The 10 best golf films of all time
The 10 best golf films: 4. Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius
Robert Tyre Jones Jr was a sickly child with an amazing golf ability and one of the best swings ever seen. He was a fantastic player but had a foul temper with club in hand and an inner smouldering wrath which dogged him on the course.
He had his breakthrough in 1923 when he won his first U.S. Open but 1930 would be his most glorious golfing year as he became the first and only man to win the Grand Slam of British Open, US Open, British Amateur and US Amateur in a calendar year.
Jim Caviezel, as Jones, delves deep into the psyche of this extremely talented but vulnerable individual with aplomb and we understand why, after this momentous achievement, he retired from tournament golf before reaching 29 to concentrate on his day job as a lawyer. However, he did make time to found and help design Augusta National Golf Club, oh and the small matter of co-founding the Masters.
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.
