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Tommy's Honour (2017)
In 1866 St Andrews, Scotland, 15-year-old Tommy Morris is an avid golfer like his legendary and pioneering father, Tom Morris, now greenskeeper for The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, as well as the town's club- and ball-maker. The two-time winner of the first major golf tournament, The Open Championship, which he founded in 1860, Old Tom also established golf's standard of 18 holes per round. But young Tommy is beginning to chafe at his father's dictates, especially in the rapidly changing world they live in. Tommy soon outshines his father, winning The Open three consecutive times.
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In 1866 St Andrews, Scotland, 15-year-old Tommy Morris is an avid golfer like his legendary and pioneering father, Tom Morris, now greenskeeper for The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, as well as the town's club- and ball-maker. The two-time winner of the first major golf tournament, The Open Championship, which he founded in 1860, Old Tom also established golf's standard of 18 holes per round. But young Tommy is beginning to chafe at his father's dictates, especially in the rapidly changing world they live in. Tommy soon outshines his father, winning The Open three consecutive times.
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Genre:History, Drama, Romance
Written By:Kevin Cook, Pamela Marin
In Theaters:1/6/2017
Box Office:$751,345
Runtime:117 minutes
Studio:
Cast
Jason Connery
Director
Jack Lowden
Tommy Morris
Peter Mullan
'Old' Tom Morris
Sam Neill
Alexander Boothby
Benjamin Wainwright
George Atwood Jr.
Paul Reid
George Atwood Snr.
Peter Ferdinando
Major Molesworth
Ophelia Lovibond
Meg Drinnen
Elle O'Hara
Agnes Drinnen
Max Deacon
David Strath
Paul Tinto
James Hunter
Nicky Henson
Charles Kinloch
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