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Comedy | Inspirational | Entertaining
Comedy
1.
Tin Cup - 1996
Starring: Kevin Costner, Rene Russo, Don
Johnson, Cheech Marin
Avid golfer Kevin Costner stars as Roy
McAvoy, a down-on-his-luck pro who lives
in a glorified trailer at a dilapidated
driving range he owns in West Texas. McAvoy tries to
qualify for the U.S. Open in order to
turn his life around. Costner and performances by Don Johnson as his
archrival and a comedic supporting
performance by Cheech Marin light up the
film.
2.
Happy Gilmore - 1996
Starring: Adam Sandler, Christopher
McDonald, Carl Weathers
Sandler plays Gilmore, a hockey player
possessed with the right kind of fierce
temperament for the game. But he finds
that his hockey shooting style
translates into the kind of tee shots
that would make John Daly green with
envy.
3.
Caddyshack - 1980
Starring: Chevy Chase, Rodney
Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Bill Murray
The 1980 comedy stars some of the most
popular TV personalities of the day —
based about a scheme by an obnoxious
developer — Dangerfield — to build
condos on the site of a country club.
What people remember most is
Dangerfield’s non-stop barrage of
one-liners and gags, and Murray’s insane
battle with a pesky gopher“ Caddyshack”
is, (inflation adjusted) the
highest-grossing golf movie.
4. The Caddy - 1953
Starring: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis,
Donna Reed
Few duos have generated more laughs than
Martin and Lewis. Their hilarity is on
full display in this film, which
chronicles a
golfer-turned-instructor-turned-caddy
(Lewis) and his talented student
(Martin). While their exploits on the
golf course end up producing disastrous, and funny, results, they are redeemed
by what they are able to achieve in the
entertainment world.
5.
Three Little Beers -
1935
Starring:
The Three Stooges
An American classic, this short film is
one of the most famous to emerge from
the Stooges' considerably comedic
repertoire. The three brothers head for
a golf tournament, though none of the
three is completely sure what golf
really is.
Inspirational
6.
The Greatest Game Ever Played - 2005
Starring: Shia LeBeouf, Stephen Dillane,
Stephen Marcus
One of the most inspirational golf films
ever produced, it tells the unlikely success of
Francis Ouimet (LeBeouf), an amateur who
shocked the world when he defeated Harry
Vardon (Dillane) and Ted Ray (Marcus) at
the 1913 U.S. Open. This movie contains
some of the most imaginative and
aesthetically pleasing golfing scenes
ever to appear on the big screen.
7.
Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius - 2004
Starring: James Caviezel, Malcom
McDowell, Aidan Quinn
Despite retiring from competitive golf
at age 28, Bobby Jones is still
considered by many as the greatest
amateur golfer of all time. The
highlights of his life and career are
featured in this biopic, which earned
high marks for solid
acting and an enthusiastic approach. This films provides an excellent
opportunity to learn about one of the
most pivotal figures in the history of
the sport.
8.
The Boys of Sunset Ridge - 2001
Starring
John Heard, Burt Young, Ronny Cox
This is a wonderful story about
friendships and the game of golf that
has helped them to keep those life-long
friends. What started as fun, grew to
have much more meaning than a game.
9.
The Legend of Bagger Vance - 2000
Starring: Will Smith, Matt Damon,
Charlize Theron + Jack Lemmon’s final
performance
This movie is about
many things besides golf. It is a love
story, it displays the hardships born
from both World War I and the Great
Depression, and it conveys the
difficulties associated with alcoholism. Damon
plays Rannulph Junuh, who is convinced
to play in a match against Bobby Jones
and Walter Hagen at the urging of
mysterious caddy Bagger Vance (Smith).
10.
Follow The Sun - 1951
Starring: Glenn Ford, Anne Baxter
This
biography of Ben Hogan is a powerful
movie thanks to the man’s incredible
story. From his poor upbringing in Texas
to rising to the top of professional
golf and his incredible comeback after a
near-fatal car accident. This is the
type of story that is completely real,
and features amazing golf sequences
in the film: Ben Hogan hit the shots
himself.
Entertaining
11.
A Gentleman’s Game - 2001
Starring: Mason Gamble, Gary Sinise,
Philip Baker Hall
Telling the tale of
an aspiring 12-year-old golfer Timmy Price.
The youngster thinks he’s getting good
golf experience when he caddies at a
local country club over the summer, but
he ends up learning just as much about
class and society from his new gig.
This is a coming-of-age story, “R” rating
12.
Dead Solid Perfect - 1988
Starring: Randy Quaid, Kathryn Harrold,
Jack Warden
Dan Jenkins, one of the best American
sportswriters of the past 50 years,
wrote two of the best books about
football and golf, respectively.
“Semi-Tough” focused on exploits on the
gridiron, while “Dead Solid Perfect”
followed the fictional journey of a
second-rate golfer who traversed the
country trying desperately to make the
PGA Tour, at the same time dealing with
a foundering marriage and party-hearty
lifestyle.
13. Who's Your
Caddy? - 2007
Starring Big Boi, Lil
Wayne, Faizon Love
Superstar
rap mogul C-Note runs into fierce
opposition when he tries to join the
super stuffy Carolina Pines Golf &
Country Club. Undeterred, C-Note gets
the brilliant idea to buy the land
adjacent to the golf club's 17th hole,
which he cleverly leverages to gain
membership. C-Note's crew wreaks havoc
as they bring their larger-than-life
style to the club. Comedy PG-13
14.
Foursome - 2006
Starring Kevin Dillon &
John Shaw
Four high
school friends reunite at their twenty
year reunion and agree to meet for a
life changing game of golf. But not all
have the same motives. The
group of friends realizes how much
they've changed in the years since
graduation. Comedy
15.
The Greenskeeper - 2002
Starring Allelon
Ruggiero & Bruce Taylor
The quiet,
priveliged existences of the rich and
beautiful people of Summerisle Country
Club are shattered when the demented
greenskeeper grows tired of being a
second class citizen. The demented
killer is portrayed by hot-tempered,
opinionated Atlanta Braves pitcher John
Rocker. R
16.
Mulligan - 2002
Starring
Steve Lottery, Joshua Will, Cedric
Yarbrough, Trei Michaels, Alex Cole
Story of
four friends, one crazy round of golf,
and the not so easy game of life.
17.
The Sports Pages - 2001
Starring Kelsey Grammer & Bob Newhart: Two short
comedies exploring sports and everyday people.
1st. How
Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100,
concerns a golfing fanatic (Bob Newhart)
on trial for the murder of his putting
partner (Kelsey Grammer), who had been
tormenting him throughout their game.
2nd. The Heidi Bowl, a fictionalized
recreation of the infamous 1968 Super
Bowl broadcast, which a rookie
technician cut off the last few seconds
of the very tense game. PG-13
18.
Miracle on the 17th Green - 1999
Starring Robert Urich & Meredith Baxter
Robert Urich
as Mitch McKinley, a successful ad
executive with a nice job and great
home-life worked out. When at the age of
50, Mitch suddenly loses his job, he
takes this twist of fate and runs with
it. Surprisingly, he devotes
his time to golf, with the goal of
making the PGA Senior Tour.
19.
National Lampoon's Golf Punks - 1998
Starring Tom Arnold
Arnold stars
as a down-and-out golf pro who must
transform a rowdy bunch of juvenile
delinquents (the titular golf punks)
into "tee totters" in order to restore
his tarnished reputation. PG
20. Pat and Mike
- 1952
Starring Spencer Tracy &
Katherine Hepburn
Pat's a
brilliant athlete, except when her
domineering fiancé is around. The lady's
golf championship is in her reach until
she gets flustered by his presence at
the final holes. She enlists the
help of Mike, a slightly shady sports
promoter. Together they face challenges, and a growing mutual
attraction.
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