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‘Happy Gilmore 2’ is in the works, says Shooter McGavin actor, because ‘fans demand it’

It has to be better than that “other” golf movie sequel, right?

It has to be better than that “other” golf movie sequel, right?

The most iconic golf movie ever, “Caddyshack,” was followed up by the horrific “Caddyshack II,” so here’s hoping “Happy Gilmore 2” does right by the original.

Christopher McDonald, the actor who portrayed Happy’s nemesis Shooter McGavin in the 1996 release Happy Gilmore, spilled the beans about the follow-up when he joined Ken Carman on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland.

“Here’s a quick intel,” McDonald said. “I saw Adam [Sandler] about two weeks ago and he says to me ‘McDonald. You’re going to love this.’ I said ‘What?’ And he says ‘How about that?’ and he shows me a first draft of Happy Gilmore 2.”

He then joked that maybe the radio producers should cut that out of the interview because “I don’t want to be a liar,” he said, but added that Sandler “did show me that and I said that would be awesome. It’s in the works. Fans demand it.”

McDonald is active in pro-am and charity tournaments and said his handicap is “probably 12 or 13 but I used to be about a 7.”

Where does he rank the Shooter McGavin role?

“I’ve had some favorite roles. I gotta say it’s top 3.”

“You’re a beloved character,” said Carman.

“People loved to hate the Shooter. I love that.,” McDonald said.

McDonald was in Cleveland for a meet-and-greet at the minor league hockey Cleveland Monsters, where the fan giveaway is a Shooter McGavin bobblehead.

Deadline reported that the movie will be made for Netflix, but added that niether the streaming service nor Adam Sandler were available for comment.

There is no announced release date for “Happy Gilmore 2.”

Happy birthday, Happy Gilmore: Here are 4 things you might not know about the movie

The lines are legendary. The premise is ridiculous. You’ve probably even attempted the swing when nobody was looking.

The lines are legendary. The premise is ridiculous. You’ve probably even attempted the swing when nobody was looking on the driving range.

Feb. 16, 1996, marked the theatrical release of “Happy Gilmore,” the Adam Sandler movie about a failed hockey player who takes his talents to the golf course in order to save his grandmother’s house.

The comedy has undeniably become a part of golf’s culture. With that in mind, here are four interesting things you might not have known about the movie, which was directed by Dennis Dugan and filmed primarily in British Columbia.

A tiny Michigan city declined a license for a marijuana/golf event featuring John Daly and Shooter McGavin

The group wanted to allow the sale and consumption of cannabis and related products on the resort grounds during the two-day event.

GAYLORD, Mich. — While the city council in this small city in Michigan might be comfortable with the recreational use of marijuana, the panel isn’t ready yet to allow the open consumption of the drug in the city.

And by a 4-2 vote earlier this week, the council amended the city’s marijuana ordinance to allow the temporary suspension of marijuana licenses even if there is a minor violation while rejecting a proposal for a cannabis golf outing in August. The small inland city with just more than 4,000 residents sits about 60 miles northeast of Traverse City and about 60 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge.

Stephen Hartz, Mike Ryan, Mayor Todd Sharrard and Vic Ouellette voted in favor of the motion while council members Jordan Awrey and Alan Witt were opposed.

Council changed the ordinance even after Ouellette cautioned against that action.

“If we change the ordinance we will be bombarded with (requests) for more cannabis outings,” he said.

517 Golf, a Michigan social media and marketing company, sought a change in the ordinance so it could host a celebrity golf outing on Aug. 28-29 at the Otsego Resort featuring John Daly and actor Christopher McDonald. Daly is a professional on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. McDonald portrayed Shooter McGavin in the movie “Happy Gilmore.”

At first, the group wanted to allow the sale and consumption of cannabis and related products on the resort grounds during the two-day event. They modified the proposal to eliminate the sale of pot and related products and just permit the consumption of marijuana in a designated area on the resort property.

“We will serve alcohol and food that weekend like we do every weekend,” Gary Vollmer, owner of the Otsego Resort, told the council. “The only difference is that there will be 3,000 square feet in which individuals can smoke cannabis. We will have a quasi-police force to make sure people will not be smoking outside of that 3,000 square foot area.”

Despite the security measures outlined by Vollmer and 517 Golf officials, there was concern about the event. Rachel Smith, who lives near the resort, was worried about a large number of people consuming not only marijuana but alcohol as well and noted that she has small children who use the backyard that is close to the Otsego Club property.

Gaylord Police Chief Frank Claeys said organizers had agreed to not allow alcohol consumption in the same area as marijuana was being used.

That wasn’t enough to persuade a majority of the council to grant a license for the golf outing. It’s not clear if the outing will take place without the use of marijuana.

— Contact Paul Welitzkin at pwelitzkin@gaylordheraldtimes.com.

Happy Gilmore’s Shooter McGavin, aka actor Christopher McDonald, invades 2022 Cadence Bank Houston Open

Shooter McGavin made an appearance in Houston.

HOUSTON – Real estate is one of Shooter McGavin’s hobbies. So is golf.

That’s why it wasn’t a surprise to see Shooter at the 2022 Cadence Bank Houston Open on Thursday. And yes, we’re talking about that Shooter McGavin, the one from “Happy Gilmore.”

Actor Christopher McDonald, who portrays Shooter McGavin, was on hand Thursday at Memorial Park Golf Course during the first round of the Houston Open. McDonald signed autographs and posed for pictures with fans. He even got pranked by Tony Finau on the first tee, as Finau mimicked as if he was going to do the Happy Gilmore swing.

Had Finau gone through with it, Shooter may have tried to get him kicked off the Tour.

“(Tony) just killed the ball when I was out there,” McDonald told Golfweek. “He’s a big favorite of mine, a great guy.”

No matter where McDonald goes, Shooter McGavin’s persona follows him. He has become the friendly villain in the golf community since the movie debuted in 1996, and portraying the Shooter role is something that changed McDonald’s life.

“I love being an ambassador for this movie because it has been 26 years, and so it’s multi-generational,” McDonald said. “And I had people tell me when they watch it, they watch it with their grandkids, and whenever it pops up on television, they just kind of have to sit down and watch and have a good laugh. It’s the gift that keeps on giving for me because I get invited to places like the Houston Open.”

The first 5,000 fans at Thursday’s first round got a Shooter McGavin bobble head, and many of those bobble heads ended up signed by Shooter himself. And no one had to go to the ninth green at 9 o’clock to make it happen.

Although Shooter’s last Tour Championship appearance was in 1996 when he blew a big lead to Happy Gilmore, he remains a big fan of golf. McDonald said he has become an even bigger fan in the past 10 years, and it’s in big part to how much it has grown on television. That is, as long as TV towers aren’t collapsing on the green.

McDonald and Adam Sandler, who played Happy Gilmore, remain in touch, even seeing each other a couple weeks before the Houston Open. On the 25th anniversary of the movie last year, Sandler posted a video on Twitter of him recreating the swing.

Shortly after, McDonald’s publicist contacted McDonald and told him about Sandler’s video. He responded quickly.

On Thursday, the impact and fandom McDonald has sprouted in golf fans over the past quarter century were apparent. Those young and old were lined up to meet him, many times saying catch phrases from the movie when they finally got to meet him.

It remains apparent that even after all these years. It’s still Shooter’s tour.

“I have nothing but respect for his great game of golf, and these guys are phenomenally talented,” McDonald said. “So it’s a treat for me to be right up close and personal.”

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