Overview

• Rotten Tomatoes score jumped from 40% to 83% after the first three episodes debuted on Apple TV+.
• Reviewers praise Owen Wilson’s portrayal of former golf prodigy Pryce Cahill as the show’s emotional anchor.
• Critics draw parallels to Ted Lasso but argue Stick leans more heavily on familiar sports-comedy tropes with less grounded humor.
• Timothy Olyphant’s turn as tournament head Clark Ross earns acclaim for injecting sharp antagonism into the series.
• Despite the score surge, some reviewers continue to fault the show for forced humor and uneven character development.