iBlog: Nishit Shah

The Greatest Game Ever Played is biographical sports film based on the amateur golf player Francis Ouimet. The film’s screenplay was adapted by Mark Frost from his book, The Greatest Game Ever Played: Harry Vardon, Francis Ouimet, and the Birth of Modern Golf.

Had got an opportunity to play Golf once and would love to play it more often. At that time I came to know about Vardon Grip which is used by almost all of the professional golfers around the world. So, I came home and did some Googling to learn more about it and I landed on this movie. These days people are going ga ga over Chak De India, this is a real story which tells a tale of amateur beating a professional in his own game.

Set in 1913, the film is about golfer Francis Ouimet, an amateur who was expected to fare poorly at the 1913 U.S. Open, and who was supposedly incapable of competing against professionals. Additionally, to discontinue an ongoing feud with his father, Francis agrees to get a real job and never play golf again. However, after getting a once-in-a-lifetime offer, Francis goes back on his word and competes for the U. S. Open crown. Against all odds, he managed to beat the British champions Harry Vardon and Ted Ray, who were considered the world’s best golfers.

This movie is really very inspirational. A must watch of you like golf, movies based on true stories or if you need some inspiration.