The best golf movies of all time
The top 3 according to 291 votes from people: Caddyshack (1980) · Tin Cup (1996) · Happy Gilmore (1996). (Updated Jun 6, 2025.)
From Caddyshack and Happy Gilmore to The Greatest Game Ever Played: the golf films ranked highest by Golf Oklahoma and The Left Rough.
Top 12
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1
Caddyshack (1980)
Harold Ramis: Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and a gopher at a country club.
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2
Tin Cup (1996)
Ron Shelton: Kevin Costner, a driving-range pro who tries the U.S. Open.
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3
Happy Gilmore (1996)
Adam Sandler, a failed hockey player with a monster drive.
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4
The Greatest Game Ever Played (2005)
Bill Paxton: amateur Francis Ouimet wins the 1913 U.S. Open.
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5
Dead Solid Perfect (1988)
Randy Quaid as a journeyman trying to make it on tour.
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6
From the Rough (2013)
Based on the true story of coach Catana Starks and her men's golf team.
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7
Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004)
The amateur who won golf's Grand Slam in 1930.
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8
Golf in the Kingdom (2010)
A young man's mystical round of golf in Scotland.
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9
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Robert Redford: a mysterious caddie and a war-scarred golfer, with Will Smith and Matt Damon.
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10
Seve: The Movie (2014)
The story of Severiano Ballesteros, from Pedreña to the Open.
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11
Miracle on the 17th Green (1999)
A fired ad man reinvents himself on the senior tour.
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12
Tommy's Honour (2016)
Old and Young Tom Morris and the early days of the Open.
Candidates
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13
A Gentleman's Game (2002)
A young caddie learns about golf and life from a club pro.
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Comments (1)
Caddyshack at the top is the law. Bill Murray and that gopher