Adam Sandler Sends Shoutout To Real-Life Teen Golfer Happy Gilmore: ‘Pulling For You’
etcanada.comAdam Sandler is throwing his support behind a talented teenager who shares the name of one of the “SNL” alum’s most beloved screen creations, the titular hockey player turned golfer in 1996 comedy “Happy Gilmore”.
When high school student and teenage golf phenom Happy Gilmore took to Twitter to reveal that he’d be attending college at Indiana’s Ball State University, Sandler weighed in. READ MORE: Adam Sandler Loves Golf Pros’ Attempts To Recreate Iconic ‘Happy Gilmore’ Swing “I am very excited to announce that I have committed to continue my academic and golf career at Ball State University,” wrote Gilmore. “I am very grateful for the opportunity Coach Fleck has given me!
I would like to thank my family, my friends and coaches who push me everyday!” Sandler retweeted the post, along with a shoutout: “Go get em Happy.
Pulling for you.” Gilmore’s tweet also caught the attention of parody account named for Shooter McGavin, the movie’s antagonist, played by Christopher McDonald.
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