The Short Game

20132013
PGPG
1h 39m

7.3/10

The best 7 year old golfers from around the world descend on the world famous Pinehurst Golf course in North Carolina to determine the next world champion and who might become golf's next ph... Read allThe best 7 year old golfers from around the world descend on the world famous Pinehurst Golf course in North Carolina to determine the next world champion and who might become golf's next phenomenon. Most of these young prodigies have been holding clubs since before they could wa... Read allThe best 7 year old golfers from around the world descend on the world famous Pinehurst Golf course in North Carolina to determine the next world champion and who might become golf's next phenomenon. Most of these young prodigies have been holding clubs since before they could walk and are better by the time they are six than most people will be in their lifetime. Thi... Read all

7.3/10

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Director
- Josh Greenbaum
Stars

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Awards
- 4 wins & 3 nominations

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The best 7 year old golfers from around the world descend on the world famous Pinehurst Golf course in North Carolina to determine the next world champion and who might become golf's next phenomenon. Most of these young prodigies have been holding clubs since before they could walk and are better by the time they are six than most people will be in their lifetime. This is the breeding ground for the PGA and the stakes are huge. The short game follows 9 young golfers vying for the title of 'world champion'. —Anonymous

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Taglines
- They are some of the greatest golfers in the world. And they are 7 years old.
Genres
- Documentary
- Sport
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for some language
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Being a world champion already in 2011, 2012 & 2013 Allan also won the World Championship in 2015. He also won the U.S. Kids Golf European Championship from 2011 - 2015.

Crazy credits
In the on-screen soundtrack credits, the name of one of the writers of th song "How You Like Me Now," Arlester Christian, has his first and last names incorrectly reversed into Christian Arlester.

Connections
Version of The Short Game (2014)

Soundtracks
Black Tamborine
Written By Ellis Eugene Blacknell, Beck (as Beck Danid Hansen), John King (as John Robert King), Michael Simpson (as Michael S. Simpson)
Performed By Beck
Courtesy of Interscope Recors under license
from Universal music Enterprises

Top review

6/10

Intriguing look at the weird and wonderful characters of elite junior golf

Documentaries about child prodigies can be fascinating but often descend into horror movies as we are invited into the world of tyrannical, sadistic parents and precocious, joyless children destined for a lifetime of therapy.

Fortunately, The Short Game is uplifting and pleasant to watch. The cinematography is beautiful with some wonderful shots of the golf courses drenched in dusky sunlight. The children involved are sweet, charming and quirky. They all have their own eccentricities and generally seem well balanced despite their almost God-given talents. The parents, with one or two exceptions, seem loving and supportive and there were many heart-warming moments.

I do feel however, that it was a mistake to focus on 9 different players for a single film. Had it been a mini-series it might have worked out better, but it felt like they were unable to give enough introspect into the featured children in just 100 minutes. Allan, Zama, Amari and Jed were particularly intriguing characters and I would have liked to learn more about their backgrounds and personalities. The clips of Gary Player and Jack Nicklaus added very little and actually made it feel more like a cheesy feelgood piece than a no-holds barred documentary.

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