On Friday, he got the ultimate validation when Gilmore announced that he had committed to play on the men’s golf team at Ball State.

It gets better. Who was among the first to congratulate him? The original “Happy,” actor Adam Sandler, who tweeted, “Go get em Happy. Pulling for you.”

Go get em Happy. Pulling for you. https://t.co/4o4LOoAWDN

— Adam Sandler (@AdamSandler) June 23, 2023

He also got a shout-out from Shooter McGavin, aka actor Christopher McDonald:

Congrats but I tell you what, you’d be something in one of those long drive contests. Hell, you’d probably make a very good living. Traveling around, hustling at driving ranges. Just a thought. https://t.co/TzbPTQI39T

— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) June 23, 2023

The real-life Happy, a rising senior at the Bloomington South High School, is ranked 481st in the Golfweek Boys Junior Rankings. He has played on the US Kids Tour events, as well as competing in the Hurricane National Championships, where he was named the Player of the Year in 2020.

Of embracing the whimsical name, Landon Gilmore told the Indianapolis Star: “I don’t think it adds any pressure to me. But I do know that whatever I do is going to be seen. Especially as far as leaderboards when people are scrolling down and see ‘Happy Gilmore’ they are going to look at it, obviously. So, I do know that, but I don’t let it get in my head or that I have to play good because of it. I just go out and do my thing.”

Good luck with that, kid.

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On Saturday night, McGavin McDonald was arrested for drunk driving in the Lake Arrowhead area of Los Angeles, according to a report from TMZ, who obtained his all-time mugshot.

The 62-year-old actor reportedly lost control of his Porsche and crashed into a gas meter at around 9 p.m. local time. Before cops took him into custody, an eyewitness says McDonald told them he appeared in “Happy Gilmore.”

Believe it or not, L.A.’s finest were not amused, and took McDonald to a local jail to sober up before he can be released without bail. Had he won the Tour Championship, something tells us things would have gone a little differently.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time McDonald has been arrested for drunk driving. In 2013, TMZ reported he was nabbed for driving while intoxicated. Here’s hoping Shooter learns his lesson this time and doesn’t really hurt himself.

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