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  • Bill Murray, Brothers Inducted Into Caddie Hall of Fame

    Bill Murray not only played a golf caddie in the 1980s classic Caddyshack, he was one in real life, too. On Wednesday it was Bill Murray–and not his Caddyshack character Carl Spackler–who was inducted into the Caddie Hall of Fame.

    Murray and his five brothers actually worked as caddies at the Indian Hill Club course in their hometown of Winnetka, Illinois, during their younger years. Now they are all members of this elite group. Bill Murray’s brother Brian Doyle-Murray co-wrote Caddyshack, which is loosely based on their experiences at the course.

    In addition to Murray, the film starred Chevy Chase, Ted Knight, Michael O’Keefe, and Rodney Dangerfield.

    Bill Murray and his five brothers were inducted into the Hall of Fame after they competed in the BMW Championship pro-am at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois on Wednesday.

    The Caddie Hall of Fame was created in 1999 by Dennis and Laura Cone and the Professional Caddies Assocation, but the Western Golf Assocation took it over in 2011.

    Besides Bill Murray and his brothers, other inductees include Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, and Old Tom Morris.

  • Tiger Woods Shoots 85 At Memorial, Still Remains Optimistic About Bouncing Back

    Golf is said to be a lonely sport, more so if you’re Tiger Woods and you have the whole green to yourself as a penalty for being in last place. It was a situation no one – not Tiger Woods, his fans or the sports analysts – have ever been in.

    It definitely wasn’t a good week for Woods and it ended even worse.

    The embattled golfer shot a 2-over-par 74 on Sunday to finish his game in 2 hours and 51 minutes at The Memorial Tournament. Despite the score, it was better than the 85 he shot on Sunday which was undeniably the worst in his career.

    The golfer later admitted that yes, golf is “a lonely sport” but that that is where the beauty, and the difficulty, of the game lies. “When you’re on, no one is going to slow you down. And when you’re off, no one is going to pick you up,” Woods explained.

    But even though his performance was less than stellar at The Memorial Tournament, Woods didn’t back down and still played with the same commitment he has always shown.

    As the 39-year-old golfer puts it, “just because I’m in last place doesn’t change how I play golf” and added that it doesn’t matter where he stands in the tournament, he will “play all out.”

    The 11 time PGA Player of the Year also copped to working on his swing or as he calls it, the “pattern,” that he and swing consultant Chris Como formulated.

    One person who understands the situation that Woods currently finds himself in is tournament host Jack Nicklaus.

    The legendary golfer has been through a similar situation in 1979 before bouncing back.

    “It took me four or five months but I got my game back,” the 75-year-old golfer said before adding that Woods has to “go back and review some of his own things rather than listen to someone else.”

    “He is the only one that is going to be able to fix what he’s got,” Nicklaus said.

  • Tiger Woods Surpasses Nicklaus in All-Time PGA Wins

    With his win at the AT&T National tournament at the Congressional Country Club on Sunday, Tiger Woods passed Jack Nicklaus on the all-time wins list. That places the 36-year-old Woods in second place with 74 victories. He is still behind Sam Snead, who racked up 82 wins during his career.

    The only difference is that Snead’s wins came over a 30 year career, Nicklaus’ came in a span of 25 years. Tiger is only in the 17th year of his career, and has a great chance of taking the all-time wins title before he is through.

    Tiger closed with a 2 under par performance on Sunday, shooting a 69 on the final day of the tournament. Tiger’s 72 hole score was 8 under par, beating Bo Van Pelt by two strokes.

    “It feels fantastic. It feels great to get to 74 wins and obviously pass Jack,” Woods told reporters during the trophy presentation. “I’ve had a pretty good career and to do it at 36, I feel like I have a lot of years ahead of me. I feel like I’ve got a lot more ahead of me.”

    Woods, could be officially back on top of his game after winning three of his last seven starts. His last wins came from the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Memorial Tournament. It has still been four years since his last major win, and he performed poorly at this year’s Masters. But right now he is ranked four in the world, and is confident he is getting his swing back.

    “I remember there was a time when people were saying I could never win again. That was, I think, what, four months ago and here we are,” he told AP. “It was just a matter of time. I could see the pieces coming together. (Coach) Sean and I were working, and we see what’s coming, and we can see the consistency, and it’s just a matter of time.”

    [source: Rueters lead image: TigerWoods.com – Getty]

  • Masters: Tiger Woods Goes For Fifth Win

    Fresh off a win at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Tiger Woods is confident about his game in a way that he hasn’t been over the past few years. Between tabloid rumors about his personal life and a putt that could use some TLC, his performance hasn’t been–excuse the pun–up to par in recent years.

    But Woods says he’s improving on the things that need the most work and that he feels more confident on a familiar course.

    “I’m driving the ball much better than I have,” he said Tuesday. “I’ve got some heat behind it, and it’s very straight. My iron game is improving. So everything is headed in the right direction at the right time.”

    However, his early performance today speaks differently. On live blog coverage of the Masters tournament, USA Today reported this morning that Woods was scrambling.

    “Woods’ first tee shot is jacked left off the fairway. “It blows my mind” said Strange about how far off line Woods can sometimes be. The tee shot came moments after Strange talked about how the field might waver with Tiger on the course. Woods is famous for how poor he plays No. 1.”

    If Woods pulls out of this early slump and goes on to win, he will tie Jack Nicklaus for the second-most Tour wins.

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