<P> Janine Turner was reportedly the first choice for the role of Molly Griswold, but she turned it down . Michelle Pfeiffer was also approached before Rene Russo was then cast . Pierce Brosnan and Alec Baldwin were considered for the part of David Simms, before Don Johnson was placed in the film . John Leguizamo was offered the character of Romeo Posar, until Cheech Marin stepped in to do the role . </P> <P> Kevin Costner trained extensively with Gary McCord to learn how to play golf, as stated in the foreword Costner wrote for McCord's book, Golf For Dummies . McCord, who helped Costner develop a swing and pre-shot routine, is listed in the end credits as a golf consultant and has a cameo appearance in the film . </P> <P> The film's climactic scenes take place at a fictional U.S. Open tournament set in North Carolina . Some of the film was shot in Kingwood, Texas, and some was shot at Tubac GC in Tubac, Arizona . The movie's 18th hole is actually the 4th hole on Kingwood's Deerwood course; the lake that guards the front of the green on this beautiful and difficult par - 5, actually a par 4 in real life, was built for the movie by the film company . </P> <P> There are (credited) cameo appearances by pro golfers, including Gary McCord, Phil Mickelson, Craig Stadler, Johnny Miller, Lee Janzen, Corey Pavin, Fred Couples, and Billy Mayfair--as well as TV golf broadcasters Jim Nantz, Ken Venturi, Gary McCord, Ben Wright, Frank Chirkinian, Lance Barrow, Peter Kostis and Jimmy Roberts--all playing themselves . </P>

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