Owen Wilson Shares Uncommon Feedback About His Children (Unique)

Owen Wilson is aware of golf “would not come simple,” however that hasn’t stopped his youngsters from studying the game.

The actor and father caught up with PEOPLE on Thursday, Might 29, on the Los Angeles premiere of Stick — his new sports activities comedy on Apple TV+ — and revealed that he is already helped his youngsters get a grasp of the game. Wilson, 56, is dad to 14-year-old son Robert, 11-year-old son Finn and 6-year-old daughter Lyla.

“I am making an attempt, it is arduous generally with youngsters as a result of it is like me, as a child, you need to play soccer or soccer and stuff. Golf doesn’t come simply,” Wilson says of his hopes of {golfing} along with his youngsters. “What’s been type of good goes to Topgolf with them, and so they love Topgolf. And in order that’s the way in which I am type of sneaking them into kind of studying a swing.”

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As Wilson reveals, each of his boys have their very own strengths in the case of the game, along with his older son having a “good swing” already.

“Ford, my 14-year-old, he actually does have swing. After which Finn, his grandfather was really apparently the city champion in Sweden the place he lives, so he is bought it in him,” Wilson says. “So I’d hope that may be an excellent factor if sooner or later we’re all in Eire collectively taking part in golf.”

These days, Wilson golfs with basketball Corridor of Famer Don Nelson, in keeping with Golf Digest, which notes that the actor’s late dad, Robert, was a good friend of the athlete.

“Nelly stated, ‘Your dad can be actually completely satisfied to see you moving into this sport as a result of he liked it,’ ” Wilson advised Golf Digest. “It’s humorous as a result of I take into consideration my dad taking part in. My dad’s gone, however this sport that he was at all times telling me, ‘Oh, you’ve bought to be taught this sport,’ I lastly have.”

“That’s a pleasant feeling to be related with him in that manner,” he added.

Wilson’s newest collection, govt produced by the actor and created by Jason Keller, follows ex-golf professional Pryce Cahill (performed by Wilson) as he joins forces with a teenage golf up-and-comer Santi (performed by Peter Dager). Per a synopsis, the collection is a “heartfelt, feel-good sports activities comedy a few discovered household and their relationships set throughout the world of golf because it has by no means been proven earlier than.”

It additionally stars Marc Maron, Mariana Treviño, Lilli Kay, Judy Greer and Timothy Olyphant.

As for Wilson’s household life, the actor made a uncommon look along with his boys final April at one other type of sporting occasion — the Los Angeles Football Club’s game towards the New York Purple Bulls at BMO Stadium in L.A. 

Wilson has additionally beforehand opened up about his blended household in previous interviews. He shares Ford along with his ex-girlfriend Jade Duell, Finn along with his once-trainer Caroline Lindqvist, and Lyla with Varunie Vongsvirates. shared with Esquire in 2021 that he lives close to his two sons and everybody “will get alongside.”

Stick premieres on June 4 on Apple TV+.