Carl Weathers’ Chubbs Peterson was also slated to return, until the actor died last year. So this film features the character’s son Slim Peterson (Lavell Crawford), who, like his father, sports a prosthetic hand that has an inconvenient propensity for falling off.

Adam Sandler's latest comedy "Happy Gilmore 2" features superstar golfers Justin Thomas, Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele, Rory McIlroy, and more.

Six years after his onscreen son died, Adam Sandler paid tribute to Cameron Boyce with his latest movie. With Happy Gilmore 2 now available to stream on Netflix, eagle-eyed viewers have noticed Sandler’s Grown Ups co-star appearing on a TV in the background of one scene,

“Happy Gilmore 2,” the newly released Netflix sequel to Adam Sandler’s 1996 golf comedy, is a lot like its star: A little bit flabbier, a little bit shabbier, but still undeniably funny after all these years.

Boyce and Sandler, 58, first worked alongside each other in 2010's Grown Ups, before reprising their roles as father-son duo Lenny Feder and Keithie Feder in 2013's Grown Ups 2. Boyce also found success on Jessie and beyond for Disney, notably playing Cruella de Vil's son Carlos in the Descendants franchise.

Ethan Anderton of SlashFilm says Happy Gilmore 2 takes a big swing but completely whiffs it by doing something unforgivable in the opening sequence from which it can never recover. The sequel is, per the critic, “a poor excuse for nostalgic comedy, and you'd have more fun getting a colonoscopy with a rake.” Anderton gives it a 2 out of 10, writing: