater & Gordon, but Philip was not part of that team, but spectators say he playd well.

Thanks to ticket sales, several generous donations, matched funded players and an auction (hopsted by comedian Dominic Holland), the event raised just over £10500. Momentum would like to thank all who played or contributed.

It seems that no more than a few months can go by without us bringing you news of another celebrity golf tournament that Philip has signed up to play in.

This time he'll be heading to The Highlands to help raise money for Silver Rock Foundation, a newly established charity which aims to benefit young people in the area to develop self-confidence and creativity in young people in the fields of Arts, Music and Sport and Maggie's Highlands, a charity that offers free practical, emotional and social support to people with cancer and their family and friends.

Alongside, Sir Kenneth Branagh, Tom Ellis, Richard Coyle and others, Philip will tee off at Golspie Golf Club, Sutherland, on the 20th September. The 18-hole contest will be played by 24 teams, each including a celebrity. After the golf, there will be an evening reception in the grounds of historic Dunrobin Castle.

If you are interested in taking part in this event then please contact the organisers directly.

The second day of the Celebrity Cup got underway at Celtic Manor just after 10 o’clock this morning with Philip teaming up with Gareth Edwards to face Scotland’s Kenny Logan and Gavin Hastings. Wales were second to Scotland who were leading the table so it was important that Wales won as many holes as possible.

Sadly that wasn’t to be the case. Despite Phil having a better game in the third round (scoring a birdie and making par on several holes), he and Gareth could only draw with Kenny and Gavin – with both teams taking 4.5 holes. 

The other matches didn't got the right way either and Wales finished the group joint second with England on holes won, but England went through as they had played less shots overall. 

Despite this there was plenty of camaraderie between the stars in the morning session, as Gethin Jones and Rory Lawson paused for a hug, and Philip Glenister put his arm round Gavin Hastings shortly before they finished their final shots before lunch. When Glenister and Edwards lost drew with Scotland shortly after noon, Edwards told the crowd: "We'll be cheering on Woosy and all those guys in the coming weeks but it's our day today and you (Philip Glenister) really represented Wales."

Philip replied: "I was inspired, I was playing with a legend."

So Wales faced Ireland in a third place playoff this afternoon, with both teams eager not to finish last. Phil was paired with Andrew Howard and faced Danny O’Carroll and Martin O’Neill. Philip and Andrew actually lost their match 4-5, but it didn’t matter too much to the final result. In the end, it was Wales who prevailed, beating Ireland 15-12 to claim the third spot.  

England went on to win the final  – beating reigning champions Scotland - to be crowned 2014 winners

Here’s a selection of photos from the weekend – visit our dedicated gallery to view more. 

We have also created a short video montage of some of Phil's moments from the tournament thanks to Russ Lindsay and The Celtic Manor Resort for the clips:  

Philip has been strutting his stuff on the golf course again today. This time in the Celebrity Cup at Celtic Manor. The cup is a four nations tournament, with teams from England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland competing against each other over 9 holes for the trophy. Phil is playing for the Welsh team (due to his mother’s heritage) alongside, Gethin Jones, Rob Brydon, Geraint Hardy, Andrew Howard and Gareth Edwards.

Wales had a great start – heading straight to the top of the leader board after beating Ireland in the first round. Philip was paired with Andrew Howard for his match and was drawn against the pairing of Ronan Keating and Brian McFadden. Philip and Andrew won the match 5-4, despite Philip hitting 3 bogeys and 3 double bogeys!

After the first round the table was as follows:

                                         THRU        VPAR      TOTAL  
1              Wales                   9              +19            15     
2              Scotland               9              +16            14          
3              England                9              +18            13          
4              Ireland                  9              +17            12

After the first round, all the celebrities took part in a ‘hole-in-one’ challenge on the 9th green, in aid of the Caron Keating Foundation and the Bernard Gallacher Defibrillator Campaign. Sadly none of the celebrities made the shot. Luckily, they get another shot tomorrow.

In the second round Wales were drawn against England and Philip was paired with Geraint Hardy to play Mark Foster and Matthew Goode. It was another mixed game for Philip, who again hit a couple of bogeys and double bogeys. Thankfully, partly due to Geraint’s three shots under par, the pair won the match 5-4.

However, despite Wales winning the majority of their matches, defending champions Scotland leapfrogged them to top the table, after beating Ireland. This is how the table looked at the end of the day.

                                       THRU           VPAR       TOTAL  
1              Scotland            18                +34            29
2              Wales                17                +36            26.5       
3              England             17                +32            24.5       
4              Ireland               18                +34            23

The players then spent the evening relaxing at a star-studded gala dinner at the resort. Let’s hope they aren’t feeling too delicate in the morning. The day will kick off with Wales against Scotland in Round 3 (Philip will be paired with Gareth Edwards and they will face Kenny Logan and Gavin Hastings). Then after another hole in one challenge, the top two teams will battle it out in the final, whilst the bottom two will face a third/fourth place play off.

If you can make it to Newport, South Wales for the second day, there will be tickets available on the gate, priced at £22. If you can't make it you can follow the live scoreboard here and keep an eye on our dedicated photo gallery for shots of Phil from the event.