Owen Wilson felt intimidated by golf due to his father's skills but began lessons to prepare for his role in Apple TV+ series Stick. He plays a former pro golfer, Pryce Cahill, who finds a teenage prodigy. After overcoming initial anxiety regarding his ability, Wilson has since expressed a desire to visit famous courses like Adare Manor, which will host the Ryder Cup in 2027, and Augusta National Golf Club, renowned for the Masters tournament.
I was a little bit intimidated by golf because my dad was a very good golfer. I had never seemed to be able to pick it up. And I just thought, 'Okay, this is one sport I'm just not going to be able to do.' So when [series creator] Jason Keller first kind of spoke to me, I think that sort of anxiety made me nervous about, you know, could I sort of do it in a way that would feel good? And Jason has a nice quality of reassurance and just got me to think, 'Yeah. Okay, you can do this.'
There's one in Ireland called Adare Manor that I visited before I played golf, and it was just a beautiful place. I know that that's where they're going to do the Ryder Cup in a few years, so I would like to go back there and play.
I would love to play, obviously, Augusta [National Golf Club], that's maybe the most famous in the world.
Unlike pickleball and padel—activities Wilson picked up while traveling and brought home with him—golf was more of a challenge for the actor to learn ahead of his role in Stick.
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