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The golf course serves as a backdrop for inspiring stories, drama and even comedy, so it makes sense that Hollywood continues to churn out golf movies.
We used Metacritic, along with other review sites, to rank the most memorable golf films from the past.
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In the comedy Hole in One, an undisciplined college student and very talented golfer, Eric, has his world turned upside down after losing a bet to a couple of plastic surgeons.
After losing almost everything that matters to him, Eric and his best friend Tyler take on the doctors in a golf match of in hopes of getting his life back.
IMDb score: 30
Credit: Angelic Pictures
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In the sequel to 1980 classic comedy Caddyshack, a loud, vulgar self-made millionaire named Jack tries to join a snooty country club, only to have his application rejected due to his unpolished personality.
Not one to take no for an answer, Jack purchases majority stake in the country club and turns it into an amusement park. Mayhem then ensues as the elitists try to reclaim their club.
This sequel clearly doesn't live up to its predecessor.
IMDb score: 36
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In the 2011 film Seven Days in Utopia, a young, up-and-coming amateur golfer named Luke Chisolm gets publicly humiliated when his first attempt at a pro event turns out to be a disaster.
After Chisolm attempts to escape the public eye, he's stranded in a small Texas town where he meets an eccentric rancher who helps Chisolm question not only his past choices, but his direction for the future.
Metacritic score: 37
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Based on the real-life story of golf legend Bobby Jones, Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius chronicles the tumultuous, complex life of one of the best to ever swing a club.
Jim Caviezel stars as Jones, who shocked the world when he retired at 28, but he eventually returns to become the founder of the internationally renowned Augusta National Golf Club, home of the Masters.
Metacritic score: 45
Credit: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
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Kevin Dillon of Entourage stars in this 2006 comedy about four college friends who reunite for a seemingly innocent round of golf.
They soon discover that Dillon's character, Rick Forester, has an ulterior motive for organizing the game as he springs the idea of a get-rich-quick scheme that he wants them to take part in.
IMDb score: 45
Credit: Screen Media
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The Legend of Bagger Vance stars Matt Damon as a down-and-out golfer named Rannulph Junuh who has recently returned from World War I.
After being convinced by his ex-girlfriend to play in her family's golf tournament, Junuh is approached by a mysterious traveler, played by Will Smith, who volunteers to help him shake his demons and sharpen up his golf game.
Metacritic score: 47
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Robert Urich stars in the 1999 TV Movie Miracle On The 17th Green about a 50-year-old man named Mitch McKinley who loses his job and decides to try his luck on the senior golf tour.
McKinley enjoys great success as a pro golfer, but it comes at the expense of his wife and family who begin feeling neglected as he enjoys his time in the limelight.
IMDb: 54
Credit: Daniel H. Blatt Prods.
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Shia LaBeouf stars in this 2005 drama about a young Massachusetts man named Francis Ouimet who, despite the objections of his family, chases his dream of becoming a professional golfer.
The film climaxes as Ouimet enters the 1913 U.S. Open and suddenly finds himself going head-to-head against one of the best golfers in the world.
Metacritic score: 55
Credit: Walt Disney Pictures
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The 1996 romantic comedy Tin Cup stars Kevin Costner as a former golf prodigy named Roy McAvoy, who owns a small driving range in a tiny Texas town.
After falling for a psychologist who visits his driving range, and finding out her boyfriend is his old golfing rival, McAvoy decides to return to the PGA Tour and enters the U.S. Open. in hopes of settling an old score.
Metacritic score: 60
Credit: New Line Home Entertainment
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This 1951 dramatized biography chronicles the life of legendary golfer Ben Hogan.
From dropping out of high school to turn pro to his winning of nine major championships and everything in between, Follow The Sun gives an up-close look at the life of one of the best to ever play.
IMDb score: 62
Credit: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
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In the 1953 classic The Caddy starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, an incredibly skilled golfer named Harvey Miller discovers that he gets too nervous to play whenever people are watching. Miller decides to instead become a caddy and mentor to his friend Joe, and he helps him reach the PGA Tour.
When Joe decides he doesn't need Harvey's help anymore, the two separate and find themselves going head to head in a heated golf match.
IMDb score: 64
Credit: Paramount Pictures
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In the 2002 drama A Gentleman's Game starring Gary Sinise, a 12-year-old golf prodigy named Timmy is sent to work as a caddy and develop his game at an exclusive country club for the summer.
Along with honing his skill on the course, Timmy gets a crash course in humanity when he becomes aware of the sharp divide between the wealthy people who patronize the club and the working-class men and women who are there to quietly fulfill their desires.
IMDb score: 64
Credit: Screen Media
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From The Rough is an inspirational true story about Catana Starks, who became the first African-American woman ever to coach an all-men's team at the collegiate level.
Starring Michael Clarke Duncan and Taraji P. Henson, the film illustrates the challenges of racism and the prejudice Starks faced as she led her squad of misfit golfers to a championship season.
IMDb score: 66
Credit: Freestyle Digital Media
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Adam Sandler stars in this knee-slapping comedy about a failing hockey player named Happy who, in an attempt to save his grandmother's house from foreclosure, enters a local golf tournament and discovers his natural knack for the game of golf.
Happy sets out on the PGA Tour in hopes of raising the money he needs to help his grandmother, but is soon faced with a variety pf obstacles, including his temper and pension for violence.
IMDb score: 70
Credit: MCA Universal Home Video
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Katharine Hepburn stars in this 1952 classic about an up-and-coming female golfer named Pat, who discovers that she gets too nervous to play whenever her insufferable fiancee is in attendance.
Pat's manager develops a plan to keep them apart, but ends up falling in love with her in the process.
IMDb score: 70
Credit: Warner Bros.
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The hilarious 1980 comedy Caddyshack centersaround an elite country club that's trying to figure out how to deal with a brash new member, as well as a gopher who seems intent on destroying their beloved golf course.
There isn't a better (and funnier) golf movie ever made.
IMDb score: 74
Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures
