FFF: The Greatest Golf Movie Ever?

I am pleased to bring you another guest poster for this fine Friday Flick Faceoff. Lary Hehn is here from his site Christian In The Rough by way of Toronto, Canada. Larry’s a great guy and multitalented. He’s a gifted cartoonist in addition to writing and speaking. Best of all, he’s real. I knew he was coming from the right place when I read this quote from his site: “I will never have all the answers, but I love finding them.” You can also find him on Twitter.

The first idea Larry had for a FFF nailed me right between my frigid little eyes. With two simple words he seemed to melt just a bit of the fresh, white powder chilling the ledge outside my window. “Golf movies,” he said. After a series of cold weeks interspersed with snow and ice storms my chapped heart throbs for those warm, summer days on the golf course, cool beverage in hand. So hook it, slice it, or knock this baby flush, but be sure to take a swing at what Larry’s teed up.

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My Dad and I have always been sports buffs and enjoyed each other’s company on the playing field. For years he was my coach and sometimes even my teammate. But now that he has turned 80 and has three knee replacement surgeries under his belt, there’s pretty much only one sport left that we can enjoy playing together.

That’s golf.

I always look forward to our annual father and son golf game, even though I’m a lousy golfer. Yes, “Christian in the Rough” is both the name of my blog and a very accurate description of my golf game.

But sometimes golf is about more than just knocking a little white ball around some very expensive real estate. It’s also about character. Friendship. Bonding. Reflection. Taking stock. Sharing. Frustration. Encouragement. Discouragement. Fun. Angst.

Golf makes for great drama. And comedy. Sometimes on the very same shot.

So when Clay graciously invited me to guest post today for the Friday Flick Faceoff, and to choose a topic, I knew right away that our quest would be to determine…The Greatest Golf Movie Ever!

Of course, golf is made up of foursomes. So we have four gems for you to choose from today spanning 20 years of film making. There’s comedy. There’s drama. There’s gophers. Romance. Improbable comebacks. Fist fights with game show hosts.

Who ever said that golf was boring?