"summer of '76" takes a deep dive into professional golf in the 1970s, through the lens of johnny miller and seve ballesteros’ showdown in the 1976 open at royal birkdale. the film pops with the groovy style of the ‘70s when golf was looser, with stiff shots on and off the course, and when the sport was still in its relative television infancy. the film’s principals recall the cars they drove, music they listened to, clothes they wore and the golf equipment they played, which required a level of artistry many feel has been lost in the modern game. in a "golf world" article, miller talks about the open and his rounds with ballesteros. “’obviously, it’s an important event to me, but it’s just as important that seve was introduced to the golfing world,’ miller said. “surely, they didn’t think he was ready to win an open championship. it was cool for me to play with him on saturday and sunday. i didn’t know him from adam and we didn’t talk much, but he just played with a sort of joyful exuberance.’”