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Jim Caviezel, who has the title role, was a Tuesday's special screening of the new movie Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius. Mike Adams/Special

Screening in Augusta is important to 'Jones' producers

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Wednesday, April 7, 2004

By Steven Uhles
The Augusta Chronicle

On Tuesday, the golf world got a dose of Hollywood glitz.

Last night, the Golf Digest companies played host to an advance screening of Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius at the Regal Augusta Exchange Stadium 20.

The movie, scheduled for an April 30 national release, stars Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, Frequency) as golf legend Bobby Jones, Claire Forlani (Meet Joe Black) as his wife, Mary, and Malcom McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) as Jones mentor OB Keeler.

Caviezel attended the invitation-only event.

Mitch Fox (from left) CEO and president of "Golf Digest", producer Kim Dawson and Jim Caviezel chats before the screening of the moive about golfing legend and Augusta national co-founder Bobby Jones. (Mike Adams/Augusta Chronicle)

Although the film has been previewed for several audiences, producer Kim Dawson said the Augusta audience was particularly important.

''This is a movie that transcends golf," he said. "But we couldn't make the movie without the golf, so yes, it is very important that people here respond to that aspect of the movie."

Coming Sunday

Producer Kim Dawson spent 15 years bringing Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius to the screen. He worked closely with Mr. Jones' family in creating the biography of the famous golfer's early life and career.

Reach Steven Uhles at (706) 823-3626 or steven.uhles@augustachronicle.com.