In 1866 St Andrews, Scotland, 15-year-old Tommy Morris is an avid golfer like his legendary and pioneering father, Tom Morris, now greenskeeper for The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, as well as the town's club- and ball-maker. The two-time winner of the first major golf tournament, The Open Championship, which he founded in 1860, Old Tom also established golf's standard of 18 holes per round. But young Tommy is beginning to chafe at his father's dictates, especially in the rapidly changing world they live in. Tommy soon outshines his father, winning The Open three consecutive times.
Acting
Peter Mullan's gruff tenderness vs. Lowden's fiery arrogance.
Cinematography
St Andrews captured in golden-hour melancholy perfection.
Production
Authentic 1860s golf gear that looks impossibly hard to use.
Director
Jason Connery
Jack Lowden
Tommy Morris
Peter Mullan
'Old' Tom Morris
Sam Neill
Alexander Boothby
Benjamin Wainwright
George Atwood Jr.
Paul Reid
George Atwood Snr.
Peter Ferdinando
Major Molesworth
Ophelia Lovibond
Meg Drinnen
Elle O'Hara
Agnes Drinnen
Max Deacon
David Strath
Nicky Henson
Charles Kinloch
James Smillie
A.K.H Boyd
Thérèse Bradley
Nancy Morris
Kylie Hart
Lizzie Morris
Ian Pirie
Willie Park
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Jason Connery is Sean Connery's son, adding accidental father-son resonance to this father-son saga about Scotland's greatest golfers.
Tommy Morris Jr. remains the youngest Open Champion ever at 17—a record unbroken since 1868, largely because teenagers now compete against fully grown professionals with sports science behind them.
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