This is about Utopia, Texas – and golf. Rather it’s a movie about golf in Utopia, Texas. And there really is a place called Utopia, Texas, and there really is a golf course there. For all I know about Texans, I’m sure the people that live there truly believe it’s their own Utopia.
The movie is about a professional golfer who had a horrible tournament. After the tournament he’s meandering on backroads driving home when he nearly hits a cow in the road – guess where, near Utopia. It’s going to take a week to fix his car. So he spends 7 days in Utopia.
In turns out there’s a retired professional golfer in Utopia who coaches the young golfer over those seven days. Each day is a different lesson about how to play the game. It’s not necessarily about technique, but about focus, determination, visualization. It’s all about sports psychology and ways to better yourself as an athlete, whether you’re a golfer or participate in any other sport.
After the week in Utopia, the golfer heads to his next tournament where he demonstrates all that he learned in Utopia. He ends up in a tie-breaking hole after 4 rounds. On the very last putt he has a chance to win the tournament. It’s great drama for a movie. As the golf ball rolls across the green heading towards the hole, the movie ends. As much as I wanted to know if the putt went in, I loved the ending because it points at playing the game, being the athlete, being in the adventure of sport, and not about winning or losing.
The movie is a good movie and I enjoyed it. I have to say there are some better golf and sporting movies out there, and I really liked the way this one was done. The movie is also a showcase of Dr. David Cook’s philosophies and teachings about sports psychology. The movie ends with a link to the website http://didhemaketheputt.com/. This is where you can see the trailer to the sequel and discover for yourself some of Dr. Cook’s techniques.
If you like sports movies, this one is definitely worth watching. You might just pick up something to help your sport of preference!
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