We asked them to do some really crazy things, and they did them. Kevin and Don worked so hard at it, and their egos in the best sense wanted to pull it off. They would just do a shot over and over until it looked good. The movie's climactic tournament takes place at the U.S. Open, on a golf course that is supposed to be in North Carolina. He really didn't have a choice.
Nobody wants to give up their golf course.
Because they were shooting in fall, a Southern course was needed to avoid cold snaps. Finally, Kingwood Country Club consented. And we found a wonderful hole next door at the Deerwood Golf Club, the fourth hole, which we used as our 18th. We combined the two courses. He didn't want to set the movie in Houston, because the opening scenes already were set in West Texas.