LA Times: D.A. Points, Bill Murray win AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

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By Art Spander
Special to the Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Pebble Beach — The golf tournament once known as the Bing Crosby now could be renamed the Bill Murray. The man known for his role as greenskeeper Carl Spackler in "Caddyshack," already a legend at Pebble Beach, is now a champion.

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RealClearSports: Murray Points D.A. to 63 at Pebble

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By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- His name is D.A. (for Darren Andrew) Points. He plays golf for a living, and he has a sense of humor, two things some find mutually exclusive.

He's able to team up with the man from "Caddyshack,'' the inimitable Bill Murray, and still get noticed on his own.

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SF Examiner: Giants pitcher Matt Cain swings away at Pebble Beach

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By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

It was just like pitching. Rhythm and motion. Except there wasn’t a guy holding a bat 60 feet, 6 inches away from Matt Cain, there was a pin maybe 240 yards away. Or a cup 10 feet away.

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SF Examiner: Pebble Beach's classic golf event honors greats

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By Art Spander
Special to The Examiner

This is the golf tournament less about golf than it is about people.

This is the one Bing Crosby started in the 1930s for his “fellas” in the entertainment business, the one that since 1947 has been as much a fixture on the Monterey Peninsula as the crash of the waves and the sweep of the fairways.

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RealClearSports: 'Great One' Loses It Over Golf

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By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Welcome to the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, where there isn't any ice on the streets or fairways; any fan who has a ticket will not be forced to watch on television; there is no threat of a lockout; and star athletes from other sports have been known to turn into Jell-O while playing with the pros.

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