''Stick'' is an American

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television series created by Jason Keller for

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and starring

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as a former professional golfer. The series premiered on June 4, 2025.

Premise

A long-washed-up professional golfer turns towards a rising young star in the game to turn things around.

Cast

Main

as Pryce Cahill, a former professional golfer who is now a golf club salesman and coach * Peter Dager as Santi Wheeler, a gifted golfer who quit after his father left his mother * Lilli Kay as Zero, a bartender at Sparling Meadows * Mariana Treviño as Elena Wheeler, Santi's mother *

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as Mitts, Pryce's friend and former caddy

Guest

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as Amber-Linn Sobeck, Pryce's ex-wife *

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as Clark Ross, Pryce's former playing partner and rival

Episodes

Production

It was announced in March 2024 that

was cast to star in the series with

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set as directors. Peter Dager,

, Mariana Treviño, Jamie Neumann and Lilli Kay would be added to the cast in the following months. In August,

would join the cast to replace Neumann, who exited for unknown reasons.

would also join the cast in a guest role capacity. Filming on the series began on May 29, 2024, in

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under the working title ''Rambler & the Birdie Machine'', and was due to run until September 13. In February 2025, Apple announced the series, now titled ''Stick'', would premiere on June 4, 2025.

Reception

The review aggregator website

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reported a 79% approval rating based on 47 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Carried along by

's laconic charm, ''Stick'' is a sports comedy that putts predictably but accomplishes its aim of gentle entertainment commendably under par."

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, which uses a weighted average, gave a score of 62 out of 100 based on 26 critics, indicating "generally favorable".

References

External links

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