Major Jackey Gore, an expert in all sports but golf (and an astonishing braggart and social climber) bets his rival -- a golfing champion -- that he can learn the game in one week. They set a challenge match at a renowned Scottish course, the winner of which gains the right to propose to the (very rich) woman they both love.
A hilarious week of inept training brings little improvement in our hero's game. When the ghost of an ancient Scottish cardinal offers him a set of enchanted, infallible clubs, his fortunes change, somewhat.