‘Stick’: The First TV Golf Sitcom Hits Most of Its Marks

With a single exception, this new Apple TV series is an engaging sports crowd-pleaser.

Pryce “Stick” Cahill (Owen Wilson, L) wants to coach golf teen phenom Santi Wheeler (Peter Dager), in "Stick." Apple TV+

TV-MA | 10 episodes | Comedy, Drama, Sports | 2025

Having grown up with golf (my dad was a pro golfer), I’m particularly drawn to features about the sport. There haven’t been many of them, and, of those, only a few are very good. There’s “Tin Cup” (1996), “Caddyshack” (1980), and “The Greatest Game Ever Played” (2005). That’s pretty much it. Adam Sandler’s “Happy Gilmore” (1996) has a big cult following, but I didn’t care for it as I don’t care much for Sandler in general.