Okay, let’s get to the crunchy part. Is he good? The rumor mill says he plays to a handicap of around 8. For those of you who don’t speak golf, that means he’s better than 90% of people who ever pick up a club. An 8-handicap is the guy who beats you on a bad day and makes you feel like you forgot how to breathe.
But he’s not a scratch golfer (which is a zero handicap). He’s not out there breaking par every round. He’s just annoyingly, reliably solid. He shoots in the low 80s, which, let’s face it, is about twenty strokes better than your buddy who brings a six-pack to the course and calls it “practice.”
The Secret Weapon: The “Happy Gilmore” Swing
Remember the movie? The one where he runs up and smacks the ball like a baseball? Well, Sandler does not use that swing in real life. That’s the ironic part. The man who made golf look like a circus act is actually a quiet, methodical player. I’ve heard he’s a grinder on the green, has a decent short game, and hates losing.
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There’s a famous story from a Pro-Am where a fan yelled, “Hey Adam, do the Happy Gilmore swing!” He just smiled, took a normal stance, and striped a drive down the middle of the fairway. The fan was quiet. Sandler winked. That’s the move of a guy who knows he’s good, but doesn’t need to prove it to the clowns in the gallery.
