Picking Nits
Golf physics, distances and decisions; implausible relationships; missing tournament resolution
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- The love triangle strains belief: Sims permits intimate lessons, Molly bypasses his expertise, and both her practice and their relationship have implausible West Texas geography.
- The three-wood shot's gentle landing and backward spin are physically implausible for the stated distance and period equipment.
- The seven-iron's earlier distance conflicts with the three-wood distance; wind and rollout only partly explain it.
- Refusing the drop zone risks a life-changing win and prize money for an unnecessary demonstration.
- Repeated misses should silence a horrified crowd; contemporary spectators and social media would instead ridicule him, unlike the stoic 1990s legend.
- Nice par, David can mean the golf score or a romantic double entendre; Sims's actual finish is not shown.
- The charity event's national broadcast and large purse seem disproportionate; broke friends freely breaking expensive clubs is implausible.
- Drunkenness and sleep deprivation before the Open are self-sabotaging; consecutive 62 and 64 rounds should become an enormous story.
- The producer's belated instruction to watch Roy makes no sense when he is already leading and in the final group.
- The film never resolves Sims's possible playoff or shows Jacobsen celebrating, while the crowd occupies the green before play seems complete.
- Golden Tassel head covers may refer to the strip club; Molly's instant friendship with Roy's former partner is another nitpick. A framed broken three-wood is desired.