Shooter McGavin
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Shooter McGavin is the arrogant, antagonistic professional golfer and main rival to the title character in the comedy film "Happy Gilmore."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shooter McGavin canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3858581 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shooter McGavin Context triple: [Happy Gilmore, character, Shooter McGavin]
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A.
Marc McClure
Marc McClure is an American actor best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman film series and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
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B.
Bob Steele
Bob Steele was an American film actor best known for his roles in Westerns during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Jack McManus
Jack McManus is a British singer-songwriter and musician known for his work in pop and adult contemporary music and for his marriage to actress and singer Martine McCutcheon.
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D.
Mack Gerhardt
Mack Gerhardt is a central character in the television series "The Unit," known as a tough and highly skilled member of an elite U.S. Army special operations team.
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E.
Frank Magee
Frank Magee is an editor known for his work on the horror film "The Beast with Five Fingers."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shooter McGavin Target entity description: Shooter McGavin is the arrogant, antagonistic professional golfer and main rival to the title character in the comedy film "Happy Gilmore."
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A.
Marc McClure
Marc McClure is an American actor best known for playing Jimmy Olsen in the Superman film series and Dave McFly in the Back to the Future trilogy.
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B.
Bob Steele
Bob Steele was an American film actor best known for his roles in Westerns during the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Jack McManus
Jack McManus is a British singer-songwriter and musician known for his work in pop and adult contemporary music and for his marriage to actress and singer Martine McCutcheon.
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D.
Mack Gerhardt
Mack Gerhardt is a central character in the television series "The Unit," known as a tough and highly skilled member of an elite U.S. Army special operations team.
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E.
Frank Magee
Frank Magee is an editor known for his work on the horror film "The Beast with Five Fingers."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antagonist
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ golfer ⓘ |
| alignment | villainous ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | Happy Gilmore ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Happy Gilmore ⓘ |
| associatedMeme | Shooter McGavin finger guns gesture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
PGA Tour
ⓘ
golf tournaments ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
arrogant
ⓘ
competitive ⓘ egotistical ⓘ |
| conflict | tries to sabotage Happy Gilmore ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Adam Sandler
ⓘ
Tim Herlihy ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic golf movie villain ⓘ |
| fandomNickname | Shooter ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Happy Gilmore universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Happy Gilmore
|
| filmDirectorOfWork | Dennis Dugan ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Happy Gilmore (1996 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Happy Gilmore
|
| genreOfWork | comedy film ⓘ |
| goal |
win the Tour Championship
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win the gold jacket ⓘ |
| hasFandom | cult following ⓘ |
| humorStyle | insults and put-downs ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainRivalOf | Happy Gilmore ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | comic villain ⓘ |
| notableProp | gold jacket ⓘ |
| notableQuote | I eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast. ⓘ |
| notableScene |
confrontation at the gold jacket ceremony
ⓘ
loses the Tour Championship to Happy Gilmore ⓘ |
| occupation | professional golfer ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Happy Gilmore franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Happy Gilmore
|
| personalityType |
sarcastic
ⓘ
smug ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Christopher McDonald ⓘ |
| relationshipToProtagonist |
personal enemy
ⓘ
professional rival ⓘ |
| rivalryContext | PGA Tour ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | professional golf circuit ⓘ |
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| usesStrategy | underhanded tactics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shooter McGavin Description of subject: Shooter McGavin is the arrogant, antagonistic professional golfer and main rival to the title character in the comedy film "Happy Gilmore."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.