A woman of color smashes golf's glass ceiling while a Southern belle questions her privilege—tee time gets real.
Late in her career, Ann Gregory finds the courage to be the first woman of color to enter the USGA Women's Amateur. She collides with Babs Whatling, a privileged white woman from the south who is searching for her own identity.
Acting
Andia Winslow's simmering restraint—she acts with her shoulders.
Writing
Babs Whatling: genuinely messy, not a white savior in training.
Director
Balbinka Korzeniowska
Andia Winslow
Ann Gregory
Timothy V. Murphy
James Grantham
Ronnie Gene Blevins
Bucky Calhoun
Sam Daly
Richard Whatling
Kristin Wollett
Locker Room Woman
John Anderson
Press
Jeremy Gabriel
Anthony Rossi
Skyler Elyse Philpot
Young Babs
Steve Heinz
The Officer
Charles Harrelson
Starter
Lauren O'Quinn
Fay Dixon
Bryson JonSteele
Eddie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Andia Winslow is an actual former professional golfer—she trained at Stanford before injuries redirected her to acting. Her swing is legit, no doubles needed.
The 1956 USGA Women's Amateur was real; Ann Gregory was indeed the first Black woman to compete, and the film's 'student film' keyword belies its professional polish—director Korzeniowska shot this as her thesis project at AFI.
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