Tommy Morris was one of the greatest golfers of all-time. Less than a month ago, when Jordan Spieth won the 2017 Open Championship aka British Open (four days before his birthday) he became only the second golfer - after Jack Nicklaus - to win 3 different Majors before the age of 24, which is quite an accomplishment, of course.
But Tommy Morris won the Open Championship 4 times before he turned 21, the first when he was just 17 years of age and still holds this record as the youngest Major winner. However, Morris didn't win "different majors"; that's because the second Major (the U.S. Open) wasn't established until 23 years after Morris won his fourth Open, twenty years after his premature death in 1875. Despite this, there aren't 20 golfers in the sport's long history that have won more Major Championships than Morris even though there have been 3 to win every year since 1916, and 4 since 1934 when the Masters was established.
Tommy's Honour is about Young Tom 'Tommy' Morris (played by Jack Lowden) and his father Old Tom Morris (Peter Mullan), who won four Open Championships himself and was also a greens-keeper, course designer and early innovator the game.
Unfortunately, director Jason Connery and editor John Scott must have felt obligated to include every aspect of their fascinating story in the movie because it covers a lot of ground regarding social issues while repeating many of the golf elements without giving enough emotional weight to either's triumphs or struggles. The closest it comes are in the moments between Young and Old Tom.
Sam Neill plays a club gentleman who resists Tommy's efforts to rise above his station as a caddy. Ophelia Lovibond plays Tommy's love interest come wife, who died along with their child during a difficult labor just four months before he passed on Christmas Day, 1875.
Still, for golf enthusiasts it gives glimpses and insight into the realities and challenges of the game's early years, and it caused this reviewer to learn through research the accomplishments of its titled golfer.
But Tommy Morris won the Open Championship 4 times before he turned 21, the first when he was just 17 years of age and still holds this record as the youngest Major winner. However, Morris didn't win "different majors"; that's because the second Major (the U.S. Open) wasn't established until 23 years after Morris won his fourth Open, twenty years after his premature death in 1875. Despite this, there aren't 20 golfers in the sport's long history that have won more Major Championships than Morris even though there have been 3 to win every year since 1916, and 4 since 1934 when the Masters was established.
Tommy's Honour is about Young Tom 'Tommy' Morris (played by Jack Lowden) and his father Old Tom Morris (Peter Mullan), who won four Open Championships himself and was also a greens-keeper, course designer and early innovator the game.
Unfortunately, director Jason Connery and editor John Scott must have felt obligated to include every aspect of their fascinating story in the movie because it covers a lot of ground regarding social issues while repeating many of the golf elements without giving enough emotional weight to either's triumphs or struggles. The closest it comes are in the moments between Young and Old Tom.
Sam Neill plays a club gentleman who resists Tommy's efforts to rise above his station as a caddy. Ophelia Lovibond plays Tommy's love interest come wife, who died along with their child during a difficult labor just four months before he passed on Christmas Day, 1875.
Still, for golf enthusiasts it gives glimpses and insight into the realities and challenges of the game's early years, and it caused this reviewer to learn through research the accomplishments of its titled golfer.