In the making of Netflix’s “Happy Gilmore 2,” golf-club manufacturer Callaway “took the mission to create a putter that could pass for a hockey stick as a deadly serious assignment,” according to Will Dehmel of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. What Callaway produced for the movie, which comes out Friday, is a club that “looks like it can sink a putt or deliver a slap shot.” Dehmel writes, “Never mind that it isn’t technically legal in either sport.” Whereas the putter for the original “Happy Gilmore” was just a prop, Callaway decided to “level up” the club for the sequel. This time around, the putter “went through the same research and development process that Callaway uses to design bespoke putters for world-class golfers.” Callaway Senior Dir of Product and Brand Management/Putters Luke Williams said, “It just happened to be a fictional Tour player from the movies with a funny request.” The collaboration began last July when “Happy Gilmore 2” prop master Tim Wiles “reached out to Callaway.” The putter from the first movie had been made by the brand Odyssey Golf, which is now owned by Callaway (WALL STREET JOURNAL, 7/25).
Callaway creates custom hockey stick putter for ‘Happy Gilmore 2′
