‘Stick’ Season 2 Episode 3 Recap and Ending Explained: Pryce Finds a New Swing Coach as Mitts Loses His Home

Apple TV’s golf comedy ‘Stick‘ has always worked best when it treats golf as a vehicle for people who are bad at talking about their feelings. Owen Wilson stars as Pryce Cahill, a former pro whose career collapsed after a televised meltdown at Sawgrass 20 years ago, and the series has spent two seasons asking whether he gets a second shot of his own.

The new season launched with 2 episodes on November 4 and is rolling out weekly through December 30, with 10 episodes in total. The latest installment, ‘Chip Off the Old Butch’, splits the show in two, and one half is clearly more fun than the other. Created by Jason Keller, the season also brings in newcomers including Rhea Seehorn, John Higgins, Billy Zane, Rex Linn, Sasha Alexander and Missi Pyle.

The Setup: Santi Goes Pro Without Pryce

The previous episode ended with a cliffhanger. Santi told his team he was skipping college to turn pro, but he made it clear he did not want Pryce by his side for the next step. Pryce responded by going back to Clark, played by Timothy Olyphant, and accepting his offer to chase a comeback of his own.

That sets up two parallel tracks. Santi gets his long-awaited pro debut, while Pryce and Clark hit the road toward a U.S. Open qualifier.

Butch, Amanda and the Road Trip

Clark’s plan is to get Pryce into playing shape with the help of Butch, the legendary coach who shaped Pryce’s career. Mitts is skeptical about the whole idea but agrees to come along for a while. The trip turns up a version of Butch nobody expected: an older man, played by Rex Linn, who has Alzheimer’s and experiences what is described as paradoxical lucidity, meaning he is mostly confused but occasionally startlingly clear.

A flashback shows a younger Butch, played by Tyler Labine, coaching a reckless young Pryce who had already gotten into trouble for fighting. Butch warned him that wasting his talent would leave a lasting emptiness, and the episode quietly confirms he was right. Along the way Clark gets tased by Butch’s nurse in one of the funnier beats of the hour.

The biggest addition is Rhea Seehorn as Amanda, Butch’s daughter and an old friend of Pryce. She is blunt, sees through his swagger, and doubts he can win the U.S. Open at 55. Pryce, naturally, decides she is his new swing coach, and the episode leaves the door open to a possible romance without confirming anything.

Santi’s Debut and the Cost of Success

Santi’s pro debut at the Charles Schwab Classic goes well, and his new career is now managed by a team of agents and business figures who treat him like a prized signing. The attention pulls him away from Zero and his mother, Elena, which looks like trouble down the line.

Zero is drawn in by Dominique, who introduces her to the wives and girlfriends of the pro circuit, and her earlier doubts about that crowd look justified. Elena, meanwhile, feels ignored by the people who now orbit her son.

The Ending Explained: Mitts and Elena’s House Twist

The most emotional turn belongs to Mitts and Elena. Mitts sells his house so the two of them can settle down together, as planned. Elena then reveals that she is staying in Los Angeles as part of Santi’s team.

That leaves Mitts without a home, and he joins Pryce and Clark in the RV instead. A scene of Elena alone at a party, repeatedly checking her phone and weighing whether to call him, makes it clear she is not as comfortable with her choice as she seems.

Pryce, Santi, and the crew are back. The first two episodes of #Stick Season 2 are now streaming. https://t.co/7UrwNCZ3oh

— Apple TV (@AppleTV) November 4, 2026

What It Means for the Rest of the Season

The Pryce storyline now has a clear structure, with Clark settling in as a recurring presence and the trio’s dynamic working well. The Santi half, by contrast, seems set to unravel as success pulls him away from the people who knew him before.

For the remaining episodes, the big open questions are whether Butch’s moments of clarity will pay off later and whether Amanda can coach Pryce past the self-sabotage she spotted instantly.

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