Readers Respond: Favorite Golf Movies

Responses: 10

By Brent Kelley, About.com Guide

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From the article: Golf Movies

What is your favorite golf movie? Tell us, and we'll share your pick with other golfers. Click on "Add Your Favorite" and you can:

Name your favorite golf movie and tell us why you like it so much; or
List your Top 5 or Top 10 favorite golf movies.

Or both! We do have one request. Everybody knows that Caddyshack is the runaway winner as the favorite movie of golfers in general. So if Caddyshack is your favorite, go ahead and name it and tell us why - but please also list your runner-up choice, too, so there's more variety in the comments.
(You can also name the worst golf movies) Add Your Favorite

Feeling Happy

Happy Gilmore. Why? Because I started playing hockey in '96 as a youngin', coincidentally just before the movie came out. I still play league hockey to this day. I just started golf a couple of months ago so I totally feel Happy when it comes to learning the game. Shooter McGavin's lines are classic too!
—Guest the pony

Favs

My fav golf movie is #1 Happy Gilmore because I think it's the best film Sandler ever made, but a close 2nd would be The Legend of Bagger Vance. Great performances from Damon & Smith, and a true to form film done by Robert Redford. It was robbed of Oscar nods for Cinematography & Original Score, which are both beautiful. Caddyshack is a classic that I like, don't love. Similar with Tin Cup. But Greatest Game Ever Played shows Shia at his best, when he's not running away from robots and actually gets a chance to ACT!
—Guest Adam

Caddyshack!

First Caddyshack - best golf movie ever. Second one - almost the worst ever. If they hadn't added the unnecessary plot contrivance with a fictional female love interest, The Greatest Game Ever Played would be a very close second. But since they ruined the historical realism, it goes off the list...
—Guest SalukiJim

Dead Solid Perfect

One of my husbands favorite golf movies is Dead Solid Perfect. Hard to find cause it is on VHS but I found a place that put it on CD. He was so happy. Please watch it if you haven't already.
—califangel30

Banning

"Banning" starring Robert Wagner & Anjanette Commer. Nice golf movie!
—Guest perk

good golf movies

"Caddy Shack" then "Tin Cup". Those two movies are the best and remind me of current players @ my course. "Happy Gilmore" gets honorable mention
—Guest exam1mike

Favorite Golf Movie

The Legend of Bagger Vance is my favorite golf movie.
—terpgolfer

Tin Cup

Good acting, and a believable story line. Some of the cameo parts were just really great. And I liked the story line of the golf pro being down on his luck, and still being able to come through.
—Hoghead8

Greatest Game rules

The Greatest Game Ever Played definitely tops the list, followed by Caddyshack, Happy Gilmore, Tin Cup and Bagger Vance.
—Guest Bannerman

My Top 5

I'm one of those rare golfers who doesn't care much for Caddyshack. My favorite golf movies are 1. Tin Cup; 2. Greatest Game Ever Played; 3. Pat and Mike (old school!); 4. Dead Solid Perfect; 5. Any Three Stooges short involving golf.
—Guest S.A.