Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Year:

2004

Duration:

USA:120 min | USA:129 min (TV version: Sony Pictures Television print) | Canada:128 min (Ontario)

Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance | Sport

IMDB rate:

6.6

Director:

Rowdy Herrington

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2004-04-30

Filming Locations: Agnes Scott College - 141 E. College Avenue, Decatur, Georgia, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $1,233,297 (USA) (2 May 2004)

Gross: $2,694,071 (USA) (20 June 2004)

Cast

Actor

Character

Claire Forlani

Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius

Mike Pniewski

Jim Caviezel

Bobby Jones

Jeremy Northam

Walter Hagen

Malcolm McDowell

O.B. Keeler

Aidan Quinn

Harry Vardon

Brett Rice

Big Bob Jones

Connie Ray

Clara Jones

Devon Gearhart

Little Bobby (6

Bubba Lewis

Bobby (14) (as Thomas 'Bubba' Lewis)

Dan Albright

Grandfather Jones

Paul Freeman

Angus

Alistair Begg

Stewart Maiden

Hilton McRae

Jimmy Maiden

Elizabeth Omilami

Camilla

Brian F. Durkin

Perry Adair

John Shepherd

Bob Woodruff

Happy LaShelle

Nell Woodruff (as Happy Lashelle)

Allen O'Reilly

Grantland Rice

Larry Thompson

John Malone

Tim Ware

George Adair

David Van Horn

Young Perry

Rand Hopkins

Major Cohen

Tom Arcuragi

Ralph Reed

Stephanie Sparks

Alexa Stirling

Erin Aine Smith

Young Alexa (as Erin Smith)

Larry Mayran

Judge Broyles

Kacey Leigh

Saucy Co-ed #1 (as Kasey Leigh)

Neely Glenn

Saucy Co-ed #2

Matt Cornwell

Chum (as Matthew Cornwell)

Ted Huckabee

Rathskeller Drunk (as Ted Hurt Huckabee)

Richard Dobkin

Emory Law Professor

Chris Pierce

Henpecked Husband

Virginia Hopkins

Househunting Wife

Ted Manson

Elderly Law Client

Andrew Masset

Doctor Howard

Pierre Brulatour

Doctor Applegate

Amerjit Deu

Hagen's Chauffeur

Mitch Dean

Inwood Runner

Michael Andrew

Singer

Julie Moore

Woman at Party

Brian Bremer

Well Wisher Autograph Seeker

Mary Jean Feton

Well Wisher at Reception

Dave Roberts

Sportswriter

Jim Harley

Constable O'Brien

Angie Fox

Gardner's Girlfriend

Eleanor Seigler

Perry's Date

Justice Leak

Guy on Street

Richard 'John' Lackey III

Baby Bob Jones III

Kelsey Walter

Daughter Clara Jones

Aint Misbehavin

Barbershop Quartet (as Aint Misbehavin')

Robert Pralgo

Reporter

Frank Hoyt Taylor

Reporter

Phillip DeVona

Reporter (as Phillip Devona)

David Dwyer

Reporter

Pat Cusick

Reporter (as Patrick Cusick)

Kevin Stillwell

Reporter

Jamie Moore

Reporter

Scott Oliver

Reporter

Mark Russell Gray

Reporter

Geoff McKnight

Reporter

Mark Burton

Red - Golfer

Bob Seel

Billy McAfee - Golfer

John Kohler

Milt Saul - Golfer

Kenny Alfonso

Eben Byers - Golfer

Roy McCrerey

Robert Gardner - Golfer

Matt Lanter

Bobby Jones' Caddy (as Matthew Lanter)

Amanda Best

Elaine Rosenthal - Golfer

Clark Jarrett

Chick Evans - Golfer

Gary Gershoff

Davey Herron - Golfer

John Curran

Bob Cruikshank - Golfer

Woody Taft

Jess Sweetzer - Golfer

Robert Duncan

1926 U.S. Open Golf Opponent

John Grzesinski

Roger Wethered - Golfer

Rudi Davis

Interlachen Golfer (as Rudi 'Daniel' Davis)

Kevin Downes

Gene Homans - Golfer

Bruce McKinnon

1st Merion Starter - Golf Official

Wilbur Fitzgerald

Megaphone Golf Official

Shaun Stuart

1921 British Open Starter - Golf Official

Tommy Cresswell

1926 U.S. Open Golf Official

Rodney Mull

USGA Official

Rick Rueckert

Worchester Golf Official

Bob Harter

Senior Worchester Golf Official

Alan McGregor

St. Andrew's Starter - 1930 Golf Official

Kelly McCormick

Hoylake Steward - Golf Official

Amanda Alch

Young Girl (uncredited)

Michael Benson

Inwood Runner (uncredited)

Ashley LeConte Campbell

Mary Malone

Greg Corbett

Eben Byers' Caddy (uncredited)

David Dempster

Golfer (uncredited)

Rob Elwood

Marine Sergeant (uncredited)

Jayson Frederick

Caddy

Rhoda Griffis

Woman Hit in Leg (uncredited)

Jim Grimshaw

Charlie Cox (uncredited)

David Hunt

Dr. Begg (uncredited)

Lawrence Johnson

Golfer (uncredited)

Jon Kohler

Milt Saul (uncredited)

Roy Larsen

Spectator (uncredited)

Alan Marsh

Extra (uncredited)

Gail Morrison

Woman Watching Golf (uncredited)

John Fitzgerald Page

Program Holder (uncredited)

Sandi Scheier

Nurse (uncredited)

Gloria Stella

(uncredited)

Joe Walsh

Golf Official (uncredited)

Steve Warren

Reporter (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Bubba Lewis, who portrays an adolescent Bobby Jones, is a low handicap player himself. Also a talented actor and singer, Lewis hits the links whenever he can.

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Goofs

The golf courses supposed to be Oakmont and Merion have abundant coniferous trees - not at all a characteristic of either course. And the greens, tees and fairways are cut to today's short lengths and "striped" by modern-style mowers. The equipment of Bobby Jones's era was incapable of doing this. Green speeds in the movie are much too quick - in the 1920s and 1930s, they were about one-quarter of today's speeds.

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Prior to Jones' first major win at Inwood NY, there is a scene where O.B. Keeler reads the well-wishing telegram from Grandfather Jones and tells Bobby Jones he is the best golfer in the world. Keeler upon departing grasps and taps Jones' right shoulder with his left hand. In the next immediate shot, you can see Keeler tapping Jones on the same shoulder with his right hand as Keeler pivots.

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During Bob Jones's first US Amateur (which was in 1916), when in his room with his playing companion it is mentioned that the tournament contains some NCAA past champions. The NCAA did not exist until 1921, and golf was not part of the NCAA at that time.

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Quotes

Walter Hagen: Tell me Bobby why do you play this game?

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Elderly Law Client: But he told me to go to hell!

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Bobby: Mr. Byers and I both played terribly. He just ran out of clubs before I did.

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