I saw this film on Saturday, and found it pretty enjoyable. It's a Disney film, and very much a "feel good" kind of family movie. I think it gives a good glimpse of what the game was like at the beginning of the 20th century, and some of the class issues surrounding it. An interesting point in the film, near the beginning (this won't spoil anything, not that there are a lot of surprises) is when Harry Vardon, having won a U.S. Open for Britain, is offered an "opening" in an English golfing club for gentlemen (i.e., not for working men). Initially, this offer takes Vardon's breath away, since he is a professional who makes a living playing golf and would not normally be considered eligible for any gentlemen's club. Then as the offer is made clearer, it turns out that what he is being offered is not a "membership" but a "position" at the club: what today we would call "club pro." He's to run a shop and give lessons. So the offer is simultaneously an honor and a reminder of where his place is, in the scheme of things. Similar class issues play out in the American side of the story.

If you go see it, you'll also get to see some vintage golf equipment!