Netflix's new trailer for Happy Gilmore 2 introduced the character stepping in for Carl Weathers' Chubbs Peterson, but his ...

Carl Weathers' Chubbs Peterson was Happy's mentor in the original film, a retired golf star who took Happy under his wing.

Carl Weathers and Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore Courtesy of Everett Collection The director remembers relaying the situation to a puzzled Sandler. “Adam goes, ‘Oh, man, I don’t know.

Adam Sandler paid tribute today to his Happy Gilmore co-star Carl Weathers, remembering the late actor as a “true legend.” “A true great man,” Sandler posted on X/Twitter. “Great dad.