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Owen Wilson's new TV series settled an old score with brother Luke Wilson


Wilson convinced his brother Luke to play a round of golf and ended up beating him, much to Luke's surprise. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Wilson convinced his brother Luke to play a round of golf and ended up beating him, much to Luke's surprise. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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Owen Wilson has never had a career rivalry with his brother, fellow actor Luke Wilson, but it’s a slightly different story when they’re on the golf course.

Wilson spoke with Golf Digest about training for his role in “Stick” on Apple TV+, admitting he wasn’t a natural-born golfer.

“It was kind of intimidating as a little kid; you’re seeing these guys, and they look kinda serious,” Wilson told the outlet.

His younger brother Luke and older brother Andrew showed more interest and picked up the golf at a younger age, but he never quite got a taste for it until he landed the role in “Stick.”

In the show, Wilson plays former pro-golfer Pryce Cahill whose career ended abruptly after an on the-green meltdown. But Cahill finds a renewed passion for the game and for life when he discovers 17-year-old Santi (Peter Dager), a golf prodigy.

Wilson took lessons with professionals and got more comfortable with the game.

“Most of the time you just use your imagination, but not this,” he said. “I really wanted to prepare because I was nervous. You’re not really going to see my swing. You’re going to see the kid, so it’s really about feeling comfortable on a golf course and also getting to know the dialogue.”

We might not see Wilson swing, but his brother Luke sure has.

The “Wedding Crashers” star told Golf Digest he and Luke went on for a game, but he hadn’t told his brother how much prep he had been doing for the show.

“I could tell he didn’t want to take me to play at his course because he was thinking, This guy’s going to be stumbling around and doesn’t know how to play,” he recalled.

“But I was just dialed in that day, better than I ever had [been] and just played great. He was like, ‘I can’t believe this. This is unbelievable.’ So that was very satisfying.”

He added, “I won some money. I don’t know why, but he brings out my best game.”

The brothers have starred together in several films, including their debut feature, “Bottle Rocket,” directed by childhood friend Wes Anderson, as well as films like “The Royal Tennenbaums,” “Rushmore,” and “The Darjeeling Limited.”

“Stick” premieres on Apple TV+ June 4.

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