Top Ten Favorite Golf Movie’s

Phillip Ellis, Golf Today
Posted 9/26/18

Movies are dear to my heart, especially those about sports. Who can forget classics like “Major League”, “Bull Durham”, “Hoosiers”, and my all time favorite “Field of Dreams”. Over the years, several memorable movies about golf come to mind; but sadly many are completely ignored at the theater. I researched the top

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Top Ten Favorite Golf Movie’s

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Movies are dear to my heart, especially those about sports. Who can forget classics like “Major League”, “Bull Durham”, “Hoosiers”, and my all time favorite “Field of Dreams”. Over the years, several memorable movies about golf come to mind; but sadly many are completely ignored at the theater.

I researched the top ten golf classics and a found a few surprises along the way. Everybody remembers wacky grounds keeper Bill Murray and the outrageous Rodney Dangerfield in “Caddyshack”; but what about “Par 6” in 2002, “From the Rough” in 2013, and the ever popular “Fairway to Heaven”, no kidding, in 2007.

Recently, I ran across No. 7 on the list, “7 Days in Utopia”, on Netflix by accident. The film caught my eye because it featured two of my favorite actors, Robert Duval and Lucas Black, the kid from “Slingblade” and now “CSI New Orleans”. It turns out the Alabama native, an avid golfer, has become a rising star on the big and small screen. The film was about a young conflicted golfer (Black) who met a mentor (Duval) that helped him find his faith and way in life.


Perhaps golfers spend too much time on the links and not enough in their favorite movie theater to watch everything; but with all the premium movie channels available, it’s easy to catch up on a rainy day.

So here are the top ten golf movies courtesy of Sports Movie Guide.

1) Caddyshack, 1980, with Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight.
2) The Greatest Game Ever Played, 2005, Shia LaBeouf
3) The Legend of Bagger Vance, 2000, Charlize Theron, Matt Damon, Will Smith
4) Happy Gilmore, 1996, Adam Sandler
5) Tin Cup, 1996, Kevin Costner, Rene Russo
6) Dead Solid Perfect, 1988, Randy Quaid
7) 7 Days in Utopia, 2011, Robert Duval, Lucas Black
8) Bobby Jones Stroke of Genius, 2004, Jim Caviezel
9) Becoming Redwood, 2012, Ryan Grantham
10) Pat & Mike, with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn