The 10 best golf films of all time
The 10 best golf films: 7. Swing Away
We all know the origins of the modern game were developed in Scotland or was it Greece?
Swing Away is a little known 2016 release about Zoe Papadopoulos who, while playing on the LPGA and suffering from the yips, has a meltdown and throws a hissy fit Elton John would be proud of.
To get away she jets off to her grandparents stunningly beautiful whitewashed village on the Greek island of Rhodes.
Here, by chance she meets Stella, an aspiring young golfer who cannot afford to play on the local course and the two form a friendship with Zoe becoming Stella’s golfing mentor.
Because of the financial crisis, the village has sold the aforementioned club to “a rude American” and is run by “a stupid Greek”.
Zoe ends up working here and tries to help not only Stella with her game but the local villagers with theirs and more.
Less intense than a lot of the other movies on this list but a worthwhile gentle film that non-golfers would embrace, thanks in a way to the stunning scenery.
Did you know? John O’Hurley, the baddie of this flick, is a keen golfer who plays off a single-digit handicap.
Alex Perry
Alex has been the editor of National Club Golfer since 2017. A Devonian who enjoys wittering on about his south west roots, Alex moved north to join NCG after more than a decade in London, the last five of which were with ESPN. Away from golf, Alex follows Torquay United and spends too much time playing his PlayStation or his guitar and not enough time practising his short game.
