Many of its members are spending a leisurely day at the the El Caballero Golf Club, the most beautiful in California. Also visiting for the day is non-member, Billy Divott, a golf enthusiast who is a little too enthusiastic.


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Billy Divott, a non-member with an almost pathological devotion to golf, descends upon the pristine El Caballero Golf Club, a verdant Californian sanctuary. His visit, ostensibly for a leisurely round, quickly devolves into a series of escalating mishaps. Divott’s overzealous attempts to impart his 'superior' golfing wisdom to the club’s established, if less skilled, members consistently backfire, transforming serene fairways into arenas of accidental chaos. His particular struggles with environmental hazards—be it the insidious sand trap, the deceptive water hazard, or the buzzing menace of a stinging insect—amplify the pandemonium, creating a farcical spectacle that underscores the precarious line between passion and outright disruption.
Harry McCoy, Jefferson Moffitt, Nellie Revell, Al Giebler, Phil Whitman
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