Deadspin: caddyshack

Rudy Giuliani's Son Loses The Case Of "Duke vs. Spackler"

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:15:21 EDT

Andrew Giuliani used to play golf at Duke University until the coach that recruited him died, and the new coach realized that he was a terrible golfer. Andy sued after being booted from the team and the judge made him look stupid by quoting Caddyshack as he dismissed the case.

Giuliani—America's Mayor's Son—lost a summary judgment in his breach of contract case after the judge determined there was no actual contract made. (He was not on scholarship and even if he was, they can be revoked.) However, Magistrate Judge Wallace W. Dixon found the whole matter so amusing, that he decided to sprinkle his opinion with golf terminology ("Plaintiff attempts to take a mulligan, but this shot goes into the drink.") and even a line from a terribly overrated golf comedy.

"Plaintiff's promissory estoppel claim which was not argued in his brief, brings to mind Carl Spackler's analysis from the movie CADDYSHACK. 'He's on the final hole. He's about 455 yards away, he's gonna hit a 2 iron I think.' North Carolina does not recognize affirmative claims of promissory estoppel."

HA HA! Estoppel! I get it! Wait ... no, I don't.

Giuliani Golf Lawsuit Shanks [The Smoking Gun]

To Watch Tonight

KOGOD — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:30:00 EDT

What to watch while recovering from a harrowing experience at an art gallery...
• MLB: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox. This might get a few mentions on SportsCenter. [ESPN]
• Drama: Generation Kill. Episode three of seven. [HBO]
• Movie: Caddyshack. Teaser video after the jump. [ESPN Classic]

Carl Spackler Finally Hits His Shot

Rick Chandler — Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:00:42 EST

It came suddenly, like a million voices calling out at once — like a great disturbance in The Force. Thousands of local TV sports broadcasters were all saying the same thing at the same time last night: "It's in the hole!"

The video being played, of course, was of Bill Murray scoring an eagle at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am practice round on Wednesday. Honestly, do Caddyshack references ever get old? Not in our opinion. And neither, it seems, does Murray, who haunts the Pebble Beach Tournament nearly ever year, garnering even more of a following than the pros. His antics are well known at Pebble, one year even being chastised by PGA officials for slinging an elderly fan into a sand trap.

Murray, a 14 handicap, is not the only Caddyshack alumn to take up the sticks — Michael O'Keefe is a regular on the Celebrity circuit. (Danny Noonan didn't actually take up the sport until about four years ago). But where would golf, which will always take itself to seriously, be without Murray's yearly forays? He's more than a welcome respite; for a brief few moments ever year, he actually makes us think golf might be cool. So come on, say it with us:

This is a hybrid. This is a cross, ah, of Bluegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent and Northern California Sensemilia. The amazing stuff about this is, that you can play 36 holes on it in the afternoon, take it home and just get stoned to the bejeezus-belt that night on this stuff.

Bill Murray Stars At Pebble Beach [San Jose Mercury News]
Noonan Still Can't Get Gallery To Be Quiet During Putts [Tahoe Daily Tribune]
PGA Tour Video Highlights [PGA Tour]