JR & Gareth Go to College: A Country Club Comedy with Championship Swagger ⛳🎓

🎬 Elevator Pitch: JR & Gareth Go to College

What happens when JR Smith—NBA champion turned scholar—and Gareth Bale—Champions League icon with a backswing better than his bicycle kick—decide to go back to college?

No, not for keg parties or extra credit.
They go back… to play collegiate golf.
Legally. Competitively. Outrageously.

🎯 Think: “Mac & Devin Go to High School” meets “Happy Gilmore” meets “The Last Dance”… but at a Division I golf tournament.

⛳ Premise

Two retired sports legends, burned out by fame but bonded by their shared love of golf, enroll at a small liberal arts university with one mission:
Win the NCAA Championship—and graduate while they’re at it.

They’re twice the age of their teammates, allergic to dorm food, and still learning how Canvas works. But when it comes to clutch shots, team leadership, and zen trash talk? They’re masters.

Along the way:

Gareth teaches meditation through putting.
JR mentors student-athletes in life and shot shaping.
Their golf team of lovable nerds becomes a national threat.
Chaos erupts when they qualify for the championship… and the school’s booster board realizes what they’ve done.

🧠 Creative Team

Directed by:
🎬 LeBron James (executive producer vibes, bringing the gravity)
🎭 Will Ferrell (co-director & chaos coordinator)

Written by:

From the creative team behind Ted Lasso and Ballers
Punch-up by comedians from The Ringer and SNL Weekend Update

🎭 Cast & Vibes

JR Smith as himself – sage, unpredictable, full of quotes and long irons
Gareth Bale as himself – golf-obsessed, dry wit, calm killer
Timothée Chalamet as their ultra-serious team captain with PGA dreams
Awkwafina as their caddie/academic advisor with the loudest fits on the green
Christopher Walken as the mysterious old golf coach who only speaks in metaphors
Ken Jeong as the overprotective NCAA compliance officer

🧢 Themes & Hooks

🎓 The redemption arc of education after fame
🏌️‍♂️ The absurdity of NCAA rules
🤝 Intergenerational friendships and mentorships
🧘 Golf as a metaphor for life: patience, peace, pressure
😂 College shenanigans… in slow motion

🎯 Taglines

“Two legends. Eighteen holes. One diploma.”
“They’ve got rings. Now they want credits.”
“Age is just a number. Par is eternal.”
“From the locker room to the lecture hall.”

📈 Streaming Potential & Merch

Limited series or feature film, ideal for Netflix, Prime, or Max
Companion golf apparel collab (Golf Wang x JR x Gareth)
“Philosophy of Golf” YouTube shorts w/ Gareth Bale
JR Smith motivational TikToks: “You don’t need eligibility to be excellent.”

⛳ Final Shot

Championship match. Final hole. 12-foot downhill putt.

JR steadies the line. Gareth lines up the flagstick with the stars.
Crowd silent. Ball rolls.
CUT TO BLACK.

Voiceover:

“Turns out… you can go back to school.
And this time, you know exactly why you're there.”

🎬 JR & Gareth Go to College

Coming soon to a campus—or country club—near you.