Captain Rannulph Junah (Matt Damon), a disillusioned war veteran and former golf enthusiast, reluctantly agrees to participate in a golf tournament.
After being on the front lines during World War 1, he now finds the game silly and uninteresting.
Until your caddy Bagger Vance (Will Smith), teaches him the true secrets of the sport, which turn out to be the same secrets necessary to face any challenge in life, and also to regain the love of his former girlfriend Adele (Charlize Theron).