One Direction star Niall Horan will be taking part in a golf tournament this month in Kildare

Despite One Direction going on a hiatus this year, it appears that Niall Horan is continuing to keep himself busy by turning to golf after the band took an indefinite leave from recording music together.

The Mullingar born singer is an avid golf fan, and is a frequent spectator at many of the biggest tournaments in the sport, but this month he will get the chance to tee off alongside some of the world's best golfers and some other prominent celebrities at the Pro-Am of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in the K Club.

The former X-Factor star will be among a number of famous faces teeing off in the one day event that is held the day before the Irish Open gets underway in the golf club of the Straffan hotel. Former Champion Jockey AP McCoy, award-winning actor James Nesbitt and former Arsenal and Tottenham footballer Pat Jennings will also be part of the star-studded line-up on Wednesday May 18.

Rory McIlroy will be the headline golfer taking part, but there will be a number of other top golfers also playing in the light-hearted round of golf.