On screen
Real courses and clubs that have played their part in the cinema, from Bond’s duel on the links to the runners on the sands at St Andrews.
By the ULTIMATE Golf Editorial Team
Golf has always been good on screen: the walk, the wait, the single shot that decides everything. These are the films whose golf, or whose most famous scene, was shot on real ground you can visit, with the place named by the record.
We list only filming locations that a studio, a club or the record confirms. Trailers come from the studios’ and distributors’ own channels and play only when you press play.
1964 · Directed by Guy Hamilton
Filmed at Stoke Park, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England
The golf match between James Bond and Auric Goldfinger was filmed at the Stoke Park club, near Pinewood Studios. The story places the match at a Kent country club.
Checked 14 Nov 2026. Every fact here comes from a source above; where sources disagree on a date or a name, we leave it out.
1981 · Directed by Hugh Hudson
Filmed at West Sands, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland (beside the 18th hole of the Old Course)
The slow-motion beach-running sequence was filmed on West Sands, next to the 18th hole of the Old Course. A plaque in St Andrews commemorates the filming.
Checked 14 Nov 2026. Every fact here comes from a source above; where sources disagree on a date or a name, we leave it out.
2016 · Directed by Jason Connery
Filmed at St Andrews, Musselburgh and Edinburgh, Scotland
The story of Old Tom and Young Tom Morris was filmed entirely on location in Scotland, in St Andrews and its surroundings, Edinburgh and Musselburgh. The sources do not name individual courses.
Checked 14 Nov 2026. Every fact here comes from a source above; where sources disagree on a date or a name, we leave it out.
2000 · Directed by Robert Redford
Filmed at Kiawah Island Golf Resort (South Carolina); Colleton River Plantation near Hilton Head Island; Savannah and Jekyll Island, Georgia
Portions of the exhibition match were filmed at Kiawah Island, and most of the golf scenes at Colleton River Plantation, just off Hilton Head Island. Some segments were filmed in Savannah and Jekyll Island.
Checked 14 Nov 2026. Every fact here comes from a source above; where sources disagree on a date or a name, we leave it out.
1980 · Directed by Harold Ramis
Filmed at Rolling Hills Golf Club (now Grande Oaks Golf Club), Davie, Florida; Boca Raton Hotel and Club, Boca Raton
The golf scenes were filmed at Rolling Hills Golf Club in Davie, Florida, now Grande Oaks. The Fourth of July dinner-and-dance scene was filmed at the Boca Raton Hotel and Club.
Checked 14 Nov 2026. Every fact here comes from a source above; where sources disagree on a date or a name, we leave it out.
1996 · Directed by Dennis Dugan
Filmed at Swan-e-set Bay Resort & Country Club, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
The film was made entirely at locations in British Columbia; most of its golf-course scenes were filmed at Swan-e-set Bay Resort & Country Club in Pitt Meadows.
Checked 14 Nov 2026. Every fact here comes from a source above; where sources disagree on a date or a name, we leave it out.
1952 · Directed by George Cukor
Filmed at Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles; Ojai Valley Inn, Ojai, California
Katharine Hepburn, an avid golfer, performed all her own sports footage. The golfing scenes were filmed at the Riviera Country Club and the Ojai Valley Inn in California.
Checked 14 Nov 2026. Every fact here comes from a source above; where sources disagree on a date or a name, we leave it out.
2011 · Directed by Susan Streitfeld
Filmed at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Oregon, USA
The screen version of Michael Murphy’s novel was shot on location at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort. Year given is its New York premiere (29 July 2011).
Checked 14 Nov 2026. Every fact here comes from a source above; where sources disagree on a date or a name, we leave it out.