If Roy “Tin Cup” McAvoy (KEVIN COSTNER) had played it safe, he might have been golfing on the pro tour instead of giving lessons at a driving range in the tiny West Texas town of Salome.

Had he played it safe, he might still be dating Doreen (LINDA HART), the owner of a profitable exotic dancing establishment, instead of becoming hired help at his own place of business — which he lost to her on a sucker bet. If he’d played it safe he wouldn’t be sacrificing his dignity to David Simms (DON JOHNSON), a PGA star and longtime rival, by accepting a job as his caddie.