So what is the importance of school?! Jerry and Tim have been stealing golf balls from the fairways of a local golf course. When they are found out, they are given the punishment of weeding the gardens to pay for the value of the balls they 'borrowed'. Brad, the junior pro at the course decides to teach them what golf is all about. Both Jerry and Tim become fascinated with the game. Tim is a natural and starts missing school to play golf, with Brad's encouragement, however when lighting strikes and Brad is injures, he realizes that without golf - and without an education, he has nothing. Both Tim and Brad decide that school may have it's place after all.