From the Rough
Dr. Catana Starks makes history as the first woman and the first African American woman to coach a men's college golf team and subsequently guides her misfit players to an all-time-record championship season.
16 November 1956, Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA
7 January 1985, Monroe, Louisiana, USA
19 February 1979, Algiers, Algeria
10 December 1957, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 July 1959, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
December 30, 1980 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
17 September 1981, Van Nuys, California, USA
29 May 1981, Irvine, California, USA
6 March 1955, Los Angeles, California, USA
February 25, 2015
Solid sports tale has positive messages, feel-good themes.
April 24, 2014
Henson nicely captures Starks' determination but also her doubts and personal demons.
May 01, 2014
Henson's performance goes a long way toward selling the uniqueness and importance of Starks and her story--which Bagley almost appears determined to flatten out in the most cookie-cutter-familiar way possible.
April 22, 2014
A well-deserved, if syrupy sweet, overdue tribute to an African-American role model and trailblazer.
