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Michael Christensen

Golf Courses in Movies
« on: June 11, 2007, 10:57:42 PM »
just finished watching the Thomas Crown Affair (1968)...what a great movie (much better than the remake).  There are scenes from Belmont CC in Mass and the polo match is played at Myopia

Also saw Banning in the past month (a great Robert Wagner movie about an assistant pro with a shady past).  Some scenes from Riviera #18

What other movies out there have scenes at some top courses?
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Steve_ Shaffer

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« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2007, 11:24:14 PM »
Riviera in Follow The Sun and the Spencer Tracy/Katherine Hepburn classic, Pat and Mike

Tubac in AZ in Tin Cup.

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John_Conley

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Re:OT - Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2007, 11:27:48 PM »
Obviously the Bond "Goldfinger" has that fabled British course with a funny name.  It escapes me.

Furry Creek in British Columbia is site of the "San Francisco Open" in "Happy Gilmore" and hosted the Bob Barker punch-out scene.

Rolling Hills in Fort Lauderdale was used for "Caddyshack".  It has since been renamed after a renovation for Wayne Huizenga, who made it private.

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Matthew Schulte

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« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2007, 11:38:13 PM »
Quote from: John_Conley on June 11, 2007, 11:27:48 PM
Obviously the Bond "Goldfinger" has that fabled British course with a funny name.  It escapes me.

John: I am fairly certain that the course in Goldfinger was Stoke Poges, or now, I believe it is called Stoke Park Golf Club.

Stoke Park has had numerous movies filmed there including: Bridget Jones' Diary, Tomorrow Never Dies, and Wimbledon.
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Jim Colton

Re:OT - Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2007, 11:49:19 PM »
I believe that the wedding scenes from American Pie 3 are of the Old Course at Half Moon Bay.
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David Stamm

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« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2007, 12:46:24 AM »
A Gentleman's Game features some great scenes of Rolling Green. It stars Gary Sinise. I bought the movie after seeing it on TV just so I could watch the course scenes and pause them. RG looks to be a truly great course.

The Greatest Game Ever Played was filmed at Kanawaki Golf Club in Quebec, Canada. It looks like a pretty good course and I believe it's a Ross. It seems to look enough like TCC to pull it off for the movie.


You can't go wrong with the locations used for Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius. TOC and Kingsbarns.
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David Ober

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Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2007, 01:16:21 AM »
What Los Angeles muni are the guys playing in "Swingers"? It looks like an executive course. Is it Los Feliz Golf Course, or something?
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David Ober

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Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2007, 01:16:57 AM »
How 'bout the golf course in Donnie Darko? Anyone know what that one is?
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Tommy_Naccarato

Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #8 on: June 12, 2007, 01:41:08 AM »
It is in fact Los Feliz.

Also, I think that Roosevelt #6 might be the hole that John Saxon has that scene in Enter The Dragon, but I've never really taken the time to check that out.

Curb Your Enthusiasm has used Woodland Hills, Hacienda and El Cabellerro.

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Adam Clayman

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« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2007, 01:49:46 AM »
What course did Michael Douglas cross in "Falling Down"  that movie where he went nutz and walked to Venice Beach for his kids Birthday? Was it Hilcrest?
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Jon Wiggett

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« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2007, 02:10:40 AM »
Steve,

did you know that in Follow the Sun that all the playing scenes that are long distance shots are actually Hogan. Hogan didn't like Spence that much and almost stopped the film being made due to Hollywood doing there thing and making certain things up to improve on its sellability.

Which course was used for Caddy Shack?
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Anthony_Nysse

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Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2007, 05:49:19 AM »
Colleton River Dye course in "The Legend of Bagger Vance."

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RT

Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2007, 06:58:59 AM »
Stoke Poges is a stone's throw away from the illustrious cinema/television Pinewood Studios.
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John Kavanaugh

Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2007, 07:28:06 AM »
Quote from: Tommy Naccarato on June 12, 2007, 01:41:08 AM
It is in fact Los Feliz.

Also, I think that Roosevelt #6 might be the hole that John Saxon has that scene in Enter The Dragon, but I've never really taken the time to check that out.

Curb Your Enthusiasm has used Woodland Hills, Hacienda and El Cabellerro.



When Larry is thrown out of his old club which club in town is lampooned as the "Republican" club that he tries to join?
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Steve_ Shaffer

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« Reply #14 on: June 12, 2007, 07:38:21 AM »
Jon,

Didn't Glenn Ford play Hogan in Follow The Sun?
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astavrides

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Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #15 on: June 12, 2007, 08:17:51 AM »
Alisal River--Sideways.

There may have been another course too in that movie.  i can't remember now.
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mike_malone

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« Reply #16 on: June 12, 2007, 08:55:53 AM »
 David Stamm,

   I am terribly offended that you did not mention my cameo in  "A Gentleman's Game". For your punishment you need to find me in it. I appear as a "haughty country club " type who makes a face as the sleazy lawyer (David Zayas-sp) walks up to the club. It is at least 3/4 of the way into the film.
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John Kavanaugh

Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #17 on: June 12, 2007, 08:57:17 AM »
Another Larry David question.  Is there really a walking only club in LA?
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David Stamm

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Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #18 on: June 12, 2007, 09:04:30 AM »
I'll definitely look at that scene again Michael. That lawyer was over the top, but had some amusing one liners. The description of the elephant shot was particularly unique!  


Can we look for you in future cinema epics? ;) ;D


BTW, was it fun watching them film there?
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Mike Vegis @ Kiawah

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Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #19 on: June 12, 2007, 09:35:01 AM »
Quote from: Anthony_Nysse on June 12, 2007, 05:49:19 AM
Colleton River Dye course in "The Legend of Bagger Vance."

Tony Nysse
Sr. Asst. Supt.
Long Cove Club
HHI, SC

It also used The Ocean Course, Cougar Point and Turtle Point here on Kiawah...
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Peter Pallotta

Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #20 on: June 12, 2007, 09:40:34 AM »
I didn't know the Goldfinger scene was done at Stoke Poges.

I think, just think, that in the novel the course Fleming describes is Royal St. Georges/Sandwich...Fleming was a member there, I think. It's a fun read

Peter



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Jordan Wall

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« Reply #21 on: June 12, 2007, 09:43:04 AM »
The Legend of Bagger Vance, I've heard its at Kiawah..
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Michael Ryan

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Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #22 on: June 12, 2007, 09:53:19 AM »
The remake of Thomas Crown has a brief scene on the golf course where Pierce Brosnan's character makes a ridiculous bet on his bunker shot.  It was filmed at the St. Andrew's Golf Club in NY.  
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mike_malone

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« Reply #23 on: June 12, 2007, 09:55:27 AM »
 David,

  It was interesting to see how a movie is made. I think I spent 20 hours on site. The interior scenes were done at The Phila. Racquet Club. So, it was kind of cool to watch them run out of the member/guest gala into the parking lot.
    It was also fun to watch the father deciding between a 4 iron and a 5 for a shot of 120 yards. BTW the kid never got the ball airborne!

  The film went directly to tape/ disc , but we had a premier showing in Phila. that had many members in the audience.
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Anthony_Nysse

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Re:Golf Courses in Movies
« Reply #24 on: June 12, 2007, 11:10:40 AM »
Quote from: Jordan Wall on June 12, 2007, 09:43:04 AM
The Legend of Bagger Vance, I've heard its at Kiawah..

Jordan, parts of it. I can remember the second hole at Colleton being used as the turning point for Juna's first good drive in his second round.

Tony Nysse
Sr. Asst. Supt.
Logn Cove Club
HHI, SC
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