The reviews on "Happy Gilmore 2" are mixed. The results are not.

The New Jersey roots of Adam Sandler's new movie "Happy Gilmore 2" gives a sense of how productions at Netflix Fort Monmouth will boost the Shore.

Kurt Kitayama: Look out for QUADZILLA! The 32-year-old ended a two-year-plus winless drought in emphatic fashion at the 3M Open. After struggling to make the cut in Minnesota, Kitayama torched TPC Twin Cities for 20 birdies (!) over the weekend to earn his second career PGA Tour title:

The late, great “Price is Right” host Bob Barker isn’t the only cast member remembered fondly in Happy Gilmore 2. So, too, is Dan Baker, a longtime executive with the PGA of America, who died tragically in a car accident in December. He was 58.

Happy Gilmore 2 has unsurprisingly given Netflix a major viewership victory. The sequel to Adam Sandler's beloved 1996 golf comedy began streaming on Friday. Fans old and new have flocked to watch the movie.

Netflix's record-breaking sequel proves that sometimes the best thing for golf isn't a major — it's Adam Sandler making golf look fun to 47 million viewers.