Green Posse » golf-movies http://www.greenposse.com The smell of a freshly mowed fairway. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:01:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 My Favorite Golf Movies http://www.greenposse.com/2007/12/my-favorite-golf-movies/ http://www.greenposse.com/2007/12/my-favorite-golf-movies/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2007 06:01:04 +0000 Sandy Mitchell http://www.greenposse.com/my-favorite-golf-movies/ Post from: Green Posse

]]> Golf movies tend to either be funny, light-hearted looks at the game or “here’s how you do it”-type instructional videos.  Since it’s winter in most of the United States, these are my picks for the best comedies and light dramas about golf.  You can watch any of these with your non-golfing spouse or family member.  They’ll enjoy them too. (Click on the title to shop for your own copy or order them from NetFlix.)

CaddyShack.  What’s not to love about this Bill Murray classic?  It has a psycho caddie, a cute groundhog, Chevy Chase, and Rodney Dangerfield. Originally released in 1980, this is the quintessential golf comedy and just gets better with age.

Tin Cup.  Tin Cup is the classic story of the “average Joe” golfer (played by Kevin Costner) who qualifies to play in the US Open.  Add Don Johnson as the arrogant pro and Cheech Marin as Costner’s caddy and it’s kind of combination of “Rocky,”"Bull Durham,” and golf.

Happy Gilmore.  This story of a pro hockey turned golfer, starring Adam Sandler is silly, enjoyable, and fun.

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius.  More serious than the three movies described above, this one tells the story of championship golfer Bobby Jones, the only man to win the coveted Grand Slam of golf.

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