Justin Thomas Drops ‘Bad News’ About Scottie Scheffler’s ‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Performance
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After nearly three decades, Happy Gilmore is back on screens. The new sequel, “Happy Gilmore 2,” premiered globally last week on Netflix and reunites Adam Sandler with his cult-favorite golf character and features a star-studded cast of athletes and celebrities.
From PGA Tour legends to LPGA, NFL and LIV Golf pros, the film has quickly become the most talked-about sports comedy of the year.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 21: (L-R) Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Conor Sherry, Phillip Schneider, Bad Bunny, Ethan Cutkosky, Adam Sandler, Kyle Newacheck, Jackie Sandler, John Daly, Sunny Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Sadie Sandler, Fernando Marrero,… NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 21: (L-R) Maxwell Jacob Friedman, Conor Sherry, Phillip Schneider, Bad Bunny, Ethan Cutkosky, Adam Sandler, Kyle Newacheck, Jackie Sandler, John Daly, Sunny Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Sadie Sandler, Fernando Marrero, Lavell Crawford, Julie Bowen, Benny Safdie, Bryson DeChambeau, Oliver Hudson, Scottie Scheffler, Dan Lin, Haley Joel Osment, Jason Young, Ted Sarandos, Joseph Vecsey, Robert Simonds and Bela Bajaria attend the Happy Gilmore 2 World Premiere at Jazz at Lincoln Center on July 21, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Netflix)
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But while fans are still laughing at the slapstick chaos and nostalgic callbacks, Justin Thomas had a different kind of reaction — one that came with a wink and a warning.
“I’ve got some good news and bad news,” Thomas typed on Instagram on Sunday. “The good news is I actually think the golfers did pretty well in HG2! Bad news… it appears @scottie.scheffler won again. The guy can’t miss right now 😂 @netflix”
The PGA Tour pro posted the caption alongside a behind-the-scenes clip from the film’s shoot.
The video featured cameos from Rory McIlroy, Nelly Korda, Bryson DeChambeau and Paige Spiranac, among others. But the spotlight, once again, fell on Scheffler, who, true to form, stole the show.
What’s Scottie Scheffler’s role in Happy Gilmore 2?
Scheffler plays a fictionalized version of himself. The two-time Masters winner plays a recurring role in the second half of the film than in the first half.
In a comedic exchange, Scheffler asks Sandler’s character how to handle physical confrontations on the golf course, poking fun at his own calm reputation in contrast to Happy’s notorious hot-headedness.
After getting provoked by rival golfer Harley (played by Oliver Hudson), Scheffler throws a textbook hockey-style punch, gets disqualified, and is promptly arrested.
“Not again,” he quips, referencing his real-life arrest last year amid the PGA Championship in Louisville.
And yes, the film goes there.
In one of the movie’s biggest twists, Scheffler’s character ends up getting arrested mid-tournament and tossed into jail. His final scene has him slumped in a jail cell, watching Happy win on a tiny TV screen while fellow inmates cheer.
The timing of Scheffler’s comedic moment couldn’t be more thrilling.
Just last week, the World No. 1 clinched his third leg of the career Grand Slam at the 153rd Open Championship, Royal Portrush, finishing 17-under-par with a four-shot victory.
Image Collage of Tiger Woods and his former coach Butch Harmon during the 1999 British Open and Scottie Scheffler with the Claret Jug at the 2025 Open Championship. (Image Credits: Getty Images) Image Collage of Tiger Woods and his former coach Butch Harmon during the 1999 British Open and Scottie Scheffler with the Claret Jug at the 2025 Open Championship. (Image Credits: Getty Images) Getty Images
It was his fourth major title, placing him alongside legends like Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player as players who won the Masters, PGA Championship and Open Championship before turning 30.
Thomas’s “bad news” jab was clearly tongue-in-cheek, but it echoed a growing sentiment on Tour that Scheffler is in a league of his own. And who knows, as the wind around the golf world says, he is the next Woods.
The cast of “Happy Gilmore 2” is a blend of old favorites and new faces. Returning stars included Sandler as Happy Gilmore, Julie Bowen as Virginia Venit, Christopher McDonald as Shooter McGavin, Ben Stiller as Hal L.
While the new additions has Bad Bunny as Oscar Mejías (Happy’s caddie), Travis Kelce, Eminem, Post Malone and Spiranac. Additionally, golfers like McIlroy, Brooks Koepka, DeChambeau, Will Zalatoris and Thomas himself.
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