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He’s been mired in the past ever since, from his job at a sporting goods store to his refusal to finalize the divorce initiated by his long-suffering wife ([Judy Greer](https://time.com/4021893/natasha-lyonne-judy-greer-addicted-to-fresno/)), move out of their old house, and accept that he’s no longer a husband, a father, or a pro athlete. When he spots a surly teen at a driving range, Santi (Peter Dager), who has the makings of a major talent, Pryce sees in this potential protégé a shot at redemption. But Santi, whose now-estranged dad used to push him too hard on the golf course, doesn’t exactly relish the prospect of having a new father figure to satisfy. It sounds hackneyed and heartstring-yanking—another comedy that uses sports as a cover to talk about men’s feelings and relationships from the platform that brought us [_Ted Lasso_](https://time.com/6081493/ted-lasso-season-2/). There are indeed elements of _Stick_, which premieres on June 4, that come off as pandering; as if a dad-rock soundtrack (“Baba O’Riley,” “The Boys Are Back in Town”) weren’t enough, it even rips off _Lasso_’s earnest folk theme song. While it’s a relief that Greer isn’t forced to play a harpy, the show can be cringily conspicuous in its efforts to model empathy for women. A self-described “genderqueer, anticapitalist, postcolonial feminist” character named Zero (Lilli Kay) initially reads as an assemblage of lazy Gen Z clichés that exist mostly in the imaginations of boomers.  Owen Wilson, left, and Peter Dager in Stick Apple TV+ Yet within the limitations of its formula, _Stick_ works. A trite setup gives way to a looser road-trip vibe after Pryce convinces Santi and his savvy mom (Mariana Treviño) to pile into a RV with him and his cranky ex-caddie (an effectively typecast Marc Maron) for a summer of amateur tournaments. Everyone is low-key lonely, with familial baggage that keeps them from connecting with others. Thankfully, Keller’s scripts aren’t as twee or didactic about this stuff as _Lasso_ and [_Shrinking_](https://time.com/6248761/shrinking-review-apple/)creator Bill Lawrence’s tend to be. Nor are his characters cartoons like Ted; most, including Zero, quickly become multifaceted people, courtesy of a cast blessed with unshowy charisma. A game changer it isn’t, but _Stick_ still comes out a few strokes ahead of par. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7289477/stick-review-apple/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7289477/stick-review-apple/"},"headline":"Owen Wilson's Stick Sounds Like a Ted Lasso Ripoff. Actually, It's Better","datePublished":"2025-06-04T11:00:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:51:07.771Z","description":"The Apple TV+ golf comedy sounds like a 'Ted Lasso' ripoff. 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