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Stig Helmer Olsson, toaster inspector at Toastmaster, suddenly finds himself unemployed. Finansbolaget Parvus bought the company solely for the plot. Toastmaster, they are not the least bit interested in running, and Stig Helmer finds himself on the street with a toaster for four slices and two roses as compensation for twenty years of service. On the street, he also has his new duties: he has got a job as a street sweeper. Bruno Anderhage from Parvus is admittedly a rather lousy, but great golf enthusiast, and wants to expand the golf club he is the new chairman of with nine new holes. Problems with enforcement arise when the county antiquarian believes there are ancient remains in the area. If so, he has the legal right to stop golfing. There have been plenty of ancient finds in the area, it's just that these are well hidden by the outgoing neighbor, the farmer Olofsson, who makes a good buck from the golf club. So good that he and his wife can stand to get failed golf balls in their food and head in time and out of time. Anderhage has an extramarital affair with Norwegian gallery owner Mette Guldbrandsen. However, this is mostly practiced on the golf course, to Mette's frustration. During a vernissage, Mette meets her old friend, compatriot and admirer, also Stig Helmer's best friend, Ole Bramserud. He invites Mette home for a wok dinner when they meet again the next day, this time on the golf course, where Ole also sometimes hangs out. This day, Stig Helmer is also there, although he picks up rubbish. Anderhage does as usual a lousy round, spiced with rudeness towards Mette, who is starting to get enough. She bets with Anderhage that anyone could beat him in golf. The sum is one million kronor. Anderhage points to a slender guy in a garbage can overall. If he plays against Anderhage, he will receive 100,000 for the inconvenience. It's Stig Helmer. Mette and Ole have dinner and she complains about the unbearable Bruno Anderhage, born Andersson, regretting the relationship in general and the bet in particular. An attempt to call and cancel this turns out to be futile. It rings at the door and there stands Stig Helmer. He wants Ole to teach him golf. Mette recognizes him, and she and Ole now tackle the big task of making golfers by Stig Helmer. New golf equipment and a lot of training. Stig Helmer has found Uncle Julle's old clubs and golf clothes in the attic, but this does not go far, nor does Ole's golf knowledge. It is decided to find a real golf professional as a teacher for Stig Helmer. After some unsuccessful attempts to engage Nicklaus and Ballestero, among others, the right man is found: the Scottish golf legend Roderick McDougall, winner of the British Open in 1959. The teaching will take place on site, in Scotland. Stig Helmer and Ole are received by McDougall's sweet daughter, Fiona, who exchanges tender looks with Stig Helmer. McDougall is an eccentric man with a taste for whiskey, even by Scottish standards, and works on a golf machine, a kind of robot that teaches the game to the user. Ole and Stig Helmer are offered a tummy tuck in the evening and Stig Helmer has nightmares about the castle ghost at night. Golf lessons, golf ethics and golf attire are covered. Stig Helmer is making progress. One day he beats his first pair. Stig Helmer now has the right to wear the McDougall clan's Stig Helmer likes Fiona better than controlling toasters. It's romance in the air. It's the day of the Match. Scottish TV is on site. One million at stake. Anderhage plays badly, so does Stig Helmer. A horse eats one of Stig Helmer's balls. At the last hole, the position is the same, when Stig Helmer hits the ball so that it ends up on a truck bed full of sand. When the truck leaves, the game seems to be lost. Anderhage hits his ball and considers the matter clear, as McDougall refers to the rule that the ball may be hit from where it is. The truck driver is called back, and Stig Helmer, to everyone's great shock, hits the ball right into the hole. He has won by one stroke. He has also managed to rake a Viking coin out of the pile of sand, to the great delight of the present county antiquarian. A full-length Scottish bagpipe with the sign "Swing it, Stig!" appears suddenly and Stig Helmer marches triumphantly with his Fiona in tow. There is also Ole ch Mette, the latter now has nothing more to do with Anderhage. Farmer Olofsson comes driving with his tractor to plow up his land. Anderhage can do nothing. The final scene takes place in Scotland. McDougall & Olsson Ltd. have urgent times with the product Golfmaster. Stig checks the machines and gets a kiss on the cheek by Fiona. (http://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=film&itemid=17131#)
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