From the Rough (2013)

Dr. Catana Starks made history as the first woman and the first African American woman to coach a men's college golf team.

Director:

Pierre Bagley

Writers:

Pierre Bagley, Mike Critelli (screenplay)

Stars:

Tom Felton, Taraji P. Henson, Michael Clarke Duncan

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Tom Felton	...	Edward
Taraji P. Henson	...	Catana Starks
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Roger
Henry Simmons	...	Kendrick Paulsen Jr.
Justin Chon	...	Ji-Kyung
J. Patrick McNamara	...	PGA president
Dana Gourrier	...	Cafeteria Worker (as Dana Michelle Gourrier)
James Saito	...	Won-Sik
Robert Bailey Jr.	...	Craig
LeToya Luckett-Walker	...	Stacey (as LeToya Luckett)
Griff Furst	...	Hugh
Hunter Burke	...	Future Soccer Captain
Carol Sutton	...	Esther Samson
Donna Duplantier	...	Angela Bates
Jaren Mitchell	...	David

Storyline

Catana Starks, from historically black university Tennessee State, became the first woman ever to coach an all-men's team at the collegiate level. Through grit and determination, she overcame incredible odds and deep-seated prejudice from all corners to guide a rag-tag group of golfers to an all-time record championship season.

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Plot Keywords:

woman | 

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Genres:

Drama | Sport

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for language and thematic elements

Did You Know?

Trivia

Was not filmed on the campus of TSU.

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Goofs

Set in the 1980's, Coach Starks wears an Under Armour turtleneck which only was founded in 1996.

User Reviews

They didn't tell the story of the schools first black golfers

To bad this doesn't tell the story of the first golf team she had, which was actually all black players, 2 of which were injured football players and one girl. Wondered what actually happened to those first black golfers at the historically black college. The movie starts with one black golfer and 4 foreign players as her founding year.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 April 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

From the Rough

Filming Locations:

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

From The Rough Productions, Royal Street Productions, Gyre Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color