The 10 best golf films of all time
The 10 best golf films: 6. Seve the Movie
Seve the Movie is the life story of one of the most charismatic and likeable golfers of all time.
Seve Ballesteros, or Ballerina Sevesteros as he was once introduced, was a golf obsessed young boy who used to skip school to practice on the local beaches, with his only club – a 3-iron – in the small village of Padrena in Northern Spain where he grew up in a tight-knit family.
The film is told in English and Spanish, with subtitles where appropriate, and includes film of the man himself throughout the movie. Although this sounds like it may take you out of the film it does not, if anything it strengthens the viewing pleasure.
Director John-Paul Davidson shows us where Seve got his tremendous will to win and what golf meant to this extremely talented individual, as well as what he meant to the game of golf.
The ending, what an ending!
There are better overall golf films, but none with such an emotional finish – one that gives a small glimpse of the high regard that the golfer and more importantly the man, was held in by his fellow pros.
Turn the page to find out what’s No. 1 as our best golf films countdown continues…
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.
