{"product_id":"cinderella-story-my-life-in-golf-bill-murray","title":"Cinderella Story: My Life in Golf Bill Murray","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOne of the funniest, most beloved, and most often quoted entertainers in the world tells his tale of Life and Golf and somehow surviving both--one pilgrim's bemused path through the doglegs.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWith his brilliant creation, groundskeeper Carl Spackler, and the outrageous success of the film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCaddyshack\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e firmly etched into the American consciousness, Bill Murray and golf have become synonymous. Now Bill tells the hilarious tale behind the tale.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe love of the game was with Bill long before Carl uttered the now famous words, \"Cinderella story outta nowhere. Former greenskeeper and now about to become the Masters champion.\" Born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois, Bill felt the lure of the links at a tender age. Following his older brothers Ed and Brian into the rarified world of private country club golf as a caddy, Bill learned life lessons at the caddyshack. \"How to smoke, curse, play cards.  But more important, when to.\"\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnd long before he caught the acting and writing bug, Bill protected the Evanston Community Golf Course from gophers and golfers as a greenskeeper: \"There must be a bent chromosome somewhere in man that urges him to wound that which he cannot conquer--\" And throughout his career, the pull of the links has been constant. A summa cum laude graduate of golf school, specializing in the flop shot, Bill's escapades on the Pro-Am golf circuit, at Augusta National, and as a fan at the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the Western Open make for an irresistible read.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFilled with the kind of deadpan and dead-on hilarity that only Bill Murray could create, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCinderella Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is an up-by-the-bootstraps chronicle of a man, his muse, and his critical examination of our society's fascination with a little white ball.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"B-Jack's Deep South Mercantile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45512607498540,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/5091\/9468\/files\/71YS5GRTMZL._SX313_BO1_204_203_200.jpg?v=1687883917","url":"https:\/\/bjacksdeepsouth.myshopify.com\/products\/cinderella-story-my-life-in-golf-bill-murray","provider":"B-Jack's Deep South Mercantile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}