A sort of “Field of Dreams,” golfing version, with a dash of “Waking Ned Devine” is the basic storyline behind the 2002 comedy/drama, Par 6.
A rather quirky family sets up their mobile home on the site of their late father’s homestead in barren west Texas desertland. The deceased father apparently begins “channelling” via the oldest son his dream to construct a golf course on the property. The trouble is, the land now belongs to a Japanese conglomeration who have other plans for the land.
Faced with opposition from all sides, the family doggedly sticks to their plans and eventually wins over the locals, making the venture a true “cause.”
Filled with great comedic moments, Par 6 is excellently paced and benefits from a surprisingly adept cast, led by Dylan Walsh, Walter Olkewicz, Valerie Mahaffey and Misha Collins.
Year: 2002
Francisco López Segalés is a spanish golf course designer with a long career in the world of golf. His father, Miguel López Flores, was a Greenkeeper from 1956 until his retirement in 1995. Francisco Segalés started out as a Head Greenkeeper in the year 1973, in the La Moraleja GC, where he worked until 1990. From 1990 to 2001 he was consultant for the same course.
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