Owen Wilson's charm helps land ‘Stick' on the green
alike – makes it highly relatable for laughs. Think back to the Chevy Chase-Bill Murray '80s classic Caddyshack, or Tin Cup and Happy Gilmore in the '90s.
Since then, golf stories have been absent from our screens. But as the split between the Saudi-backed LIV tour and the US PGA only serves to highlight greed and extreme wealth at the elite level, what better way to rehabilitate the sport's green-washed integrity than through a streaming comedy treatment?
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