Diaz On Bill Murray "Keeping 'Em Laughing"
/Golf World's Jaime Diaz followed Bill Murray around the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. And while some might not be thrilled about his method, Murray is actually taking his role in golf seriously.
Asked if he’s felt his role in golf expanding, Murray hesitated. “Do you know Johann Rupert?” he asks, referring to the South African patron of golf. “He invites me to the Dunhill Links at St. Andrews, which so many people who really love the game attend. Last year he got up in front of everybody at this dinner and said, ‘Every single person in this room has received more from this game than they’ve given to it.’ I thought that was something.”
“Yes, I did say that,” Rupert says. “Basically that we all have a debt to pay back to golf. And in my opinion, Bill Murray does that as well as anyone. He’s a wonderful man.”
A few months back I linked a Murray interview on Grantland where he talks about caddying and golf's involvement in his life. It's worth a listen.
