While i doubt tin cup will be considered a classic, i enjoyed it for what it wasa lighthearted romantic comedy with a feelgood ending. That said, id to like to pay tribute to my favorite scene in the greatest golf movie of all time, tin cup, which we all know culminated in roy mcavoy playing in the fictional u. The famous final scene of the movie the par5 18th hole in the u. Cameo appearances are made by pga tour stars of the midnineties such as phil mickelson and lee janzen, and jim nantz plays himself as a broadcaster. Santa rita golf course public located near the santa rita mountains southeast of tucson, this is not a highend course. Better known for baseball movies bull durham, field of dreams, kevin costner also took a decent swing at this golfing romcom in 1996. Open showdown with don johnson, this kevin costner vehicle strikes.
But in case you need a condensed version, here are our seven facts you should know. Besides being the most anticipated tournaments of the year, the majors are just a great time in general to celebrate golf. Tin cup is smartly written, feelgood, and charming romantic comedysports movie, without all the usual cliches and conventions, especially with its daring and true ending. Dont bother looking for tin cup, happy gilmore or the legend of bagger vance not on netflix.
Golf course of course thats an accurate this is the golf course they film part of the movie tin cup with kevin costner. Maybe you already know this but the 1980 classic is not on netflix, believe it or not. Much of the movie tin cup was shot at tubac golf resort in arizona, but its most famous scene where roy mcavoy, played by kevin costner, drowns a bunch of balls before holing out on the 18th hole of the u. The movie tin cup stars kevin costner, rene russo, cheech marin and don johnson in major roles. Sure, caddyshack is a laugh riot, but its hardly what youd call the pinnacle of cinematic art. The golf scenes in tin cup were shot largely on three golf courses. Caddyshack, caddyshack ii and the short game, an awardwinning documentary about about 7 and 8yearold golfers. Tin cup greens golf course is a family owned, recreational, 9hole cariboo golf course located in scenic 70 mile house, b. Open, with a great ending that isn t in every hollywood movie. In tin cup, we just tried to turn it into a classic western in a certain way. Five of the new holes begin the anza nine, which is highlighted by a tpc sawgrasslike island green par 3 next to the clubhouse restaurant.
Visit us 701 west broad street, suite 402 falls church, virginia 22046 7038766063 phone 7038766390 fax view all retail locations download sheet. The 5 most authentic golf moments in tin cup and 5. Originally just a 9hole course, the new nine opened in 1997. Greatest golf collapses and chokes of all time part i duration. After finishing the tin cup holes on the rancho nine, golfers are introduced to the tubac triangle, a scenic but difficult threehole stretch that features the longest par 4, par 3 and par 5 at tubac. The numerous golf dramas and biopics have been generally mediocre either through lack of golf authenticity actors who cant swing or other inherent weakness golfers who cant act. Deerwood course the clubs of kingwood kingwood, tx. The movie was among those that came off the service last november.
Tin cup 1996 this movie highlights the mental aspect of the game while incorporating a romance as well. Scenes for tin cup were shot on the forest course and deerwood, as well as at the kingwood clubhouse for the bar scene, where costner won a bet by knocking a pelican off its roost. Happy 20th birthday to tin cup, the secondmost aired movie on golf channel ever. The whole third act is a shootout, manoomano, but we had. Director ron shelton talks tin cup and the ending he. Originally known as the merkel golf club, tin cup country club offers a short 18hole, par 70 track, that covers about 100 acres. Unlike happy gilmores goofy swing or the gopher ex machina in caddyshack, tin cup features high level golf and a compelling storyline about a golf major. Tubac golf resort and spa is a delightfully unconventional golf resort thats off the beaten path, and a spot where golfers can walk in the footsteps of roy mcavoy, kevin costners character in the classic golf film, tin cup. Kevin costner, rene russo, don johnson, cheech marin. Tin cup takes place in west texas, where a washed up driving range owner, roy. Roy costner, better known to his friends as tin cup, used to play golf professionally but now manages a golf course. Tin cup from the opening song by the texas tornadoes a little bit is better than nada to the u. A few weeks ago, golfwrx put out a bracket for best golf movie ever, they listed theses 8, 1 tin cup, 2 legend of bagger vance, 3 greatest game ever played, 4 bobby jones stroke of genius, 5 happy gilmore, 6 dead solid perfect, 7 a gentlemans game, and 8 caddy shack.
Thanks to patti and armor todd for your help with these photos. He plays roy tin cup mcavoy, a washedup and cynical. Thats a victory widely credited with popularizing golf in the united states, and it lends itself to a movie about the scrappy underdog coming through to beat the upper crust. Mccord has also written two books, just a range ball in a box of titleists and golf for dummies. The final came down to tin cup and caddy shack and caddy shack won. The tubac golf resort and spa was made famous by kevin costners 1996 movie tin cup, where many of the scenes were filmed.
Open was filmed on the fourth hole now the th hole of the deerwood course, one of five courses at kingwood. Something thats got to be remembered, the legend of bagger vance. The scenes below are of the qualifying round before the open tournament. But first impressions are usually shortlived when it comes to tin cup. There are three options on the streaming service giant. Best golf movies on netflix and the main problem with golf. Arizonas tubac golf resort is where tin cup came to life.
Even the oldest movie in the bunch, 1953s the caddy, shows how golf can help. Its an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of one of the most. When you hit a perfect golf shot, a tuning fork goes off in your heart. But when he sees her, a tuning fork goes off in his heart, and elsewhere. Designed by, the tin cup golf course opened in 1958. Tin cup kevin costner was once a golf champion at the university of. Ask any devoted tin cup fan about his first impression of the golf movie and the response is almost always the same. In the greatest game ever played and tin cup, golf helps the main characters overcome serious societal differences.
On a recent saturday evening, birnam wood golf club in montecito held a membersonly screening of the classic 1996 golf movie, tin cup, starring. Kevin costner is a golfer with a putter in his pants for renee russo in tin cup 1997. Tin cup greens golf course tin cup greens golf course. The movies climax focuses on the mental and physical limitations of a golfer playing in the u. One of the better romantic comedies of the 1990s, this quirky love story stars kevin costner as washedup golf pro roy tin cup mcavoy, who has the singular misfortune of falling in love with the girlfriend rene russo of his arch rival don johnson. The course features bentgrass greens that are well maintained. Tin cup 1996 r easily one of kevin costners greatest roles. Our clubs also hosted the 2008 texas state senior open and the canadian open tour event. The film tin cup by ron shelton is a 1996 romantic comedy. The rancho nine, which was named for the owners of tubacs golf club in cave creek, includes one of the holes that was featured in the 1996 movie tin cup, starring kevin costner. Tin cup greens tin cup greens is open for golf beginning may long weekend. I also enjoyed the appearances of the real golf pros and announcers some of the movies best moments are on the golf course and with the banter of the announcers and tv producers behind the scenes. In 1996, he appeared as himself in the kevin costner movie tin cup, a movie he says is based on his life. Tin cup is a generally enjoyable movie and would likely be found so by both sexes, as it is both sports flick and romantic comedy, and the four main cast members are all great in their roles.
A washed up golf pro working at a driving range tries to qualify for the us open in order to win the heart of his successful rivals girlfriend. The romantic comedy about drivingrange pro roy tin cup mcavoys quest to win the heart of the woman he loves by winning the u. We pride ourselves on providing great service and exceptional conditions on all our golf courses. When foxy doctor molly russo comes to him for golf lessons, roy falls skinstantly in love. Cheech marin also lends his comedic talent and don johnson offers a great performance as fictional pga allstar david simms.
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