What kep them? It has taken until season two of this feelgood golf comedy-drama to come up with the storyline that I was sure was going to be part of season one. I guess they had to hold something back...

So while season one homed in on washed-up ex-pro Pryce Cahill (Owen Wilson) mentoring young turk Santiago Wheeler (Peter Dager) season two does what I'd been waiting for. Pryce himself is coaxed out of retirement by sleazeball salesman and old rival Clark (Timothy Olyphant) who is convinced that at 55, Pryce can become the oldest player ever to win the US Open.

It's a lofty ambition and I haven't got far enough into the series to see if he pulls it off, but things are certainly looking good. He's off the booze (mostly) and in the first episode he plays the kind of audacious shot onto a green that all of us amatuer hackers can only dream of.

All the while though Pryce, all wisdom, fatherly charm and messy blond hair, is also working with Santiago, who is going from strength to strength and is keen to turn pro. Pryce though thinks that he should go to college first, which causes tension between them that somehow has to be resolved.

It probably helps if you've got a bit of skin in the golf game but then again, do you have to be a football/soccer fan to enjoy Ted Lasso? This has a similar family-friendly vibe and there are other plotlines to pull you in too, most notably the relationship between Pryce's old caddy Mitts (Marc Maron) and Santiago's mum Elena (Mariana Treviño). There's also Santiago's relationship with his caddy Zero (Lilli Kay). Will he be tempted on tour or be loyal?

It's all a lot of fun and it looks lush too, with some breathtaking shots of sunny skies and gloriously green fairways. It may not be a sport for everyone but Stick is a show that certainly has something for everyone.  

Stick is streaming now on Apple TV