Perhaps the most famous connection to the golf course, however, is the explosion scene during the climax of the movie when Murray's Spackler attempts to destroy his nemesis, the gopher, by blowing up the gopher holes throughout the course.Īs the story goes, the explosions were not approved by the owners of the club, who were constantly lurking in the background to make sure the course was not damaged. Lots of them (hence the current name of the course, obviously). Rolling Hills, however, did have one other distinct similarity: Oak trees. If you've ever been to golf courses in Illinois and Florida, you know about the only similarity they share is grass and sand. That's where writer Brian Doyle-Murray spent his youth as a caddie at Indian Hill Club in Winnetka, Ill., and what spawned the idea for the movie. According to director Harold Ramis, he wanted the movie to resemble a Midwest location. Thirty years later, the quote and the film still resonates, even if the course, known then as Rolling Hills Golf Club, has gone through redesigns and ownership changes.Ĭaddyshack was filmed during 11 weeks there during the autumn of 1979, mostly because of what the course didn't have: Palm trees.
It looks like a mirac.It's in the hole! It's in the hole! It's in the hole!" A former greenskeeper, now, about to become the Masters champion. If you look closely, though, you can figure out where Bill Murray, as assistant greenskeeper Carl Spackler, did his famously improvised monologue in Caddyshack. Click here | VideoīUY THE DVD: In case you don't already have a copy. READERS REACT: We've gathered some of our reader comments about the movie. THE REAL BUSHWOOD: The movie was filmed at a course in Florida. UNDERRATED QUOTES: You've heard the obvious quotes from the movie. RANKING THE CHARACTERS: Who are the movie's five biggest heroes? Five baddest villains? Five favorite bit characters? Click here