Golf Courses in Movies

[derrickp]

In the 1961 Disney movie, The Parent Trap, the father plays 18 at Pebble Beach and then sits out on the veranda there for a drink.

[Robert_Walker]

On what golf course did they film the movie M*A*S*H?

[Bill Shamleffer]

What about "Bat 21", a Gene Hackman movie from the 1980s.  In this movie, one soldier is behind enemy lines, but in radio contact with a another soldier.  They are also golfing buddies and know their course so well, they only refer to hole #s to convey numerical info, as each will immediately know the yardage.

An interesting way to have a golf course in a movie without the course ever actually being shown.  I can not remember if the course they reference is real or fictional.  (I will guess fictional.)

[Michael Ryan]

Robert Walker,

In another reference to M*A*S*H, I hear the TV intro to Mash featuring the helicopter landing was filmed on the future site of Lost Canyons near LA.  I have played the course, and the surrounding area does look an awful lot like the scenery in the TV show intro...

[Robert_Walker]

I am curious about the movie M*A*S*H when the Pros from Dover are in Tokyo. I seem to remember that there was a golf scene after they operate on the Senator's son.

[Andrew Mitchell]

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

Peter
Agreed, the book bases the game at RSG (thinly disguised as Royal St Marks) but in the film they use Stoke Poges, presumably due to its close location to Pinewood Studios.

Fleming was a member at RSG.  I'm sure I've read somewhere that he was due to be captain of the club when he died.

[David_Tepper]

There is one great golf scene in "Lost In Translation," where Bill Murray tees off on a golf course in Tokyo with Mt. Fuji in the distance.

[Evan Fleisher]

How about the course used in the movie "Sideways"?...paging TommyKnockers!!!

[David Miller]

How about the recent scene in "Entourage" where Ari disrupts his therapist's game?  I assume it was somewhere in So. Cal. given the filming location and the look of the course.

[Tim Leahy]

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?

that was Industry Hills Ike course-10 th hole I believe

[Kalen Braley]

Which course was used in "HouseGuest" starring Sinbad....

They did a lot of stunts and tearing stuff up on that one...

[Mike Benham]

How about the course used in the movie "Sideways"?...paging TommyKnockers!!!

Evan - look at reply #15 ...

[Bob Jenkins]

John Conley,

Actally most of Happy Gilmore was filmed at Swan-E-Set Golf Club which is in Pitt Meadows BC, and not Furry Creek. I believe a few scenes were filmed at Seymour in North Vancouver.

Does anyone kno when filming will begin at Bandon for "Golf in the Kingdom"?

[John Nixon]

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in The Caddy. I have no idea what course, though, other than somewhere in SoCal  

[Michael Wharton-Palmer]

I cant believe that you guys have missed the wonderful scenes of the Old Course and clubhouse in the classic Chariots of Fire....even though they tried to palm it off as Maidstone in Kent...a rather foolish thing to do with such a well known landmark.

[Matthew Hunt]

The Legend of Bagger Vance, I've heard its at Kiawah..

The Golf Course in it looks class!

[james soper]

ojai valley (george c. thomas jr. gem)- in 'the two jakes', 'pat and mike', and 'lost horizons'.

[John_Conley]

John Conley,

Actally most of Happy Gilmore was filmed at Swan-E-Set Golf Club which is in Pitt Meadows BC, and not Furry Creek. I believe a few scenes were filmed at Seymour in North Vancouver.

Bob, I'll watch the credits again.  Nobody told me it was in the movie, so I'm pretty sure it shows up in the small type that rolls at the end.

[Kalen Braley]

FWIW...Wikipedia says this:

The golf course scenes from Happy Gilmore were shot at several golf courses in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada.

[G Jones]

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

Bobby Jones stroke of Genius was also partly filmed at the Atlanta Athletic Club (bobby's home club but not the course he grew up on since it moved) and also a little bit at East Lake (the course he grew up on). I know this because my friend got dressed up as one of the caddies!

Also, from an Atlanta point of view, the awful film "the ATL" that was made by someone from Outcast, features Druid Hills as the snobby "Sandy Springs C.C." or some name like that. I laughed when I saw that.

[David Stamm]

On what golf course did they film the movie M*A*S*H?

I believe it was filmed at Lost Canyons, but I've heard that there were scenes filmed where Sherwood CC is today. And Sherwood is called that because that is exactly where Errol Flynn's Robin Hood was filmed.

[Tony_Muldoon]

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

Peter
Agreed, the book bases the game at RSG (thinly disguised as Royal St Marks) but in the film they use Stoke Poges, presumably due to its close location to Pinewood Studios.

Fleming was a member at RSG.  I'm sure I've read somewhere that he was due to be captain of the club when he died.

Andrew you left off the best bit.  In the excellent Biography by John Pearson, Commander Fleming who had survived Eton, WW2 and a lot more, died of a heart attack that occurrred during the Comittee meeting at RSG that was to finalise details of his year as Captain.  Let that be a warning to you. How are your preparations going?

( May I be the first to congratulate you on here (no everyone else it's not RSG I'm talking about)).


I have an Open guide to RSG produced in 1981. the author writes "the no-holds barred golf match in Goldfinger...the venue was Royal St Mark's - a very thin and transparent disguise for the most illustrious of the Kent courses. Chapters Eight and Nine of Goldfinger contain a very exact description of a match played over RSG ...Flemming's description of that epic match is an accurate and loving evocation of the links..and with that passion for near-verisismilitude which runs all through his writing, the name of the professional... is Blacking. The Whiting family have been professionals at RSG for three generations."




Confidential, moving North - if you get my drift!

[Jon Wiggett]

ooohps,

yes Steve you are right, think my thoughts were somewhere else.

[John_Conley]

 

Designed by Robert Muir Graves, 6,001 yards, Par 72, Rating 71.5, Slope 132

Furry Creek Golf and Country Club offers a golfing experience like no other. With rugged mountains and panoramic views of the Squamish Inlet, it’s sometimes hard to concentrate on the golf; but Robert Muir Graves has put together a masterpiece that should not be missed. This 6,184 yard course takes you over mountain streams, across ravines and along ocean points to bring you what has been called "the best golf challenge in the Pacific Northwest."

The par four #1 and par three #14 stand out as perfect examples of Furry Creek golf. Number one tantalizes you with a 165 foot drop from the tee to the green. In spite of the water to the left and the trees to the right, big hitters can rarely resist the temptation to let one fly. With a favourable combination of wind and elevation it is not unheard of to reach the green 326 yards away!

The par three fourteen brings you a golfing experience unlike any other. Hugging the unspoiled shoreline of the Squamish inlet this awe-inspiring par-three may be the prettiest golf hole in all of Canada!

Ranging from 211 yards from the championship tees to 141 yards from the forward tees, a solid long or mid-iron is required to reach the green that has bunkers short and long and is surrounded on three sides by water. Add capricious winds to the mix and you will quickly see that this hole is as challenging as it is beautiful. And my lord is it beautiful!

[color-red]Known among trivia buffs and the course that Bob Barker and Adam Sandler had it out on, in the movie "Happy Gilmore" Furry Creek is a golfing experience unlike any other on the continent.[/color]  It won’t be the course you shoot your career round on, but it will be one of the courses you will remember for the rest of your life. Be sure to include it in any Vancouver or Whistler golf vacation!

[Bob Jenkins]

John,

Although I may be a lawyer, I am not argumentative when it comes to golf.

I have seen Happy Gilmore many times (the kids love it!) and I have no hesitation in saying it was filmed at Swan-E-Set. I have also been there many times. There is no mistaking it. A few scenes, like the one at the end of everyone chasing the flake (forget his name) over and down the fairway, that was shot at Seymour but none of the original movie was filmed at Furry Creek.

I recall there was a sequel and some of that may have been at Furry Creek and I will check.

Regarding the quotes you referred to, there are few on this board who know Furry Creek who will rave about the place as has been done in that quote. Ask Sean Leary from Seattle. It is bloody weird! Built in the midst of amazing scenery but as for being a quality course, no way. Maybe their sales pitch is getting carried away.

I live in the area and have been to both so someone is giving you bad information.

Regards,

Come on up here and I would love to take you out.  Swan-E-Set is actually a pretty good track.

Bob J