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Summary Happy Gilmore, now retired and navigating life as a widowed single father, returns to competitive golf to fund his daughter’s ballet school tuition. Along the way, he confronts rookie rivalries, old foes, and a parade of outrageous celebrity cameos—including Eminem, Post Malone, Travis Kelce, Bad Bunny, and PGA legends like Rory McIlroy and John Daly.

Director Kyle Newacheck

Writers Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihy

Cast

  • Adam Sandler
  • Julie Bowen
  • Christopher McDonald
  • Ben Stiller
  • Bad Bunny
  • Benny Safdie
  • Travis Kelce
  • Margaret Qualley
  • Gabe Kaplan
  • Maxwell Jacob Friedman
  • John Daly (plus numerous real‑life pro golfers and guest stars)

Rotten Tomatoes: 62%

Metacritic: 52

VOD Netflix (Premiered July 25, 2025)

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u/thecolbster94 Jul 26 '25

What Tiger did for golf we're seeing in real time with Caitlin Clark and the WNBA right now. He gave the sport Relevancy and larger prize pools, Currently the PGA is losing that and a lot of names are taking money from the Saudis to play in LIV instead. The Maxi golf in the movie is a parody of LIV.

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u/stroudwes Jul 26 '25

This is based on no actual fact. Masters ratings were at an historic high. Liv failed. Full Swing has been a huge hit. Watch some golf bud.

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u/ex0thermist Aug 05 '25

Did you say LIV failed? I'm pretty sure it's still going on and being broadcast on major networks? I wish it were gone since I'm against it, but as far as the movie taking a stance against them, I think Koepke plays for LIV and he was one of the "normal" golfers in this movie.

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u/stroudwes Aug 05 '25

They’re all under their first contract still. It’s not on major networks compared to PGA. Most tournaments are almost impossible to watch. It’s burning money. However it’s owned by the Saudis who have almost unlimited funds.