The Shooting Stars Benefit hosted by Samuel L Jackson has announced that FitFlop, one of the world’s leading footwear brands, has signed up to become the title sponsor for the 2011 event.

The FitFlop Shooting Stars Benefit hosted by Samuel L Jackson will take place at the world-famous Wentworth Club, Surrey from 4 –5 August. The event is billed as the Celeb-Am golf tournament of the year where golf lovers can tee-off alongside Jackson and his celebrity friends, playing 36 holes over two days. The tournament will consist of forty-eight players divided into teams of four, each led by a celebrity team captain. Celebrity captains lined up to participate in the event include Colin Montgomerie, Haley Joel Osment and Luke Wilson.

Proceeds raised from the 2011 event will be donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation UK, a charity that grants magical wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses. Since its launch in 1986, the charity has granted over 6,700 wishes.

“Make-A-Wish Foundation UK celebrates its 25th anniversary this year; therefore I am particularly pleased to confirm that proceeds from the tournament will help grant the wishes of children who are fighting a life-limiting condition. I am incredibly grateful to FitFlop for its support and I am looking forward to taking part in the event where we will all be trying to raise as much money as possible,” said Samuel L Jackson.

Maria Kilgore, Founder and creative Director of FitFlop commented: “Money raised from this 2011 tournament will help grant the wishes of some of the 20,000 children and young people in the UK with life-threatening illnesses. We are thrilled to be part of making that happen”.

“We are delighted and extremely grateful that Make-A-Wish is the chosen charity for this year’s Shooting Stars Benefit. Each year we have more and more wishes to fulfil and its support like this which helps us to grant them.” Neil Jones, Chief Executive Make-A-Wish Foundation UK

The tournament comes complete with a Pairing Dinner at Britain’s luxury goods establishment Aspreys, London on Wednesday (3 August) and a closing ball on Friday (5 August) held at the Royal Courts of Justice, featuring an auction of extraordinary experiences.