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The Short Game

They are some of the greatest golfers in the world. And they are 7 years old.

2013 · 1h 40m · PG Documentary
Directed by Josh Greenbaum

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Overview

Each year, the world’s best 7 year-old golfers descend on Pinehurst, North Carolina to compete in the World Championships of Junior Golf. The Short Game follows eight of these very young athletes on their quest to become the sport’s next phenom.

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83%
Tomatometer
Fresh

You don't need to like golf to like -- perhaps even to love -- The Short Game.

Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh

[The Short Game] finds the most entertaining angle on one of the world's dullest sports.

Peter Debruge, Variety
Fresh

On a cuteness scale -- where 10 is a fuzzy kitten yawning in a hammock -- the chattily uninhibited 7- and 8-year-old golfers of The Short Game score high.

Nicolas Rapold, New York Times
Fresh

Like its half-pint stars, The Short Game stands on the cusp of brilliance.

Scott Bowles, USA Today
Fresh

What Greenbaum captures is compelling, and occasionally uncomfortable to watch.

Michael Whitmer, Boston Globe

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