WARNING: SPOILERS ahead for Stick season 1, episode 9.
Owen Wilson’s Apple golf showStickalready beat Adam Sandler’s upcomingHappy Gilmore 2to the punch by including a legendary PGA broadcaster who is not set to appear in the highly anticipated Netflix movie sequel.
Stickseason 1, episode 9, “Showtime,“features legendary golf broadcaster Jim Nantz, as well as his TV partner, former PGA player Trevor Immelman, as part of its key cast. The penultimate episode ofStickalso features three current PGA pros, Max Homa, Keegan Bradley, and Wyndham Clark.
Legendary Broadcaster Jim Nantz Appears In Stick Season 1
Nantz Is Not Expected To Appear In Happy Gilmore 2
Golf fans know and love Jim Nantz as the signature and biggest name in golf TV broadcasting, exclusively on CBS and the PGA Tour.Nantz is also celebrated for his work during the NFL seasonon CBS with his TV partner, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.
InStick, which follows Owen Wilson’s washed-up PGA pro Pryce Cahill as he coaches a disgruntled teen named Santi to greatness, Nantz and Immelman assume the natural roles of TV broadcasters. They announcethe fictitious PGA Tour event, the Ready Safe Invitational, hosted by Pryce’s old rival,Clark Ross (played by Timothy Olyphant).
2 PGA Tour Golfers Will Appear In Both Stick Season 1 & Happy Gilmore 2
Keegan Bradley & Collin Morikawa
Stickseason 1, episode 9, featured three PGA pros but issaving Collin Morikawa for the finale. He and Keegan Bradley are the only known PGA players who will have cameos in bothStickand the upcomingHappy Gilmore 2.
Morikawa, a Cal Berkeley graduate, may be part of the final round showdown with Santi at the Ready Safe inStick’sseason 1 finale.
In the world ofStick,Morikawa attended Clark Ross’s golf academy when he was a teenage prodigylike Santi. While this is completely made up for the story, Morikawa, a Cal Berkeley graduate, may be part of the final round showdown with Santi at the Ready Safe inStick’sseason 1 finale.
Happy Gilmore 2 Still Features More Professional Golfers & Celebs Than Stick Season 1
The Sandler Sequel Still Won’t Have The Official Voice Of The PGA
Comparing the enormous guest list of athletes and celebs inHappy Gilmore 2toStickseason 1 is not a fair fight. While the handful of PGA pros add some legitimacy to the Apple golf show, exclusively featuringJim Nantz and Trevor Immelman is really the biggest flex thatStickhas overHappy Gilmore, as far as we know, before the Netflix sequel releases on July 07, 2025.
Happy Gilmore 2will feature both PGA and LIV golfers, such as Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, and Justin Thomas, retired golf legends like John Daly and Lee Trevino, athletes of other sports like Travis Kelce, andeven rappers such as Eminem, Bad Bunny, and Kid Cudi.
While theHappy Gilmore 2guest list will be massive, the Adam Sandler sequel will be missing the official voice of the PGA Tour. AlthoughStickhas received slightly positive/mixed reviews, it still has the Nantz factor going for it.
