Happy Gilmore 2 trailer revealed: Rory McIlroy, Paige Spiranac feature in new golf movie

Golf superstars Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau, along with social media sensation Paige Spiranac, will all appear in Netflix's Happy Gilmore 2 movie, it has been confirmed. 

Netflix released its new trailer of the eagerly-anticipated golf movie on 18 March.

Happy Gilmore 2 is set for an official 25 July release on Netflix, which falls five days after golf's final major of the season at The Open. 

The movie is the sequel to the popular Happy Gilmore film of 1996.

The film is directed by Kyle Newacheck and written by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler.

Actors Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen, Dennis Dugan, Allen Covert and Ben Stiller will all reprise their roles from the original film that was released on 19 July 1996.

They will be joined during the comedy hit by a number of PGA Tour and LIV Golf stars, including McIlroy, Scheffler and DeChambeau. 

Other golf superstars expected to take part include Brooks Koepka, Xander Schauffele, John Daly and 18-time major record holder Jack Nicklaus.

DeChambeau recently teased fans of his appearance on Happy Gilmore 2 with an Instagram post alongside Sandler - who plays Happy Gilmore. 

Sandler was pictured holding DeChambeau's U.S. Open trophy, and the photo was shared on the two-time major champion's Instagram page. 

Other notable PGA Tour players set to be involved at various stages of Happy Gilmore 2 include Fred Couples, Jordan Spieth, Rickie Fowler, Collin Morikawa, Keegan Bradley, Corey Pavin and Lee Trevino, the latter whom also appeared in the original comedy hit.

It is also understood there will be cameo appearances by rapper Eminem, NFL player and Taylor Swift's boyfriend Travis Kelce, and talk show host Dan Patrick.

Golf social media sensation Paige Spiranac also features in Happy Gilmore 2, and she can't quite believe it.

"The fact that I’m in the Happy Gilmore 2 movie is actually insane lol check me out in the trailer!" tweeted Spiranac, who has a whopping 4m followers on Instagram. 

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Sandler also took to X / Twitter after Netflix posted a trailer of the film.

"Hope you all have fun and thanks for all the great times," tweeted Sandler. 

Happy Gilmore's arch rival Shooter McGavin, who is once again played by Christopher McDonald, confirmed the script had been written for Happy Gilmore 2 last season. 

Watch the trailer here: 

Spiranac made a claim about McIlroy straight after seeing the PGA Tour superstar pick up his second PGA Tour title of the season and second career Players Championship on Monday.

Paige admits she's seen enough this year to believe McIlroy will finally win The Masters on 13 April and complete the career grand slam. 

Read more that here.

Scroll below to check out some of the best bits from the original Happy Gilmore film...

Legendary golf film Happy Gilmore grossed over $82m worldwide following its launch more than 28 years ago.

It was released by Universal Pictures, and Sandler and Tim Herlihy wrote the script, with Dennis Dugan as the director.

The film saw Happy - played by Sandler - take up the game of golf with no prior knowledge of it other than being able to strike a pure hockey puck.

Happy wanted to get involved in the sport once seeing the hefty prize money on offer in qualifying events, as he did everything he could to save his grandmother's house.

With the help of retired golf pro Chubbs Peterson, played by the late Carl Weathers, Happy took his game to new heights and hit some of the longest drives of all time.

Happy's very aggressive playing style and behavior irked many of his peers on Tour, none more so than McGavin.

The duo were then locked in a final-round tussle for the Tour Championship, and it all came down to the 18th hole where drama unfolded as a tower collapsed on the green and Happy saw out the win in dramatic fashion.

Few details have emerged about the script for Happy Gilmore 2, but all will be revealed when it hits Netflx on 25 July 2025.