The Masters is the only men’s major championship always played at the same course: the legendary Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. That means players aren’t just competing against each other, they’re battling the exact same fairways and greens year after year. The tournament was founded in 1934 by amateur legend Bobby Jones and businessman…
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Things I Like: Happy Gilmore (Happy Gilmore)
My second favorite Adam Sandler character, Happy Gilmore was such a great person. Originally a failed hockey player, he instead becomes much better in a different kind of sport. Which is indeed golf and he uses his powerful hockey swing to drive the ball farther than most normal professional golfers could even dream. But he…
Things I Like: Shooter McGavin (Happy Gilmore)
Shooter McGavin is my favorite villain in any Adam Sandler movie. He’s an arrogant but very skillful golf player who is hoping to win the championship and is very confident about it. But he quickly holds no respect for Happy Gilmore disgracing the sport of golf. Which might have played out better if Happy’s fans…
Things I Like: Virginia Venit (Happy Gilmore)
Virginia Venit is likable character in Happy Gilmore but she’s actually one of my least favorite love interests in Adam Sandler movies. I didn’t think she was that particularly attractive and she doesn’t really have that much chemistry with him than you would think. At the start of the movie, she’s some kind of executive…
Things I Like: Derick “Chubbs” Peterson (Happy Gilmore)
Chubbs Peterson is such a beloved character in my book. Before the movie starts, he was a golf legend but that all ended when an alligator bit off one of his hands. But with some luck, he manages to spot Happy Gilmore before he really goes pro and becomes his mentor. But not without some…