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GolfClubAtlas.com => Golf Course Architecture Discussion Group => Topic started by: Michael Christensen on June 11, 2007, 10:57:42 PM
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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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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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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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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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I believe that the wedding scenes from American Pie 3 are of the Old Course at Half Moon Bay.
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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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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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How 'bout the golf course in Donnie Darko? Anyone know what that one is?
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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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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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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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Colleton River Dye course in "The Legend of Bagger Vance."
Tony Nysse
Sr. Asst. Supt.
Long Cove Club
HHI, SC
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Stoke Poges is a stone's throw away from the illustrious cinema/television Pinewood Studios.
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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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Jon,
Didn't Glenn Ford play Hogan in Follow The Sun?
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Alisal River--Sideways.
There may have been another course too in that movie. i can't remember now.
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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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Another Larry David question. Is there really a walking only club in LA?
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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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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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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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The Legend of Bagger Vance, I've heard its at Kiawah..
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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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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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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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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.
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On what golf course did they film the movie M*A*S*H?
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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.)
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How about the course used in the movie "Sideways"?...paging TommyKnockers!!!
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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.
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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
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Which course was used in "HouseGuest" starring Sinbad....
They did a lot of stunts and tearing stuff up on that one...
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How about the course used in the movie "Sideways"?...paging TommyKnockers!!!
Evan - look at reply #15 ...
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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"?
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Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis in The Caddy. I have no idea what course, though, other than somewhere in SoCal ;)
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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.
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The Legend of Bagger Vance, I've heard its at Kiawah..
The Golf Course in it looks class!
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ojai valley (george c. thomas jr. gem)- in 'the two jakes', 'pat and mike', and 'lost horizons'.
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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.
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FWIW...Wikipedia says this:
The golf course scenes from Happy Gilmore were shot at several golf courses in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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ooohps,
yes Steve you are right, think my thoughts were somewhere else.
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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!
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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
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Jon,
In Caddyshacks opening credits it was Riviera, as far as the rest of the movie not sure.
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Also,I believe the beach running scenes in Chariots of Fire were filmed on the beach in St Andrews past the new clubhouse by Jubilee.
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Tubac in AZ in Tin Cup.
Also Deerwood just north of Houston, iirc.
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This topic reminded me that my home course, La Purisima, is featured in the memorable USGA TV ad of the kid making a hole in one. The hole is the 17th green at La Purisima in Lompoc, CA. It is a par 3 of 150 yards. The kid is hitting his shot from about 90 yards.
If you want to read more about the ad, here is a good story from 2005
http://www.golfdigest.com/newsandtour/index.ssf?/newsandtour/gw20050624feinstein.html
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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.
Hillcrest in West LA
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I think I heard that Dead Solid Perfect was filmed at La Cumbre.
"Have you ever putted with a wedgie". :P
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How about the course used in the movie "Sideways"?...paging TommyKnockers!!!
Evan - look at reply #15 ...
Maybe I should pay attention more...
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Alisal River--Sideways.
There may have been another course too in that movie. i can't remember now.
This is correct. I believe in the book that Rex Pickett had La Purisima in mind. If I remember right, he formulated the book while playing there and I do think Miles was loosely based on himself. Pickett has alot of love for LP.
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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)).
Confidential, moving North - if you get my drift!
Tony
Thanks for your concern and pointing out the perils of approaching high office. The heart has survived my first three months as junior vice. Most difficult bit so far has been telling the rabbits captain that he's not entitled to park in the club captain's alloted parking space ;D
Northward drift duly noted thanks ;)
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When they adjusted Tubac CC for Tin Cup we casually assisted Art Snyder (the late greenkeeper there) with some nuances. The producers were very specific and wanted certain conditions — not many of which matched the course or reality! Anyway, it was fun to see in come together.
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Our indoor golf center was used for the filming of a scene in a movie last February.
Does that count? 8)
JJ
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John and Andrew,
I fold.
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The clubhouse of my club, Scarboro Golf & CC, was used in a shot of Sofia Coppolla's directorial debut - The Virgin Suicides.
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Wasn't atleast part of Dead Solid Perfect filmed at Colonial?
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Made a trip to Whistler last summer. Posted some photos of Whistler, NNorth, Furry Creek and Big Sky:
Whistler Course Photos (http://www.flickr.com/photos/golfslo/sets/72157594266746594/)
Favorite was Big Sky in Pemberton... worth the drive north.
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/232858508_f98d8854f8.jpg)
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True story: for a high school film project about post-Apocalypse survival I filmed an 8mm movie with soundtrack to CSN "Wooden Ships" where we had the survivor's rowboat wash up on shore alongside the 8th hole of the Rockaway Hunting Club. (I've always been partial to short par-4s, esp. after nuclear war.)
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In the classic movie era, there are a couple of scenes filmed at Los Angeles clubs.
Big Broadcast of 1938
A Three Stooges short on caddying
A Little Rascals short
These scenes actually could be of use for architectural insight.
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The golf course in Caddyshack was the former Rolling Hills resort in south Florida. Presumably it was chosen because it didn't look like it was in south Florida.
I think it is called Royal Oaks or something boring like that now, and I'm pretty sure the entire golf course was overhauled and probably bears little resemblance to the course in the film. Being a rabid connoisseur of the movie myself, I am somewhat saddened by that fact, although it doesn't look like a terribly interesting golf course.
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This topic reminded me that my home course, La Purisima, is featured in the memorable USGA TV ad of the kid making a hole in one. The hole is the 17th green at La Purisima in Lompoc, CA.
please, please tell me someone is operating a New Old Lompoc House.
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OK, here's the scoop on Bagger Vance:
City scenes: Savannah
War Scenes: near Beaufort
Clubhouse Scenes: Jeckell Islnad
Jack Lemon open and heart attach: No. 11 on Cougar Point at Kiawah Island
Park Bench scene with Damon and Theron: Between driving range and No. 9 at Turtle Point at Kiawah Island
Argument on course between Damon and Theron: in the trees on No. 2 on The Ocean Course
No. 17 deciding if the match will move forward due to darkness: No. 9 on The Ocean Course
No. 18: hole specially built for movie with green directly adjacent to old clubhouse and tee our in the marsh adjacent to No. 9. (and, as in the movie, the land has returned to its natural state -- in our case, a staging are for major tournmanets on the back of the driving range)
Other golf scenes: Dye Course at Colletin River Plantation
Working with the crew was one of my first jobs here at Kiawah and I'm can honestly say I'm one of the few people alive who has played golf with Walter Hagen ;). Actually, the actor who played him, Bruce McGill, best know as D-Day in Animal House.
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In the classic movie era, there are a couple of scenes filmed at Los Angeles clubs.
Big Broadcast of 1938
A Three Stooges short on caddying
A Little Rascals short
These scenes actually could be of use for architectural insight.
have only seen a couple of the wonderful Jones instructional movies he did in Hollywood in the 30s but likewise, they offer uncanny glimpses of the courses.
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One more for the fans of the Sopranos...various golf scenes over the years were filmed at Upper Montclair CC in Clifton, NJ. Tony pushing Uncle Junior's doctor back until he was standing in a pond, Carmine Luppertazzi dying of a heart attack while having lunch at his country club, etc.
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a couple Philly golf course scenes both with Mark Harman
Stealing Home - Phila Cricket 1st hole
Worth Winning - Manufacturers 1st hole
funny i think both scenes involved some sort of bet between men involving women getting laid and/or married.
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Episode 6 of Season 5 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel just aired yesterday on Amazon Prime. There’s a scene about Suzie Myerson’s most legendary deal-making day of all time, known as the “triple crown”, and it was filmed at Wykagyl Country Club. There’s some wonderful shots of the golf course & clubhouse that include the 11th & 13th holes and some great vistas across the property. It all adds up to a great scene with the costumes, caddies, golf bags, music and golf carts included.