"It will be interesting to see which, if any, may be formidable films."

In Golf World's classy looking new Arts Issue featuring a Mike Miller painting on the cover, Bill Fields looks at the mixed bag of golf films and concludes that for most of the failed movies, it comes down to the golfers not making convincing golfers. He also notes a few possible film topics and what's on the way...

The human drama of a golfer such as the late Bert Yancey, who bravely battled manic depression to play on tour, would seem to be a natural for the screen. Arnold Palmer's life story also makes sense. In any case, there are a couple of golf movies on the way. "Golf in the Kingdom," based on Michael Murphy's mystical 1972 novel, starring David O'Hara and Mason Gamble and filmed at Bandon Dunes, should be released in 2011. Robert Duvall and Lucas Black star in "Seven Days in Utopia," adapted from David Cook's tale of redemption at a run-down Texas driving range. Steve Carell is slated to star in "Missing Links," under development and based on Rick Reilly's 1997 novel.