Adam Sandler’s oafish pro golfer is back on screen for the first time in nearly 30 years, in a new movie that follows the titular Happy Gilmore as he attempts to get back in the game and raise his five kids after the death of wife Virginia (Julie Bowen) in a hurtling golf ball accident.

I loved John Daly and a funny Scottie Scheffler bit, but Will Zalatoris had the best cameo in Happy Gilmore 2.

Happy Gilmore 2, the divisive '90s sequel that's "surprisingly heartwarming", has stormed to the top of the Netflix trending chart. Released nearly 30 years after the original, the highly anticipated sequel to the iconic 1996 comedy Happy Gilmore sees Adam Sandler reprise his role as the titular golfer.

John Daly is playing Happy Gilmore’s brother in Netflix ’s Happy Gilmore 2 — but the real shocker? Despite a decades-long career filled with major wins and high-profile sponsorships, Daly’s net worth in 2025 is reportedly just $2 million.

"Happy Gilmore 2" director Kyle Newacheck defended the decision to kill off Virginia, telling /Film: "There's always a concern when you're playing with that type of darkness. But I don't know, I was never really concerned because it is the driving force [of the film]. If you pull that out, then what do you have? You don't have anything real."

Netflix viewers have all been saying the same thing about Happy Gilmore 2 after spotting references to a golf star's legal troubles.