Anyone with Netflix... The Short Game

Kevinmarkham

Watched this last night by complete chance... blew my mind. There's a World Championships for 7 year old golfers and this documentary follows 8 of them (5 boys, 3 girls) on their quest. Some serious talent... and some serious attitude.

Here are 10 reasons to watch

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Kevinmarkham wrote: »

Watched this last night by complete chance... blew my mind. There's a World Championships for 7 year old golfers and this documentary follows 8 of them (5 boys, 3 girls) on their quest. Some serious talent... and some serious attitude.

Here are 10 reasons to watch

Have heard it's great - just switched it on... will report back in about 90mins!

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WHIP IT! wrote: »

Have heard it's great - just switched it on... will report back in about 90mins!

Wow. Not 100% sure what to think after that... Incredibly well made and a very good watch... but as impressed as you'll be with the amazing talent of these seven-year-old kids, you'll be equally baffled by the parenting attempts of some of the adults...

Kevinmarkham

WHIP IT! wrote: »

Wow. Not 100% sure what to think after that... Incredibly well made and a very good watch... but as impressed as you'll be with the amazing talent of these seven-year-old kids, you'll be equally baffled by the parenting attempts of some of the adults...

The superstitious father was bad, but the father who lost it when his daughter started disintegrating was just crazy.

ryaner777

Great Watch, to give an 8 year old a 10 shot penalty just felt so wrong. I wonder if paddy power would give you odds on him winning a major in 10 years.



Hope that South African kid sticks with it. He had a genuine love of the game as well as a love of winning.

Dr_Colossus

ryaner777 wrote: »

Great Watch, to give an 8 year old a 10 shot penalty just felt so wrong.

Crazy penalty and very unfair in the circumstances but the unsympathetic administering of it was even worse. Overly modest young kid so glad to hear he later won some Calloway tournament.

dwd

I watched it on Friday night myself, and I have to say I really enjoyed it, some crazy parents, but some amazingly talented kids too. Some of the shots were unreal for kids that size, especially some of the girls who where absolutely tiny knocking the ball out 150-170 yards plus.

I was delighted that the young one from California held on to win her age group even with the melt-down on the last day, but I recon it was the father that needed the physiologist more than her

I loved the attitude of the father and son from South Africa they both were having a ball.

scrubber72

Gotta get my 1 year old daughter a set quick. Scary dad avery. He should of hugged his daughter during her break down instead of swearing. Favorite was Korean kid and south African kid. Great lazy couch day viewing

big_drive

Just watched it, enjoyed it. There was some unreal shots and swings there for their age. The kid from South Africa was a laugh, himself and his dad were such happy people.

Dealerz

Avery's dad is f@ccccked up!

whatstherush

The film was made in 2012 season. Most of them won again in 2013, including Jed DY, Zamo (SA kid) was up to eight as well.

No sign of the Avery girl though.

John Divney

Didn't watch yet, sort of don't want to, how can the kids enjoy it?

I agree with the coaches who say kids should be just boshing it as far as they can until they stop growing, then get their technique/accuarcy down.

Winning as a seven year old is utterly meaningless surely?

Macker1

Is this available to watch elsewhere other than on Netflix ??

Kace

No - it's a production specifically for Netflix.
I presume you know that you can get Netflix free for 1 month and can also watch it through most internet enabled devices - smartphone, tablet, Wii, Playstation or God forbid a regular computer ;-)

neckedit

Just watched it.....the South African lad, has a great future ahead of him, maybe not in golf, but no matter what he does he'll succeed.
Averys father? sweet mother of all that is wrong with people!!
Worth the watch.

PARlance

Just finished it there as well, great watch, Zama is a legend.
My wee one is up in bed fast asleep. She's only had her first birthday and is just beginning to walk. She needs to be hitting it 170 yards in 5 years...

Think I'll go up and wake her and get her on the putting mat....

robbok

Really nice film, thanks to OP for posting it. Some of the parents were a bit unreal though, the French Mother didn't come across very well
"Augustine's grandfadder eez a famous poet and e eez surrounded by such stimulation" ( ie I am such a great parent!!) as she tried to play her flute!
She was really pushy when he didn't do too well in the competition.
I loved the Kournikova kid and the little girl from texas with the blackboard explaining birdies and eagles

Carpo86

Agree with the comments on the French mother. Thought she was far worse even than Avery's dad (whose heart was in the right place even if had some emotional control issues- plus perhaps some control issues more generally). The Kournikova fella should get his own talk show.

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Carpo86 wrote: »

Agree with the comments on the French mother. Thought she was far worse even than Avery's dad (whose heart was in the right place even if had some emotional control issues- plus perhaps some control issues more generally). The Kournikova fella should get his own talk show.

He boasted how, when Avery was 3, he said "I'm going to make her into the best golfer that ever lived."... and seemed to think this was an impressive statement...

Lunatic...

Carpo86

Wouldn't claim he was 'an ideal Dad' (nor would you put the guy who chastised his daughter for sitting in the 'unlucky' caddy car in that category). I still thought the scene where the French mother berates her son over his putting while the kid is in floods of tears is the worst example of parenting in the entire film though.

ForeRight

Just watched this and have to say I'm stunned by it.

Firstly the talent. Absolutely hard to even comprehend.

It made me very angry also. Especially that Avery dad going on about how he needs to figure out how to get the kid back when she lost it. She's crying in front of him!!! Give the child a hug for Jesus sake.
The French mother deserves a serious slap too.


I was in stitches laughing at the kornikova young lad getting his massage at the end!!!! He was like a 20 year old in a 7 year old body.

That alexis one was on a different level to the others. She was cruising..... Unreal!

The Jed lad would have won it without the penalty on his first hole too.
He didn't get as much air time but is obviously something special.

The South African kid won't be able to swing a club in ten years if he keeps going like he is grubbing. He will be huge. Great character though.

That was a scary watch I have to say. It has completely shocked me.

Tilikum

The parents shouldn't be allowed to caddy. Disgraceful carry on. The kid from South Africa was a lovely young lad though.

I don't understand all the love for the kournakova young lad! He had a few funny things to say alright. But smiling when the leader had a bad round. Never once congratulating the young lad that got the hole in one. He is not a nice young lad.

Giving that child a 10 shot penalty was a disgrace too. They made sure he wasn't going to win anyway!!

Kace

Just watched this at the weekend also. Amazing stuff.

Some interesting stats for you :

• Allan Kournikova won it the year of the film, he then won again in 2013 to make it 3 in a row.
• Same for Alex Pano. She won again in 2013 to make it 3 in a row.
• Jed Dy - they guy who got a 10 shot penalty for being late for his tee time (and then came 9th) came back to win the follow year.
• Amari Avery - she doesn't seem to have played in 2013 for some reason. Maybe her father had a mental breakdown ;-)
• Not sure if anyone here is aware but there is a talented young Irish lad from Co Sligo who came 26th in this tournament last year - maybe our next McIlroy in the making !!

paulos53

It took me a while to dig out this old thread.

Does anybody remember watching this Netflix documentary about kids competing in under-age world golf championships? I can't believe it is 10 years old.

1 of the kids in it was Alexa Pano. She turned 19 yesterday and marked the occasion by winning the event in Galgorm Castle. That is a joint LPGA and Ladies European Tour event and is a great start to her pro career.

blue note

Wow. 10 years is a lot shorter than it was 10 years ago.

Any of the others pros now too?

paulos53

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121006268#Comment_121006268

I found a few "Where are they now" articles online. I didn't find any mention of anybody else turning pro but quite a few of them are playing at college level.

benny79

Is it still on netflix's?

awec

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121047695#Comment_121047695

Yea it's still there.