Tommy's Honour

Tommy's Honour
Film poster
Directed byJason Connery
Screenplay by
  • Pamela Marin
  • Kevin Cook
Based onTommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son
by Kevin Cook
Produced by
  • Keith Bank
  • Bob Last
  • Jim Kreutzer
  • Tim Moore
Starring
Music byChristian Henson
Production
companies
  • Gutta Percha Productions
  • Timeless Films
  • Creative Scotland
  • SellOutPictures
  • Wind Chill Media Group
Distributed by
  • Roadside Attractions (United States)
  • Thunderbird Releasing (United Kingdom)
  • Timeless Films (International)
Release dates
Running time
117 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom[1]
LanguageEnglish

Tommy's Honour is a 2016 historical drama film depicting the lives and careers of, and the complex relationship between, the pioneering Scottish golfing champions Old Tom Morris and his son Young Tom Morris. The film is directed by Jason Connery, and the father and son are portrayed by Peter Mullan and Jack Lowden. The film won Best Feature Film at the 2016 British Academy Scotland Awards.

The screenplay, written by Pamela Marin and Kevin Cook, is based on Cook's 2007 book, Tommy's Honor: The Story of Old Tom Morris and Young Tom Morris, Golf's Founding Father and Son.[2] The book won the Herbert Warren Wind Book Award as the best golf book of 2007,[2] was one of the five books that Sports Illustrated selected as the "Books of the Year" in 2007,[3] and was #32 of "the 50 best sports books ever written" selected by The Telegraph.[4]

The film opened the 2016 Edinburgh International Film Festival on 15 June 2016 and it went into theatrical release in the United States on 14 April 2017 and in the United Kingdom on 7 July 2017.

  1. ^ Tommy's Honour at the British Council. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference digest was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Silverman, Jeff. "Books of the Year". Sports Illustrated. 10 December 2007.
  4. ^ Corrigan, James. "The 50 best sports books ever written: Tommy's Honour". The Telegraph. 15 November 2015.