Two former golfing buddies from Texas try to win over the same woman by winning the U.S. Open. That's the plot of Tin Cup in a nutshell. It's a sports underdog story, in addition to being a romantic comedy. It naturally features a lot of golfing. A lot.

Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy (Kevin Costner) owns and operates a driving range in Salome, a small town in west Texas. When he meets Molly Griswold (Rene Russo), he is instantly smitten with her. Unfortunately, she is already seeing David Simms (Don Johnson), Roy's one-time friend and golfing partner, back when they were playing for the University of Houston. Now the two men are competitors.

But David has the edge, at least in the sport. He's been competing professionally for years, and successfully so. In the meantime, Roy has been serving merely as the golf pro at his own driving range and hanging out with his friends. Can he catch up to and beat David, and can he perhaps impress Molly at the same time?

In Roy's corner is his business assistant, friend and caddy Romeo Posar (Cheech Marin). Roy's closest friends include Clint (Lou Myers), Dewey (Rex Linn), Earl (Dennis Burkley) and former girlfriend Doreen (Linda Hart). Their personalities and interactions can be fun to watch, too.

Quite a number of pro golfers and notable broadcasters appear as themselves here. If you've followed the sport for a while, then you will no doubt recognize many faces, names and voices. It's a testament to the power of film that they all agreed to appear in this production. They give it major legitimacy.

No wonder, then, that Tin Cup has evidently become a favorite film for the golfing crowd. It's not a bad one for Kevin Costner fans, either. No matter how many times you see it, and even though you know how everything turns out, you can still get chills watching the final shots taken on the last hole. When the storyline combines with the compelling characters and the stirring music, it creates a suspenseful atmosphere that keeps you glued to the screen, even in your hundredth viewing. Or more.

If you haven't watched it in a while, do what Roy McAvoy would tell you to do. Tee it up.