'I Said Say No More' - Former PGA Pro Hunter Mahan Detailed How He Became Adam Sandler's 'Golf Swing Double' In Happy Gilmore 2

What the hell man? You're telling me Adam Sandler didn't swing all those Happy Gilmore swings? This feels like I've been bamboozled, hoodwinked, lied to! It makes sense, I suppose. You can't expect Adam Sandler to be the all-time swinger in Happy Gilmore 2, even if he taught Bryson how to do it: 

 I do love that it was Hunter Mahan, you may remember him from the Golf Boys video: 

Or starting a fight with Quail Hollow: 

Once upon a time Mahan was awesome. He won the '99 US Junior Amteur, he has top-10 finishes in all four majors, most recently being a 7th place finish in the 2014 PGA Championship. He played in four Presidents Cup and multiple Ryder Cups, he beat Rory in the finals of the match play championship, the dude was supposed to be next. So, yeah, if you need a swing double get the dude who put out an awesome music video and knows how to swing.

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Really it's the transformation for me. No-brainer by him to say yes to being the swing double, but it's gotta be hell to go through all the makeup, the shaving of the arms, the styling, everything that comes along with being in a move. But, again, if you get asked to be in Happy Gilmore 2, you say yes. It was a decent movie! 

Then again, if you get to dress like Adam Sandler and/or Happy Gilmore you have a decent day. That man knows style. Either way, Hunter Mahan is now basically Happy Gilmore, that's an honor that only goes to the best of the best.