What's the Difference between The Greatest Game Ever Played the Book and The Greatest Game Ever Played the Movie?
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
Francis Ouimet
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Francis Ouimet
Portrayed by: Shia LaBeouf
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Harry Vardon
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Harry Vardon
Portrayed by: Stephen Dillane
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Eddie Lowrey
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Eddie Lowrey
Portrayed by: Josh Flitter
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Peter Firth
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Peter Firth
Portrayed by: Lord Northcliffe
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This Character does not appear.
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Sarah Wallis
Portrayed by: Peyton List
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Arthur Ouimet
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Arthur Ouimet
Portrayed by: Elias Koteas
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Mary Ouimet
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Mary Ouimet
Portrayed by: Marnie McPhail
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Stephen Marcus
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Stephen Marcus
Portrayed by: Ted Ray
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The Greatest Game Ever Played Book vs Movie
| In the Book |
In the Movie |
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Francis continues to excel as a golfer after his failure to qualify for the US Amateur. |
Francis is depicted as not completing in any golf matches after he fails to qualify for the US Amateur in 1910. |
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Ted Ray hit Wilfred Reid repeatedly when insulted at dinner during the US Open. He received unfavorable attention from golf fans afterwards. |
Ted Ray hit Reid once and suffers no bad publicity.
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Harry Vardon has a large mustache. |
He is clean shaven. |
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Harry Vardon's putting suffered after a bout of tuberculosis. |
Harry's short putting is shown as being affected by a tremor in his hand, but is not explained why.
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There is much history on Vardon's life and marriage/family. |
Nothing about his wife or brother, very little about his life prior to the US Open. |
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Francis defeated Harry by 5 strokes in the playoff round. |
Francis only beats Harry by 1 stroke.
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The weather is fair on the first rounds, rainy during the playoff round. |
The weather is rainy prior to the playoff round. |