The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000) Edit

A ball is deemed to have moved if it leaves its original position in the least degree,

A charming woman, Mr. Hagen. Although she gave me quite a fright for a moment there.

A couple of doglegs that were more dog than leg, but I I'd all in all, it was playable.

A degree in English Literature from Harvard,

A hero to boom that pill out past those golfin' gods !

A little bit of magic time.

A little golf might just do you some good.

A little late to be out lookin' for romance, though, isn't it ?

A little shorter.

A man's grip on his club is That's not what I'm talkin' about.

Aah ! [ Thud, Whimper ]

Aaron, you think you can find the young man a bottle of Nehi ?

Actually, I'm kind of partial to dancin'. Me and this gal

Adele !

Advance !

Against Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen ? Yes, sir !

Ah, Jesus.

Ain't a soul on this entire earth ain't got a burden to carry he don't understand.

Ain't it, Mr. Rice ? Why is that, son ?

Ain't that Miss Adele now across the street ? Where ? Where ?

All come together.

All he's got to do is pick up one stroke...

All our wouldas and couldas and shouldas.

All right ! Play will continue !

All right, all right. Hold it, hold it ! Hold it, everyone !

All right, everybody. Comin' through. Out of the way.

All right, time to go.

All right. What's the field ?

All that was

All we gotta do is get ourselves out of its way.

All with distinction.

Almost like he was searchin' for somethin'.

An iron.

An iron.

And a law degree from Emory University here in Georgia,

And a wild thought began to percolate through the crowd.

And all you are seek it with your hands.

And anything in between.

And as for Junuh This is becoming embarrassing.

And do quite well at them.

And do their own measurements.

And every business who worked for him, instead of declaring bankruptcy...

And finally... come the memory cells.

And first the sadness cells die,

And has a lock picker's touch around the greens.

And he beat it back with a broom.

And he picked up another stroke when Jones bogeyed the second.

And he's staying at our boarding house, because he's nobody's man.

And his only glimmer of hope for the entire round.

And hit the ball six inches from the hole.

And how long to dry tobacco leaves before they make a good smoke.

And how you hit a drive so long...

And how you used to swing righty,

And I am buildin' it right here in Savannah.

And I been thinkin', I couldn't have picked a better way to end it.

And I don't know what to do ?

And I have no intentions of losing my last match.

And I intend to pay them off.

And I was sure he was on his way.

And I'll carry Junuh !

And in the end it all turns out the same.

And it's just you and the ball, and there ain't nobody to beat up on but yourself.

And John Invergordon, havin' spent his last dime on his great dream,

And Junuh, well, even now I can't think of it without wincin'.

And kept makin' remarks about how much Hagen's socks must have cost...

And Lord knows how awful you're gonna look if you do.

And now I'm supposed to just run into your arms and melt like butter on a hot muffin ?

And now, sadly, here is Savannah,

And our very own Rannulph Junuh !

And she moved on with her life,

And she moved on with her life,

And so will you.

And that ain't all. Junuh's gonna play.

And that shot is gonna choose him.

And that's Grantland Rice, the most powerful sports writer in the country.

And that's to apologize.

And that's Walter Hagen's man, Spec Hammond.

And the easy shots look even easier.

And the old hero of Savannah just reappear all by hisself.

And the turnin' of the earth...

And the way you're playin' ! You're simply destroyin' any chance...

And then Mr. Junuh.

And then settle back again, Junuh.

And then the quiet cells go,

And there was a meeting to see who would stand up for Savannah in the match,

And they was just lookin' at me like I was stupid or crazy or something.

And things don't go its way, so it just gives up, and the good Lord takes everything back ?

And things would've been a lot worse if it weren't for Junuh's shot on the sixth.

And this is the point ! [ Man ] I heard he just disappeared.

And to be forgotten.

And two more strokes on Hagen when he double bogeyed the third.

And two to carry him !

And unable to face a return to a hero's welcome,

And until he left for the war, was considered...

And we'd like to use all of you as our main suppliers.

And when Bobby kicks his game into high gear, he's in for a big surprise.

And with them, the defeated, uncertain men who returned lacking the vigor...

And you were in the room watchin' all the time ?

And your supporters, who are every man, woman and child in Savannah,

Any ideas ?

Any time now. Okay.

Anybody drinkin' ? Here. I'm gonna get a drink.

Approach shots which fell to earth, as Sam Snead once put it,

Are gonna follow the sun.

Are so demoralized that they can barely hold down their lunches.

Are you sure ? Go ahead.

As a woman waitin' with no end in sight,

As Bagger once said, it's a game that can't be won, only played.

As for Captain Rannulph Junuh and Adele Invergordon,

As I do about driving a locomotive.

As the day and the second round came to an end, there was genuine excitement.

As we all have.

Ask anybody. It's fun. It's hard.

Assuming, of course, you didn't die on the second hole.

At least not so much as they seem to think it is. But it don't scare me none.

Axle snapped. So he learned how to do everything with his teeth.

Bagger never wrote down a number.

Basically, what I'm trying to say is is that I'm sorry.

Because I'm not.

Because to the untrained observer it appears you know as much about being a caddie...

Because you're playin' ! That's all there is to it ! Savannah needs you, Junuh !

Been a hard time for the boy.

Before she ever got to her knees.

Between Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen,

Big smile. No, don't stop dancin'. Stay together.

Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen are comin' to Krewe Island ?

Bobby Jones ever played.

Bobby Jones never finished lower than second in any tournament he ever played in.

Bobby Jones's swing was a study of grace in motion.

Born and bred in Savannah, Georgia !

Boy, makes you think twice about steppin' on his ball, doesn't it, Bobby ?

Brave, valiant, glorious.

Busy ? I thought you were gonna say drunk.

But Then Tell me what to say.

But Adele, bein' a woman of the South,

But he says he'd rather do nothin' at all than something beneath his dignity.

But he's not gonna give me his crown. Neither is Bobby, and neither am I.

But how exactly do you intend to accomplish that ?

But I guess I just ain't got the nerve to ask you yet.

But I'm not busy and I'm not drunk.

But I'm not clear how this is an urgent matter for the American Red Cross.

But it doesn't matter.

But it sure reached every nook and cranny in Savannah.

But it was said that Junuh had been on track to becomin' the greatest golfer...

But it's not my fault.

But no matter how good a fighter you are,

But not if it merely oscillates and comes to rest in its original position.

But not seem that what I did was ill intentioned, because it was not.

But nothing could have prepared him or anyone...

But now I'm on the receiving end.

But on a matter of great importance to no less than Savannah herself.

But once I did, I wasn't backin' down.

But that doesn't much matter, 'cause we got billions more.

But that's just about all I believe I can raise...

But that's okay, because the stupid cells go next,

But there's only one shot that's in perfect harmony with the field.

But we also need someone from Savannah...

But what if something comes up...

But what is not well known is that at the very same time...

But whatever it was, it could not have been as unbearable...

But you ain't alone.

But you been carryin' this one long enough.

But you was in the woods once by this tree, and there was no room to swing righty,

By havin' the men they trusted most sneak onto the course at night...

Can I get a smoke ?

Can you see it ?

Can't see that flag as some dragon you got to slay.

Captain Junuh ?

Captain Junuh ?

Captain Junuh ? [ Men ] Whoo.

Captain Junuh.

Cars ! Get your cars, boys !

Chattanooga ?

Come on, let's hit a few more.

Commitment to her father's dream, possibly the most

Considering how infrequently we've seen each other since you've been back,

Could you give me a club ?

Could you hold, please ?

Could you hold, please ?

Cross my heart. Ain't nobody gonna know.

Damn game.

Daughter of the wealthiest man in Savannah.

Decorated with the Medal of Honor...

Dedicatin' herself to her father's dream.

Determination. Pure determination.

Did I miss somethin' ? Did I ? Or are we not in the midst of a great depression ?

Did something happen since we talked last night ?

Did you know that ? I did.

Did you know, Mr. Jones, that reprobate Mr. Walter Hagen

Do you think Junuh can win ?

Does he have a shot ?

Does it look like 180 yards to you ? No.

Don't bother. I'm not sellin'.

Don't make no sense, is all.

Don't work that way, is all.

Duffs and tops and skulls.

Even the blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then, Bobby.

Even though I told them all you had to do was pick up one stroke...

Evenin', sir. Mm hmm.

Ever. That's all I'm sayin'.

Every four holes of the next 54 holes, right ?

Every four holes, and he wins.

Except, of course, Krewe Island.

Excuse me, sir.

Expect I could. Just as long as I takes my money with me.

Fact is, there ain't enough whiskey in the state of Georgia to get me drunk enough.

Fact, they'd probably be happy as bugs in a bake shop, see you pack up and go home.

Feel it. Your hands is wiser than your head ever gonna be.

Feel that focus.

Fella gonna be needin' a caddie.

Five, ten grand for two days' work.

Fix your eyes on Bobby Jones.

Followed by another grueling thirty six holes on Sunday.

For $5 ?

For an earthquake, you'd have to play many more tournaments at Krewe Island...

For publicly humiliating you.

For survivin' a deadly mission in which...

For the first time in history, last year...

For the hole, moving him to four behind Jones and Hagen...

For the shock and sorrow of what was to come.

Fore ! Watch your heads ! [ Shouting ]

Forget Rannulph Junuh, assumin' you can locate his whereabouts.

From that time on, Walter Hagen played only exhibition matches.

Funny thing is, blades of grass...

Game that can't be won. Only played.

Gentlemen, we may be lookin' at the only male in Chatham County...

Get ahold of yourself now. We got four more holes to go. You settle down a little bit.

Get my shoes, will ya ?

Get outta here with that.

Give it to him.

Give me a smile.

Give me that damn thing.

Give the man room.

Gives a hoot about Savannah or anybody in it ?

Givin' Jones and Hagen a real run for their money.

Go ahead.

Go get 'em, Junuh ! You go get 'em !

Go on home now.

Go on, do that again.

Go on, hit one more for me.

God bless Savannah.

God bless you, Junuh ! Show 'em what Savannah's made of !

Goddamn.

Good news, Mr. Junuh. Now all we gots to do is figure out what game that is.

Good question, Hardy. Come on over here, take a seat.

Got enough water ? Driver. I need the driver.

Guaranteed for what ?

Had survived worse than desertion.

Hardy ! Hardy Greaves, you come back here.

Hardy, you take his belongin's up to his room.

Hardy, you think you can share your room with Cara Mae ?

Has been approached about playin' in next's month's $10,000 Krewe Island match ?

Have accepted my golfin' invitation,

He ain't the only man who can't get work.

He became a dancer. Oh, he made a fortune.

He doesn't wanna peak too early.

He filed it all in his head.

He goes wherever Bobby Jones goes.

He got a lot of shots he could choose from.

He had no choice but to come to terms with his demons.

He has also won all three British Opens in which he has played.

He is Rannulph Junuh, you damn twit.

He just hit a hole in one ! Hot dang !

He made a hole in one on eight ! God bless Savannah and the men she propagates.

He must sink this shot from 110 yards to win the championship.

He shouldn't had said. [ Muttering ]

He steps up to the ball.

He was a good friend of mine.

He was winnin' all his championships,

He won just about everything.

He won the Grand Slam

He writes for theAtlanta Journal.

He'd need one caddie to carry his golf clubs...

He's a little young for a drinking companion, don't you think ?

He's a Scot. The only time he comes into town is to get drunk.

He's broken his toe three times on account of it.

He's gonna make it ! You're kiddin' !

He's got the guts of a Greek god.

He's keeping pace with Bobby step for step.

He's not mine.

He's playin' Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen.

He's right.

He's sweepin' streets, Captain Junuh...

Hell, I'm a whole lot drunker than I thought.

Hello, Bagger. Hello. Mr. Bagger Vance.

Hello, Hugh. Junuh.

Hello, Mr. Junuh. How are you ? Bob, how are you ? Walter.

Here !

Here, uh See, the trick is...

Here.

Here's a piece of work here right now.

Here's one short kiss.

Hey, Bagger ? Yeah ?

Hey, just make sure you guys save some of that money for me.

Hey. I admire the way you're dealing with this match, Junuh.

Hit it quick, old boy, before you have time to think about it.

Hit one a little harder.

Hit Savannah.

Hit the ball.

Hmm. About what ?

Hopin' to forget...

How ? I'll tell you how.

How do you expect Junuh to hit the ball if you stand on top of him ?

How do you suggest we begin ?

How to stop thinkin' without fallin' asleep.

How'd you like to go on tour with me ? We'd have some good matches.

How's that ?

However... I think that...

I ain't goin'.

I ain't got the time to sit around and wait, so here's what I'm proposin'.

I ain't seen a man hit a ball like that...

I always thought so.

I been here all along.

I believe Miss Adele said he finished lower than second once.

I better get goin'.

I can beat both of 'em.

I can win, Adele.

I can't do this. Well

I can't let you win out of sympathy.

I can't take you there, Junuh.

I consider it one of the six great miracles of the world you was even there at all today.

I deserve better. I deserved some correspondence and some indication of what you felt !

I didn't ask you to come here.

I do admire a man with your...

I do hope I haven't given the impression that I'm cryin' over us, Junuh,

I do so enjoy this little game.

I do.

I don't believe that's ever been done before in the history of golf, has it ?

I don't care if he's Apollo, son of Zeus.

I don't care if I'm 12 strokes back. I just don't.

I don't care if you're kitchen help or Savannah police.

I don't feel a thing.

I don't know how.

I don't need to understand.

I don't play anymore at all.

I don't take no for an answer.

I don't think I can wait another 12 years for the next installment.

I don't think this is a good time, Adele.

I expect this is the most exciting sportin' event ever.

I feel it.

I felt as if I could hear the earth breathin' beneath me.

I got a feeling you'll figure it out.

I got a proposition, Junuh. Exhibitions are the thing now.

I had me a uncle named Rufus.

I have to call a stroke on myself.

I hear that later today they'll even be hittin' some golf balls.

I heard any fool say... ever.

I heard my dad tell how you won every golf tournament there ever was in the South.

I hope you're all payin' customers. [ Spectators Laugh ]

I just seen a miracle with my own eyes ! He just hit a hole in one !

I know one thing for sure. You gonna look pretty foolish...

I know where to find him.

I know.

I like the way we danced.

I liked the way we danced.

I lost my swing.

I mean, I have been told that Junuh shows no sign of gettin' his game together.

I need you.

I never been more settled. An eagle, and this thing is over.

I once had the next king of England hold the pin for me while I putted !

I play for the moments yet to come,

I should've let you finish what you started.

I spend more time in the trees than the squirrels.

I think I found my game.

I think it's time.

I think the driver, Bagger. [ Girl ] Hey, give us a smile.

I think we have a lot in common, you and I.

I think you know why I'm here, Junuh. I do.

I thought this was gonna be more difficult.

I truly am.

I truly, truly would, because I know it's just gonna get worse.

I want a three iron.

I want an explanation. It better be a good one.

I want every car on this property lined up with lights blazin' !

I want to seem properly contrite for having gotten you into this golf match,

I want you to feel that club, feel the weight of the club.

I want you to tell Spec to hold the flag in case I make it. He'll love that.

I was the one who hit the ball.

I wasn't jokin' !

I will, Hardy.

I wish you would.

I wonder if you might excuse us for just a couple of minutes, Anna Mae ?

I would say the greatest golfer in the world today...

I'd expect to win, of course. But then we'd split the money 70 30 afterwards.

I'd know that figure anywhere.

I'd love to see him play again, especially against Jones and Hagen.

I'd stop the tournament in a flash, if I could.

I'll be putting some doors and closets in the parlor.

I'll caddie for ya. You gonna caddie for me ?

I'll carry the balls. And I'll carry them little wooden tees !

I'll have a double Scotch. All right, sir.

I'll just putt the ball down the fairway, then. Anything else ?

I'll never know where I got the courage to call out like that.

I'll personally see to it ! Ya hear ?

I'll play in your damn golf match.

I'll show you where it's at when your second shot catches up to it.

I'll take you up on that food you offered me. All right.

I'll tell folk you took sick. Truth be told, ain't nobody gonna really object.

I'll tell you how drunk drunk enough is.

I'm cryin' over Savannah.

I'm eight strokes behind the two greatest golfers in the history of the sport.

I'm gettin' there in two.

I'm gonna assume that just about the moment you gets up the nerve to ask me...

I'm gonna have the greatest exhibition match ever held...

I'm gonna hug the left, get there in two and close the door on these guys.

I'm not asking for your crown, Walter.

I'm pleased to announce that Mr. Bobby Jones and Mr. Walter Hagen...

I'm right here with ya.

I'm sorry, Adele. I am. Truly sorry.

I'm tellin' you the truth, Wilbur Charles.

I've come here today to see you because to the South, you are a hero.

I've died and gone to hell.

I've got a wife and three small children and a law practice.

I've lost my swing, Adele.

I've seen men drunk plenty of times.

If either of them sank their putts, Junuh would lose.

If first you don't succeed. [ Spectators Chuckle ]

If I sell everything I own...

If I wanted it bad enough, I'd just take it.

If it's your offer to take Krewe Island for one tenth of what my father spent

If that ain't exactly what happened.

If we don't have someone from Savannah, I will not support this match.

If you can't beat 'em, lead 'em.

If you got a car, get it in gear !

If you're honest, which most people are.

In case you didn't see that, Bobby, remind me when we're out there.

In Jones' and Hagen's way.

In the greatest golf match the world has ever seen !

In the match, one of us,

In the middle of Savannah where everybody can see him.

Includin' four British Opens and five PGA's.

Including four U.S. Opens and five U.S. Amateurs.

Inside every one of us is one true, authentic swing.

Is gonna go one way in the mornin',

Is how drunk is drunk enough ?

Is just like a man's grip on his world.

Is she different ?

Is what exactly your strategy is for helping poor Mr. Junuh find his game,

Isaiah 11:6: And a little child shall lead them.

Isn't so so Oh, God.

It all started back in 19 and 28...

It get buried inside us under...

It is, I'm afraid, all the romancin' I have in me at this time.

It just takes my breath away.

It lives and breathes just like us.

It moved.

It was a new match, and no one knew it better than Jones and Hagen.

It was a patriotic call to arms to fight the war to end all wars.

It was as if every heart in Savannah dropped with it,

It was fun this morning, wasn't it ?

It was guaranteed.

It was just a moment ago.

It was the most amazing thing to see this armless, toothless man sliding across the stage...

It was to be his crowning glory.

It wasn't all that bad.

It won't be long.

It'll come.

It's 181.

It's a pleasure to be here, ma'am. Thank you.

It's a real pleasure to welcome you to our home.

It's all right, boy. There's no need to be scared.

It's got a little red flag at the end of it. It's 12 strokes ahead of me.

It's just a game, Junuh.

It's just a stupid rule that don't mean nothin'.

It's not as though you got a choice, Adele.

It's the God's honest truth, Eugene.

It's time to stop.

Jobs were lost, stores and banks were shut for good.

Jones and Hagen have of playin' well.

Jones and Hagen were neck and neck.

Judgin' by how you was hittin' them balls, I figured that's where I'd be out of harm's way.

Judging from the sound, I think I just knocked your ball in the cup.

Junuh ! Junuh, don't Shh. Hush yourself, Hardy.

Junuh and everyone else in town believed it was his destiny...

Junuh could whip 'em both. You're off your rocker.

Junuh could win.

Junuh could've beat 'em both with his eyes closed.

Junuh couldn't whip a dead possum in a gunnysack.

Junuh finished the third round one stroke behind.

Junuh had discovered, as Bagger so eloquently put it,

Junuh just disappeared,

Junuh kept asking question after question about the field,

Junuh made a hole in one ! He's gonna make it !

Junuh started playin' golf.

Junuh won that thing three times in a row.

Just 'cause Adele Invergordon wants 'em to ?

Just a man tryin' to find somewhere to rest his tired feet,

Just full of little surprises. What was it, Adele ?

Just gimme the club.

Just hook it to hell and gone. Put yourself out your misery.

Just hopes I can help you find a way.

Just like Mr. Noonan keeps hittin' himself with a golf club every time he gets angry.

Just makin' sure you know it too.

Just pretend there's music. Keep goin'. Keep goin'.

Just remember, I can ask the king to hold the flag for me when I putt.

Just so you gentlemen can turn right around and resell it...

Just swing the club, feel the club.

Just you, that ball,

Knock it out there, Bobby.

Krewe Island, legacy to my sweet Adele.

Krewe Island, legacy to my sweet Adele.

Ladies and gentlemen, Bobby Jones, Walter Hagen...

Ladies and gentlemen, Junuh has the most difficult shot in the history of golf.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Learned how to do everything with his left arm.

Less than a year later, the Great Depression that swept the nation...

Let him go, Ida.

Let it choose us.

Let me get that from you, sir.

Let me help you with these bags.

Let's go, Hardy.

Like everyone else in town, including your best friend Wilbur Charles's dad, Raymond,

Like you was choppin' weeds out from under your front porch.

Listen, you want to talk to me about my grip, fine.

Longer.

Look in my eyes and tell me what you see.

Look like we got a new cardplayer, gents.

Looks like the longest drive of the day, Mr. Junuh.

Lost his right arm in a cotton gin.

Make sure you got enough balls in there. Got another sweater ?

Makin' him the youngest man to ever do so.

Man alive ! The fairway.

Man say he don't play no golf, yet he out here this shade of night,

Man, we can just relax, enjoy ourselves the rest of the way.

Man. I can't hit it any better than that.

May I have the pleasure of this dance, please ? Yes.

May I speak candidly, Mr. Jones ?

Maybe I'd better come back when you're not so busy.

Maybe we should come back when the shock of your father's passing...

Maybe you're mistaken, Junuh. Maybe it moved before you touched the impediment.

Me, my friends and everybody.

Might not have moved at all. The light plays funny tricks this time of day.

Miss Adele got down to her skivvies with you right in the room watching ?

Mm hmm.

Mm. Look at him. He in the field.

Most

Most uh

Mr. Mr. Junuh won the Georgia Amateur at the age of 16,

Mr. Hagen has won 11 national championships,

Mr. Hagen second,

Mr. Hagen won 22 straight professional championships.

Mr. Hagen.

Mr. Johnny knock all the teeth out his head.

Mr. Jones has won 13 national championships,

Mr. Jones was earning a degree in engineering from Georgia Tech,

Mr. Jones will hit first,

Mr. Junuh's forecaddie.

Mr. Rannulph Junuh

Mr. Robert Tyre Jones, Jr., of Atlanta, Georgia.

Mr. Vance, I think what the judge is trying to determine here...

Mr. Walter Hagen

Must've been the week he took his law exams.

My dad says he's the greatest golfer Savannah ever had.

My first was on a golf course in South Carolina.

My guess is it's put a layer of dew on the warmer grass,

Neskaloosa engineered a local uprising against the tournament.

Night, gentlemen.

No !

No, I didn't.

No, I'm not.

No, it wasn't.

No, you certainly did not, Junuh.

No. Don't do it. Please don't do it.

No. No, you don't.

Nobody has the right to call Krewe Island Invergordon's Folly.

Nobody. Good day, gentlemen.

None landing harder than his own.

Not again.

Not even Jones and Hagen.

Not in so many words, but Hey, look over there.

Not no more.

Not that I can think of.

Now close your eyes.

Now get out.

Now that I done broke 'em into my foot and all, you know.

Now, it's somewhere in the harmony of all that is

Now, play the game.

Now, the question on the table...

Now, what I hear, Bobby's just waitin' to make his big move.

Now, where would you like to do it ?

Now's the time.

Oh, don't get me wrong. I'm not just lookin' for another payday here.

Oh, he'll be here.

Oh, I didn't come for Jones or Hagen.

Oh, Junuh, I don't know what happened to you.

Oh, Junuh. You don't, by any chance Yes.

Oh, no, sir, I don't Go on.

Oh, no, sir.

Oh, no, sir. It's been embarrassing for quite some time now.

Oh, thank you kindly, sir.

Oh, that's 300 or more yards if it's an inch.

Oh, that's for sure. That's a jigger. Help you keep it under the wind.

Oh, yeah. One more just like that.

Oh, you all want to know my strategy.

Oh. Well, that'd be a good thing to apologize for.

On behalf

On the greatest golf course ever built.

On this earth.

One of the greatest golfers in the world today.

One shot that's his. Authentic shot.

One way in the mornin', the other in the afternoon.

Only you and me seen it, and I won't tell a soul.

Ooh.

Ooh. All that will be.

Opened Krewe Island on what should have been a glorious spring day.

Or a man get so much pleasure from it.

Other folks say you should put

Over her pain and the pain of her people.

Over there in the afternoon.

Over time, the world can rob us of that swing.

Panic ? That's right.

Panic, Adele. Pure panic.

Positions. Get ready. Ready, Captain.

Positions. Prepare to advance. Ready, sir.

Rannulph Junuh from Savannah, Georgia...

Really ?

Right back to where you always been.

Right here is fine.

Right here on the green, but first you got to see it.

Right here, Junuh.

Right now I'm busy assisting Mr. Junuh.

Savannah ?

Savannah's own Enderby Cottonmouth Conyngham.

Save your breath, Judge. She'll sell to us.

Says who ?

Scalp me, shrink my head, and roast it on the stake...

See the place where the tides and seasons...

See, he still thinks he's Rannulph Junuh.

See, I set myself directly in front of you.

Seek it with your hands. Don't think about it.

Settle in deeper, then drop the ball soft as butter.

Shall I just run and jump on you,

She has a remarkable talent, Mr. Hagen.

She thought I was asleep the whole time.

She was down to her panties and brassiere.

Since the North South Championship of 1916.

Sir, I'd sure be most appreciative if we could talk about this a bit later.

Sit down, son. The boy's got a point.

So $5 guaranteed sounds pretty good from where I'm sittin'.

So Bagger and I walked the course that night, measurin' away.

So everything you say is real smart. [ Men Laughing ]

So I said you would.

So I takes it you was interested in bein'...

So maybe, just maybe, there is something else that's rilin' you.

So that's $1,000. I'll take $5 guaranteed.

So you borrowed some guy's lefty club...

So you just say everything real loud for no reason at all.

So you smile real big. [ Laughter ]

So, a soul is born with everything that the Lord can give it,

So, Adele, what can I do for you ?

So, I play. I play on.

So, you're a golfer.

Some delegate you got there. Isn't it a little past his bedtime ?

Some folks even forget what they swing was like.

Someone you picked up on your travels ?

Somethin' that can't be taught to you or learned.

Somethin' that got to be remembered.

Somethin' we was born with, somethin' that's ours and ours alone.

Something that I can feel gratified about depriving you of all these years ?

Sorry I bring it up. Here. You gonna take that. Hack away.

Soul is born with everything, it dies, and the good Lord

Still. Real still.

Stop !

Strike that ball, Junuh. Don't hold nothin' back. Give it everything.

Sun gonna be there in the mornin',

Sure is some storm a brewin'.

Take an earthquake to wake him up.

Take him on in.

Takin' in some of God's glories.

Teeming with the most attractive young women,

Tell him it's a mashie, so he can have one easy shot to

Tell him. Tell him, Bagger.

Ten years and not one single solitary word from you ?

Terrific shot ! I'm in the goddamn woods again.

Than most golfers do in a season.

Thank you very much, Mr. Hagen.

Thank you very much, Mr. Jones.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, sir.

Thanks, Walter. I'll think it over.

That ain't true. Oh, yeah ?

That ball won't clear the water.

That crowd'll string us up by our thumbs if we don't finish.

That flag,

That is one tough shot.

That same putt...

That suits me just fine, sir. Folks call me Bagger.

That they made you stop playin' for 20 minutes just to measure it for a record.

That's a choice for Mr. Junuh, Hardy.

That's a sad story, Mr. Junuh.

That's amazing. The man's gonna go for the green with that cleeky lookin' thing ?

That's correct.

That's O.B. Keeler.

That's one hell of a speech, fellas.

That's one hell of an apology, Adele.

That's right, Junuh. Settle yourself. Let's go.

That's why I'm here, so you can beat Bobby Jones and Walter Hagen.

That's work !

The ball was here, and it rolled to here.

The crowd is hushed in anticipation.

The fact that you've most likely got the deal in your pocket already is not my problem.

The field ? I see the field. It's 445 yards long.

The grain is gonna shift.

The Grand Slam. Simply amazing.

The great city of Savannah, so close to my heart. So close to all our hearts.

The greatest game there is.

The greatest game there will ever be.

The Junuh you was, you ain't never gonna be again.

The memories of our disastrous defeat in the War Between the States still linger,

The one that was given to you when you come into this world.

The only question in Junuh's mind...

The other in the afternoon.

The rest of his company were tragically defeated.

The second coronary was at Augusta, where they had the Masters.

The South is in such an unfortunate place these days, and Savannah most of all.

The South's premier golfer.

Then come right back. I got chores for you. Yes, ma'am.

Then find it. Goddamn it !

Then he finds it.

Then they'll know what we're made of.

Then who'd you take your clothes off for ?

There is a purpose to this visit,

There is a small matter. Round about five dollars.

There just ain't no other game like it.

There something you wanted to tell me ?

There wasn't a room to be found in either boarding house or the Krewe Island Hotel.

There's one person we're forgettin'.

There's still people with money, Neskaloosa, and I'm gonna make sure they know about Krewe.

These are tough sons of bitches to kill.

They did have that dance.

They do put on a splendid show, don't they, O.B. ?

They don't know it yet, but that's exactly what they'll be doin'.

They look like they just about my size.

They say Hagen won't play without him.

They say you can tell a player by his grip.

They see you as a young god:

They will tax the limits of our constabulary

They're like neck and neck all the time. Nuts.

They've never blown a lead in their lives, and I'm gonna win. You know why ?

Thirty six holes on Saturday...

This certainly has been a colossal waste of time.

This could've been the stupidest idea I've ever had.

This country had ever seen.

This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, Junuh.

This is Hardy Greaves, sir.

This is my last 18 holes, Junuh.

This is my last match, Junuh. I'm retiring.

This is the only game I know you can call a penalty on yourself

This man is yours, Hardy.